David Viviano

Green Tea Limeade
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HAWAIʻI in the Kitchen: Green Tea Limeade

Three ingredients. You can do it. And this green tea limeade is perfect for these hot summer days. David Viviano, executive chef at the Fairmont Orchid on Hawaiʻi Island, walks you through this super-simple, fool-proof recipe. (By the way, he’s also a certified tea sommelier!) (To see more videos, follow us on Instagram @hawaiimagazine.) Here’s the […]

Bananas Foster
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HAWAIʻI in the Kitchen: Hawaiian-Style Bananas Foster

Created in New Orleans in 1951, this classic dessert features ripe bananas sautéed in a rum-infused caramel sauce, then flambéed tableside and served over vanilla ice cream. Can it get any better? Well, David Viviano, executive chef at the Fairmont Orchid on Hawaiʻi Island, has reinvented bananas foster with local ingredients. It’s deceptively easy—and even easier to

Classic Loco Moco
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HAWAIʻI in the Kitchen: Classic Loco Moco

The loco moco is about as iconic a Hawaiʻi dish as they come. Invented in Hilo in the late 1940s—reputedly at the old Lincoln Grill at the request of hungry teenagers—the loco moco is one of the simplest local dishes: white rice topped with a hamburger patty and a sunny egg, smothered in brown gravy.

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