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Alan Wong is an Oahu-based culinary giant.

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The powerhouse chef is one of the driving forces behind Hawaiian Regional Cuisine, which celebrates the islands’ native cuisine and ingredients, and co-chairs the complementary Hawaii Food &#; Wine Festival with good friend Roy Yamaguchi. Wong also owns and operates restaurants like Alan Wong’s and The Pineapple Room, and Amasia on Maui.

We spoke at the Hawaii Food &#; Wine Festival’s Enter the Modern Dragon event, and he shared several culinary insights.

Josh Lurie: In what ways is it easier or harder to put together the second festival?

Alan Wong: It’s easier in the sense that you have one year of practice, so you learn from your mistakes, and the difficult part is, how do you out-do what you did the first time and exceed the expectations of the people?

JL: What are the markers for success with Hawaii Food &#; Wine this year and going forward?

AW: The markers for this year, every event, the numbers have exceeded last yea Chef Alan Wong DYFE