Chef Kaleo Kauhola

Chef At Home in Waimānalo
Chef Kaleo Kauhola

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Born and raised in Hawai’i. Studied at The Culinary Institute of America in New York and lived in Brooklyn for 7 years; working in Hospitality.

I am a professionally trained chef that’s worked from fine-dining to casual and dive bar restaurants with experience as a mixologist and beverage manager. Open to cooking any cuisine while also blending and fusing different cuisines and cooking techniques.

When I am not in the kitchen or behind the bar, I run a lei (Hawaiian flower garland) business sharing and teaching the art and craft of lei making, carrying and spreading ALOHA anywhere I go.

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More about me

For me, cooking is...

Love. It brings people together. It brings joy, smiles, and laughter to a table. and being able to witness this through guests brings me fulfillment.

I learned to cook at...

The Culinary Institute of America where I studied Culinary Arts ‘19 and Food Business Management ‘20. Before than I learned to cook with my parents.

A cooking secret...

Music. Organization. Cleanliness. And just having fun. How we “cook” goes into the food that is made, so when I have fun cooking, I know guests enjoy

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