COMMENT ON OUR KHON 2
FACEBOOK PAGE.
SAKE LOVERS, LISTEN
UP.
A THREE COURSE SAKE
PAIRING COMING UP YOU
ARE NOT GOING TO WANT TO
MISS.
KEVIN LEE AND TASHA
PIERCE JOIN US THIS
MORNING WITH ALL OF THE
DELICIOUS DETAILS.
GOOD MORNING, YOU GUYS.
GOOD MORNING, GOOD
MORNING.
I LOVE THIS IDEA.
KEVIN WHAT INSPIRED
THE SAKE PAIRING FOR
DINNER?
WE DO MONTHLY WINE
DINNERS AND WE WANT TO
BRING IN AND LAUNCH AN
ACTUAL SAKE PROGRAM.
SO KIND OF PAIRING UP
WITH HIM AND SO HE'S
HELPING US WITH OUR
INITIAL DINNER.
OKAY.
INTERESTING.
AND SAKE KIND OF SEEMS
UNUSUAL AS A BEVERAGE
PAIRING DINNER.
WHY DID YOU GUYS CHOOSE
TO DO THIS?
MORE AND MORE OFTEN
YOU'RE SEEING MORE OF
THESE PAIRING DINNERS
WITH SAKE.
IT DOES GO EXCEPTIONALLY
WELL WITH FINE DINING
CUISINE.
ANYTHING MISO BASED, SOY
BASED IS GOING TO GO
GREAT WITH THE SAKE.
SPEAKING OF THOSE
FINE DINING OPTIONS, ALL
OF YOUR FOOD IS
PAI HONOLULU IS SO SO
GREAT.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE
PAIRING TODAY?
WE HAVE A THREE
COURSE DINNER TONIGHT.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO
SEATINGS.
OUR FIRST SEATING IS
SOLD OUT BUT IT IS STILL
AVAILABLE FOR OUR 8:00
SEATING.
PERFECT.
SOUTH FLORIDA THERE IS
STILL ROOM?
THERE IS.
COURSE.
THIS IS AN UNI AND
FENNEL PEN CO PENNA COTTA.
WHAT DID YOU JUST TOP
THIS OFF WITH?
THAT A MACHA.
WHAT KIND OF SAKE WOULD
YOU PAIR WITH THIS ONE?
IT'S A LIGHT.
THIS ONE IS PERFECT FOR
THEY ARE BECAUSE IT HAS
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
THAT EDAMAIM IMPRINT.
WHAT'S THE GREEN ONE?
THAT'S A FENNEL AND
SEAWEED.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THAT'S THE THING ABOUT
PAI HONOLULU.
NOT ONLY ARE YOU EATING
GREAT DISHES OR ANY
BEVERAGE THAT YOU'RE
CHOOSING.
THERE'S ALWAYS SO MUCH
SAWDUST PUT INTO IT.
EVERYONE SAYS YOU EAT
WITH YOUR EYES FIRST AND
THAT'S DEFINITELY THE
CASE WITH THAT DISH.
SO EXCITED TO TRY THAT.
CHEF, YOU'RE ALREADY
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT
ONE.
WHAT ARE YOU MIXING UP
NOW?
SO FOR OUR MAIN
COURSE WE HAVE A BRAISED
SHORT RIB THAT'S
BASICALLY KIND OF
INFLUSSEDDED WITH A
SZECHWAN PEPPERCORN.
THAT'S WHAT SMELLS SO
GOOD.
WHILE PLATING THIS ONE,
TELL US WHAT SAKE YOU
DECIDED TO PLATE WITH
THIS DISH.
UNTILT HE RECALLED
SAKE SO YOU CAN SEE SOME
OF THOSE RICE PARTICLES
IN THERE.
WE WANTED SOMETHING
BOLD, FULL-BODIED TO
PAIR UP WITH THIS LOVELY
BEEF DISH, SO THIS IS
GOING TO BE SOMETHING
THAT CAN HOLD UP WITH
THIS DISH.
WONDERFUL.
AND THEN WHEN IT
COMES TO I GUESS YOUR
PARTNERSHIP, HOW DID
THIS ALL COME ABOUT?
HOW DID YOU GET TOGETHER
WITH THE PAI HONOLULU
CREW?
I STEPPED IN THERE
AND IN KNEW THAT THEY
WERE DOING AMAZING
THINGS.
I KNEW KEVIN WAS DOING
AMAZING THINGS.
I WANTED TO TRY TO BRING
SOME SAKES IN AND THEY
WERE OPEN TO IT.
THEY HAD A FEW TASTINGS.
ALL OF HOUR SAKES ARE
HAND CRAFTED.
NONE OF IT IS MADE BY
MACHINES.
IT'S ALL TRADITIONALLY
BREWED.
YOU CAN TASTE THE
DIFFERENCE OF THEY PUT
THAT EXTRA EFFORT.
IT GOES SO WELL WITH
KEVIN'S THINKING.
WE'RE EXITED FOR THIS
NEW EVENT TO LAUNCH THE
SAKE TASTING AT PAI.
CHEF, WHAT DID YOU
JUST PLATE?
OH, MY GOSH.
THAT MEAT LOOKS SO
TENDER.
AS YOU PICKED IT IT UP,
IT FOLDED.
IT'S SO SOFT AND JUICY.
WHAT ALL IS ON THE PLATE
AND WHAT ARE YOU TOPPING
IT OFF WITH RIGHT NOW?
I TOOK THAT BRAISING
LIQUID, COOKED IT DOWN A
LITTLE BIT.
TOPPING IT WITH A LITTLE
FRIED ONION.
OH, MY GOODNESS, THIS
SMELLS AND LOOKS SO
DELICIOUS.
BUT SAID IT'S A THREE
COURSE MENU.
BE ON THERE?
THERE'S THREE SMALLER
SAMPLER BITES.
KCITRUS CURED ECUDA.
YOU KNOW THAT'S MY
FAVORITE.
OYSTER.
YUM.
ONE OTHER SECRET
BITE.
THAT CAN BE A
SURPRISE.
DO YOU MIND IF I DIG IN?
ABSOLUTELY.
THIS WAS BEEN THE
THAT IS SO GOOD.
IT'S SAVORY.
YOU DON'T PARTICULARLY
THINK -- THE MACHA WORKS
THE FLAVORS ALL TIE IN
TOGETHER.
I DIDN'T GET ENOUGH OF
THIS SAUCE THOUGH.
I'M GOING TO GO FOR
ROUND TWO ON THIS BITE.
CHEF, TELL US WHERE WE
CAN FIND YOU AND WHERE
WE CAN MAKES ARER
INDICATIONS.
WE'RE KAMPAI HONOLULU
AT THE HARBOR COURT.
YOU CAN MAKE
RESERVATIONS ON OUR
WEBSITE,
PAIHONOLULU.COM.
I'M GOING TO DIG INTO
THE BEEF COMING UP IN
THE BREAK.
FOR NOW I HAVE TO TOSS