Louis Vuitton Maui Wailea

How Chef Sheldon Simeon Who Embodies Hawai'i’s Past, Present, and Future | Bon Appétit

"A fine-dining-ish Wailea restaurant that translates homey, rooted Hawai'i food into an elevated setting, attracting both hotel workers and local families. Signature dishes described include thinly sliced pipikaula paired with intensely fishy dried-squid threads, a smoky saline tea bobbing with preserved tomatoes and foraged pohole, and an in-house version of Spam lacquered in a sticky tamarind glaze and served with rice and brittle, salt-flecked nori. The kitchen doubled as a training ground that drew young cooks eager to learn regional techniques and stories, and the menu aimed to re-educate tourists while offering nostalgia to locals." - ByElyse Inamine