CHEF APPOINTMENTS
Aqua-Aston Hospitality announces the appointment of Chef Rodman Machado as Executive Chef at Aqua Kauai Beach Resort in Hawaii. A graduate of Western Culinary Institute with more than twenty years’ experience, Machado specializes in gourmet cuisine made with local and organic products that promote wellness and sustainable eating. At the resort’s upscale restaurant, Naupaka Terrace, Machado’s new dinner menu articulates a “farm to fork” approach including fresh ingredients from the farms of Kauai. The menu highlights the freshest, locally-grown products and changes every week depending upon what is in season. With Machado now at the helm, Naupaka Terrace will offer a program of innovative pairing dinners that partner carefully selected wines or locally produced craft beers with complementary dishes, and seasonal menus that showcase lesser known foods of Hawaii, like breadfruit, in a variety of preparations. The regular menu will highlight a variety of dishes, such as Hawaiian-style ahi poke, Kaneshiro Farms pork country pate and Makanalani lamb burgers with caramelized mushrooms and onions, incorporating organic vegetables and produce from 12 different farms on the island.
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