The iconic clothing and lifestyle company asked me to create recipes celebrating the diverse pan-Asian cuisine of the Islands (my grandfather was born in Waikiki) and rewrite some of their signature restaurant dishes for the home cook.
Nordstrom is another retails that sees the value in branded food-related book projects. Here I was asked to work with their chefs around American to convert their recipes for the nonprofessional cook.
After the success of Flavors of Aloha, Tommy Bahama followed up with another book of “beach cuisine,” this time featuring great cooking along the Gulf Coast from Galveston to Tampa.
Conceived as an inexpensive stocking-stuffer for holiday shopping, this paperback of cooking tips and tricks flew off the shelves at this kitchenware chain.