Sam Choy Sr. is an American chef, restaurateur, and television personality known as a founding contributor of Pacific Rim cuisine.[1][2] Sam sold his Kai Lani restaurant on Big island 2 years ago per an employee in late September 2023, and in October 2023 they announced it was permanently closing.
Choy is the son of a Chinese father, Hung Sam Choy, and a German–Hawaiian mother, Clairemoana.[3] He grew up in Laie, Oahu.[2] Choy is an alumnus of the Kapiolani Community College's Culinary Arts program.[4]
One of his first jobs as a chef was at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. He would then return to Hawaii, where he eventually opened a chain of restaurants.[5] Choy helped develop and popularize Hawaii regional cuisine. In 1991, Choy founded the Poke Festival and Recipe Contest.
In 2004, Choy's restaurant Sam Choy's Kaloko in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii, was named by the James Beard Foundation as one of America's Classics restaurants. The award recognizes "beloved regional restaurants" that reflect the character of their communities.
He is good friends with Emeril Lagasse,[6] who has appeared on Choy's TV show Sam Choy's Kitchen on KHNL. Lagasse has also mentioned Choy by name several times in his television shows; one of those times he was making Poke on his live TV show, and added peanut butter to the Poke- Choy's "secret ingredient". In 2015, Choy broadcast a series on YouTube, Sam Choy In The Kitchen.
Choy has designed Hawaiian-inspired dishes for American Airlines’ first class passengers to and from Hawaii.[when?]
Personal lifeedit
He is married to Carol, with whom he has two sons, Sam Jr. and Christopher.[7]
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Not to be confused with Sam Chui Sam Choy Sr is an American chef restaurateur and television personality known as a founding contributor of Pacific Rim cuisine 1 2 Sam sold his Kai Lani restaurant on Big island 2 years ago per an employee in late September 2023 and in October 2023 they announced it was permanently closing Sam ChoySam Choy during a meeting with Eni FaleomavaegaEducationKapiolani Community CollegeCulinary careerCooking stylePacific Rim cuisineCurrent restaurant s Sam Choy s Kai LanaiTelevision show s Iron Chef AmericaAward s won James Beard Foundation Award for America s Classics 2004 Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Publications 4 Restaurants 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBiography editChoy is the son of a Chinese father Hung Sam Choy and a German Hawaiian mother Clairemoana 3 He grew up in Laie Oahu 2 Choy is an alumnus of the Kapiolani Community College s Culinary Arts program 4 One of his first jobs as a chef was at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City He would then return to Hawaii where he eventually opened a chain of restaurants 5 Choy helped develop and popularize Hawaii regional cuisine In 1991 Choy founded the Poke Festival and Recipe Contest In 2004 Choy s restaurant Sam Choy s Kaloko in Kailua Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii was named by the James Beard Foundation as one of America s Classics restaurants The award recognizes beloved regional restaurants that reflect the character of their communities Choy has appeared in several Food Network programs including Ready Set Cook Chopped s first Grill Master Tournament and Iron Chef America He is good friends with Emeril Lagasse 6 who has appeared on Choy s TV show Sam Choy s Kitchen on KHNL Lagasse has also mentioned Choy by name several times in his television shows one of those times he was making Poke on his live TV show and added peanut butter to the Poke Choy s secret ingredient In 2015 Choy broadcast a series on YouTube Sam Choy In The Kitchen Choy has designed Hawaiian inspired dishes for American Airlines first class passengers to and from Hawaii when Personal life editHe is married to Carol with whom he has two sons Sam Jr and Christopher 7 Choy lives in Kona District Hawaii 7 Publications editSam Choy 1995 With Sam Choy Cooking from the Heart Sam Choy 1999 The Choy of Seafood Sam Choy U I Goldsberry amp Steven Goldsberry 1999 Sam Choy s Island Flavors Sam Choy and Catherine Enomoto 2000 Sam Choy s Cooking Island Cuisine at Its Best Sam Choy 2001 Sam Choy Woks the Wok Stir Fry Cooking at Its Island Best Sam Choy 2001 Sam Choy s Cooking with Kids Sam Choy 2000 Sam Choy s Sampler Hawaii s Favorite Recipes Sam Choy 2002 Sam Choy s Polynesian Kitchen More Than 150 Authentic Dishes from One of the World s Most Delicious and Overlooked Cuisine Sam Choy 2002 Sam Choy s visits Mr Burkott and his farm in Hawaii Sam Choy 2003 Sam Choy s Little Hawaiian Cookbook for Big Appetites Sam Choy Lynn Cook and Douglas Peebles 2003 A Hawaiian Luau with Sam Choy and The Makaha Sons Sam Choy and Elizabeth Meahl 2004 Sam Choy s A Little Hawaiian Poke Cookbook Sam Choy 2006 Aloha Cuisine Sam Choy 2009 Poke Restaurants editCreated Huki Lau Cafe no longer owned by Choy Laie O ahu Hawaii Sam Choy s Breakfast Lunch and Crab Closed in 2013 Sam Choy s Tumon Bay Guam Closed Sam Choy s Kai Lanai Big Island Hawaii Sam Choy s Seafood Style Island Grille Pearl Harbor O ahu Hawaii Sam Choy s Kahului Queen Kaahumanu Center Kahului Maui Closed Sam Choy s Lahaina Front Street Closed Sam Choy s Poke to the Max Seattle amp Tacoma Washington Pier Nine by Sam Choy HPU Campus O ahu Hawaii Holoholo Grill Kauai at Koloa Landing Hotel Sam Choy s Ohana Diner Bowl Incline Incline Village Nevada Sam Choy s Kaloko Kaloko Hawaii Closed See also editCuisine of Hawaii Iron Chef America George Mavrothalassitis Poke Hawaii Alan Wong Roy YamaguchiReferences edit Tsai Michael 2006 07 02 Pacific Rim Cuisine Honolulu Advertiser Retrieved 2007 09 19 a b Chef Profile Sam Choy Hawaii Magazine 2018 03 24 Retrieved 2021 05 12 HRC Chef Profiles Hawaii www honolulumagazine com Archived from the original on 2016 06 24 Retrieved 2011 10 31 Sam Choy Biography Food Network Archived from the original on 2008 08 29 Retrieved 2007 09 19 Choy Sam Sam Choy s Island Flavors Global Gourmet Archived from the original on 2007 02 04 Retrieved 2007 09 19 Emeril Live Food Network 2007 07 06 Archived from the original on 2007 11 13 Retrieved 2007 09 19 a b Honolulu Star Bulletin Special archives starbulletin com External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sam Choy Food Network biography Archived 2008 08 29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sam Choy amp oldid 1210881019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
