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 recalled 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, learned to use his pallet, understand flavors, find direction in life. He went on to work with many amazing chefs and enjoyed spending his off-work hours cooking and writing menus at home.

Ronnie’s life was cut short in the summer of 2024. The entire 366 Menus crew honors his memory, his laughter, and tenacity… Like music, food has no boundaries. It's beautiful. Aloha!

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