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Hawaii's Big Island Festival
Welcomes Iron Chef Morimoto
 Hawaii's Big Island
Festival organizers announced today that famed Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto
would be a participant in the festival this fall. Chef Morimoto will
present a culinary seminar on Sunday, November 3, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. at
Hilton Waikoloa Village.
Following the seminar, at 11:00 a.m., Chef Morimoto
will host "Hawaii Culinary Stars vs. Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs,
2002" in a light-hearted cook-off event.
The cook-off will pair Hawaii chefs against Food & Wine
Magazine's Best New Chefs in a twenty-minute competition. Utilizing
Hawaiiıs Big Island Festivalıs theme of "Mauka to Makai" (mountain to
ocean), a bag of secret ingredients, known only to organizers, will be
placed at each cooking station. Chefs must utilize each of the secret
ingredients, supplemented by a fully stocked pantry, to create their final
dishes. Three competitions will be held and the audience will serve as
final judges, selecting the
winner of each competition, based on showmanship, sportsmanship, use of
ingredients and plate presentations. Morimoto will converse with chefs as
they feverishly prepare their dishes, narrating the action for the
audience. It is anticipated that the Food Network will be on hand to film
during the week of Hawaii's Big Island Festival and at Sundayıs cook-off.
Born in Hiroshima, Japan, Morimoto trained in Japan
under the finest master chefs of that country, perfecting sushi making and
Kaiseki cuisine in his own restaurant there. A desire to expand his
horizons and learn more about Western Cuisine resulted in a move to New York
City where he spent six years at Nobuıs.
For the past fifteen years, Morimoto has been the star
of the "Iron Chef" television program where he has become internationally
known for his cutting-edge culinary talent. In 2001, he debuted his first
U.S. restaurant, "Morimoto's" in Philadelphia, a mix of Zen-like design and
food mastery.
Morimoto's energy, charisma and talent will be an
exciting culmination of Hawaii's Big Island Festivalıs four days of events.
Entry to the Sunday event will be via Festival Pass only. For pass purchase
and other event information, log on to
www.BigIslandFestival.com or call 1-866-424-FEST.
Hawaii's Big Island Festival is a production of the Big
Island Group (BIG), an advertising consortium comprised of the Big Island
Visitors Bureau, County of Hawaii, hotel, resort, airline, golf course and
activity members. This ultimate lifestyle festival is sponsored in part by
KitchenAid, Henckels, Hawaii Tourism Authority, Big Island Visitors Bureau,
County of Hawaii, Hawaii Island Economic Development Board, Mauna Lani
Resort, Waikoloa Beach Resort, Keauhou Resort, Kona Village Resort, Hilton
Waikoloa Village, Outrigger Waikoloa Beach, The Orchid at Mauna Lani, Mauna
Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows, and numerous corporate and community donors.
Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays (1-800-2-HAWAII) is the official travel provider
for Hawaii's Big Island Festival.
Edited by Dave Shultz
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