Public radio host, Chef Sheldon Simeon, cook with culinary students
University of Hawaiʻi
Kapiʻolani CC culinary students cooked with Francis Lam and Sheldon Simeon today.
Culinary student Kawai Almeida made pancit.
Sheldon Simeon, chef/owner Tin Roof, Top Chef finalist
Francis Lam, host, The Splendid Table
Link to video and sound (details below): https://go.hawaii.edu/kbT
WHO: The host of the award-winning national radio series and podcast The Splendid Table, Francis Lam, and Hawaiʻi Chef Sheldon Simeon spoke and cooked with Kapiʻolani Community College culinary students.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 17, 2023
WHERE: Kapiʻolani Community College
HOW: The Culinary Institute of the Pacific (CIP) at Kapiʻolani CC is hosting a visit by Lam in collaboration with Hawaiʻi Public Radio to tape an episode of The Splendid Table featuring Simeon in front of a live audience on January 18, at the Hawaiʻi Theatre.
OTHER FACTS:
- The students are in Chef Alan Tsuchiyama’s American Regional Cuisine class.
- The visit concluded with a group lunch and talk story.
- The Splendid Table is broadcast on 400+ public radio stations and SIRIUS satellite radio.
- Lam is vice president and editor-in-chief at Clarkson Potter. He is also a contributing writer to Bon Appetit, New York Times Magazine, Food & Wine and edited Simeon’s book Cook Real Hawaiʻi.
- Simeon owns and operates Tin Roof on Maui. He competed on season 10 of Top Chef, won the coveted "Fan Favorite" title and finished as a finalist.
VIDEO: TRT 2:48
BROLL:
:00-1:34 Kapiʻolani CC students cook and interact with Lam and Simeon.
1:35-1:46 Some of the plated dishes
1:46-1:56 Simeon signs his book Cook Real Hawaiʻi
1:57-2:03 Group shot of class with Lam and Simeon and dishes prepared
SOUND:
Chloe Herbert, Kapiʻolani CC culinary student (on what she learned from Simeon) (:12)
“Hawaiʻi cuisine comes from all different walks of life from all different cultures and different things like that and how in tune he is with nature—it’s really inspiring to see somebody so close to nature and food.”
Kawai Almeida, Kapiʻolani CC culinary student (:10)
“My hopes and dreams for the future would be to be like them, own my own restaurant, have a farm and do farm-to-table and just gather the community together.”
Sheldon Simeon, Chef/Owner Tin Roof (:10)
“Go out there and support local restaurants, so that these students have a place to go on after culinary school.”
Francis Lam, Host, The Splendid Table (:05)
“It’s the idea that food does tell a story and when you are a cook, you can cook for a lot of reasons.”