grew up in Oahu, Waimanalo on a ranch in a multigenerational house, enjoying his grandpa's Hawaiian food-especially the dried aku!—plus egg foo young from Chinese Garden restaurant where his mom was a waitress. He recalls always bring surrounded by delicious food growing up but it was working with chef hillary at Google, as a dishwasher, where lee-Apolo decided to devote his life to cooking. He quickly moved up in the kitchen, learning to use his pallet, understanding flavors, finding direction in life. He has gone on to work with many other amazing chefs and often spends his off-work hours cooking and writing menus at home. Like music, food has no boundaries. It's beautiful. Aloha!

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