Lucky Taste...

Lucky.

I am...

Very...

Lucky...

Yes...

I...

Am.

There was only one more thing left for me to do before I left the islands...

Belly Bowl at Lucky Belly

Well, maybe a few more things...

But meeting up with Uki-san was definitely at the top of the list.

And Lee Anne Wong's pop-up at Taste was next.

Chicken Caesar Mazemen.

Noodles...

And Lee Anne Wong's top-chef-mind were meant to be together

Speaking of noodles, Paul and I got to see the factory!!!

Thank you Uki-san for your inspiration, your guidance, and your continued support.

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin

Taste the big day...

Up at the crack of dawn again...

And being a tourist before we begin.

Portuguese sausage and eggs...and things.

When we arrived at Taste around 8:30 there was already a few people waiting in line.

And then it just steadily increased.

From the entrance...

To the corner...

And around...

Past the parking lot...and from what I'm told it reached Ala Moana blvd and then some. 

It's too bad we didn't have an open kitchen cuz I would've loved to see all of you. With our all-star team we tried to get them out as quick as we could. Go team!!

700 burgers sold out in 5 hours. Big thanks to all those who waited and my sincere apologies to those who waited and missed out on a burger. This only means one thing...we need to come back!!!

Thank you Hawaii!!! Thank you Gooch!! Thank you Taste!! Thank you Mari!! Thank you Jeff!! Thank you to everybody that was able to make this happen!!!

It would be nice to call Hawaii home.

We had a blast.

Mahalo!!!

And tomorrow we party.

Mahalo Hawaiian Air...

Up at the crack of dawn...

It was time to give thanks to Hawaiian Airlines for sponsoring our trip.

Mahalo!!

KHON was in the house.

What a blast. 100 burgers sold out in 30 min. We couldn't have done it without the help of Mark "Gooch" Noguchi and his team at Lunch Box.

Yup, it's been 14 years. 

Zippy's!!!

LOL.

Next up, a warmup for tomorrow night's main event.

The Gooch mashup!

The Kooch!!

Friends and family...

After party!

Okay Hawaii peeps, we will be at Taste beginning at 11am. See you there!!!