ʻAipono Awards

Unlike many of his colleagues, Chef Perry Bateman didn’t sharpen his knives in culinary school; he was raised in restaurants.

Cameron Lewark wanted to be a chef since the fifth grade, when he began cooking dinner for his overworked mom.

Maui’s Top Restaurants Dish up Plenty of Winning Aloha!

Alvin sets a high standard, developing rich, flavor-infused dishes that have became his trademark.

Each year, ʻAipono honors a few individuals and companies chosen by industry professionals. Here are the 2016 winners.

Chef Jeff Scheer builds strong relationships with local farmers, ranchers, and fishermen.

For the first time in ‘Aipono’s eleven-year history, Maui’s chefs elected one of their own to a second reign as Chef of the Year.

2017 Maui Restaurant Awards Gala will be Sunday, April 23, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa.

Getting not one but two James Beard nominations is every chef’s dream, but Simeon hasn’t let it spoil his humility.

Roger Stettler may be the most famous Maui chef the average visitor hasn’t heard of.

Four ‘Aipono Award winners share their recipes for success.

The 2013 Aipono Award winners offer dishes from around the world without having to leave Maui. Travel to Hollywood, the American heartland, South America, Italy and Japan.

Meet the 2020 ‘Aipono Excellence in Sustainability Award winner: Maui Ku‘ia Estate Chocolate.

Every year Maui’s chefs vote to elect one of their own the ‘Aipono Chef of the Year, seeking the peer that most inspires them.

Our dining editor gets the scoop on three Aipono Award winning restaurants.

Isaac Bancaco is the new generation Hawaiian chef, working to promote Maui as a cultural destination driven by food.

Each year, the Aipono Restaurant Awards honors a few individuals and companies chosen by industry professionals.

As executive chef at The Plantation House, Jojo Vasquez creates light and delectable island-style fare.

Congratulations to Fairmont Kea Lani, winner of Pacific Biodiesel’s Excellence in Sustainability Award.

Here are a few of our readers’ favorite ‘Aipono-winning restaurants on Maui.

Four Maui restaurants have the winning stuff.

Meet the 2020 ‘Aipono Excellence in Sustainability Restaurant Award winner: Moku Roots.

Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi Magazine presents the 2022 ‘Aipono Restaurant Award Winners What’s in a name? In Hawaiian, ai means “to eat,” and pono means...

Maui No Ka Oi Magazine hosted the tenth annual Aipono Awards Gala last month. Join Dining Diva as she dishes all the juicy details about the festivities.

In 1974, Erdman established, of all things, a winery. Read more about this patron of Maui's agriculture and culinary scene.

These four ‘Aipono awardees prove that there’s more than one path to success.

Andaz lends bicycles to guests free of charge, and has placed EV stations on the property, with free charging for employees.