(It's Anabel) Alan Wong is a fairly famous gourmet Hawaiian-infused chef. He started his cooking career on his own, so, I think he likes young chefs.
We'll start with my contest. It was a healthy lunch contest for keiki (kids in Hawaiian). I was in the top three for my Eggs In A Confetti Nest (there is a recipe for that in our blog). Then I was asked to go on T.V. with ... (drumroll, please) ... Alan Wong!!! I had told Alan Wong about my mom's diabetes. And how we wanted to make sweets, but mom couldn't eat them, so we were always excited for birthday sweets. Well, he liked me and invited us (me, my mom, and Josuna) to make gluten and sugar free chocolate cupcakes at his restaurant! I will make a post for this recipe. They were super yummy and high-quality. (We tried remaking them, but they weren't quite as good.) So, he showed us around, gave us some li-hing mui tomato spoons to try, and let me borrow ramekins for my contest. It was very fun.
Later on, we went to my lunch contest at the zoo. Sadly, I lost to a smoothie with tomatoes in it. Grrr. But, I got a signature and hug from Cat Cora! (Plus, we literally have a cat named Cora.)
Anyway, now it was my first decade birthday and we wanted to do something special. I had only a small birthday celebration with my family. This was so we could save the money to go to Alan Wong's! My mom emailed Alan Wong about it. He seemed very happy.
A couple days after my birthday, we went. It was very nice. We were surprised to see that all the waiters knew we were coming. They all said "Happy birthday, Anabel!" I had a special menu printed and signed for me. It was amazing.
This is what I ordered:
Fresh foccacia bread with garlic butter
H.R. Ceaser Salad
Twice Cooked Short Rib, Soy Braised And Grilled "Kalbi" Style
Parmesan Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Coconut Replica
Macadamia Nut "Blondies"
In the middle of the bread, Alan Wong came to say hi to me! He brought a tomatoe soup and foie gras crustini dish. He stayed with us for about 15 minutes. Afterwards he didn't even take pictures with other people! He also offerd to show me how to make the Coconut Replica because I was interested in it. Still waiting on that, actually.
Later on, we went to my lunch contest at the zoo. Sadly, I lost to a smoothie with tomatoes in it. Grrr. But, I got a signature and hug from Cat Cora! (Plus, we literally have a cat named Cora.)
Anyway, now it was my first decade birthday and we wanted to do something special. I had only a small birthday celebration with my family. This was so we could save the money to go to Alan Wong's! My mom emailed Alan Wong about it. He seemed very happy.
A couple days after my birthday, we went. It was very nice. We were surprised to see that all the waiters knew we were coming. They all said "Happy birthday, Anabel!" I had a special menu printed and signed for me. It was amazing.
This is what I ordered:
Fresh foccacia bread with garlic butter
H.R. Ceaser Salad
Twice Cooked Short Rib, Soy Braised And Grilled "Kalbi" Style
Parmesan Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Coconut Replica
Macadamia Nut "Blondies"
In the middle of the bread, Alan Wong came to say hi to me! He brought a tomatoe soup and foie gras crustini dish. He stayed with us for about 15 minutes. Afterwards he didn't even take pictures with other people! He also offerd to show me how to make the Coconut Replica because I was interested in it. Still waiting on that, actually.
All in all, it was a terrific experience.
