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hef Alvin Savella — executive chef of the West wai‘i, I learned a lot of that Pa- also known as “The Maui restaurant group, in- cific Rim style and, being in Kitchen Assassin” cluding Māla Ocean Tavern, a Filipino family, a lot of my
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— was born and raised in Down The Hatch and Break- base style is from Pacific Rim
Lahaina, Maui. He’s worked at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua and is a former chef de cuisine at Grand Wailea’s Humuhumunukunukuāpua‘a.
Directions:
Cook tako in water until it is tender and cool. Once cool, cut into bite-sized pieces. In a skillet, heat oil and sauté onions, ginger and garlic until translucent.
Add tomatoes, octopus cooking liquid, apple cider vinegar, shoyu, patis, squid ink and octopus,
and allow to simmer for a few minutes until half the liquid is gone.
Place in a bowl and squeeze fresh calamansi over the top.
Serves 4.
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He describes his cooking
and Filipino cooking.”
We are excited to have him
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OCTOPUS ADOBO
Ingredients:
• 1 pound octopus (tako), cooked and cut
In 2020, Alvin was named
style “as a little bit suspense- ful, with a few surprises here and there. Growing up in Ha-
share his rec- ipe for Octo- pus Adobo.
• 2 ounces canola oil
• 2 ounces onions, diced
• 1 ounce ginger, minced
• 1 ounce garlic, minced
• 2 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
• 4 ounces octopus cooking liquid
• 2 ounces apple cider vinegar
• 2 ounces shoyu
• 1 tablespoon patis
• 1 tablespoon squid ink
• 4 calamansi
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