The Culinary Institute of the Pacific, in partnership with Kapiolani Community College, is pleased to announce the launch of the Ignite Dinner and Conversation Series, scheduled for November 16-17, 2018. The Ignite Dinner Series will showcase two extraordinary evenings of cuisine, craft cocktails, bourbon and conversation, hosted by acclaimed guest chef Edward Lee, from Louisville, Kentucky. The series, which is made possible by the Guslander scholarship, is a celebration of Hawaii’s vibrant culinary culture, with an emphasis on innovation, education, and passion for the culinary arts.
Chef Edward Lee is the chef/owner of 610 Magnolia, MilkWood and Whiskey Dry in Louisville,
KY and the culinary director for Succotash in National Harbor, Maryland and Penn Quarter, DC.
He has received multiple finalist nominations for the James Beard Foundation Awards Best
Chef: Southeast. He appears frequently in print and television. He has been nominated for a
daytime Emmy for his role as host of the Emmy-winning series, Mind of Chef on PBS. Most
recently, he has hosted and co-produced a feature documentary called Fermented.
Lee is the author of Smoke & Pickles: Recipes and Stories from a New Southern Kitchen (Artisan
Books, May 2013) and of Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New
Melting Pot Cuisine (Artisan Books, April 2018).
His signature blend with Jefferson’s Reserve called Chef’s Collaboration Blend is a luxury small
batch bourbon he developed with Trey Zoeller.
Cheers to master chefs bringing together extraordinary cuisine, craft cocktails, and conversation. For more information or to purchase tickets for the Ignite Dinner Series, call or email Dante Camara, General Manager of Ka ‘Ikena Restaurant and CIP Events at 808 734-9481 email: dcamara@hawaii.edu