American chef, restaurateur, and television personality
Not to be confused with Sam Chui.
Sam Choy
Sam Choy during a meeting with Eni Faleomavaega
Education
Kapiolani Community College
Culinary career
Cooking style
Pacific Rim cuisine
Current restaurant(s)
Sam Choy's Kai Lanai
Television show(s)
Iron Chef America
Award(s) won
James Beard Foundation Award for America's Classics (2004)
Sam Choy Sr. is an American chef, restaurateur, and television personality known as a founding contributor of Pacific Rim cuisine.[1][2] Sam sold his Kai Lani restaurant on Big island 2 years ago per an employee in late September 2023, and in October 2023 they announced it was permanently closing.
^Tsai, Michael (2006-07-02). "Pacific Rim Cuisine". Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
^"Chef Profile: Sam Choy". Hawaii Magazine. 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
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