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HAWAII'S
FOOD & BEVERAGE
SUPERSTARS
BY LEE SCHALLER
Part two of a
series highlighting
Hawaii's own food
and beverage
superstars who are
making a name
for themselves
in the national
and international
culinary scene
The Aloha Plate
food truck team:
Shawn Felipe,
Lanai Tabura and
Adam Tabura
PHOTO BY TIM CADIENTE
Aloha!
And that really says it all! If you did not see the "Aloha
Plate" food truck team from Hawaii win The Great Food
Truck Race on the Food Network last season, you missed
one of the most entertaining and popular seven weeks the
network has hosted.
Part of the fun centered around the Hawaii-themed food
truck and its equally colorful trio of entrepreneurs who charmed
and delighted viewers and live audiences across the country.
Lanai Tabura, well-known local radio host and
comedian, his brother Adam Tabura, who has some heavyduty chef credentials, and Hawaii-born Shawn Felipe, an
actor and comedian who currently lives in Los Angeles,
made up the Aloha Plate Team. How did they get to
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compete on The Great Food Truck Race?
Felipe got the call to audition and when asked who
would be on his food truck team, immediately responded,
"Lanai and Adam Tabura." They had known each other for
a long time and he was aware that they could cook. And he
instinctively thought they would be up for the challenge.
That challenge proved to be harder than first perceived,
mainly due to the fact that all three had busy schedules.
Shawn lived in L.A., Adam on Maui and Lanai on Oahu,
making coordinating plans and efforts difficult. In addition,
they had no way of knowing how long they would be
involved in the TV show. They could be cut the first week or
make it through to the end, after approximately seven weeks.
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hawaii Hospitality - March/April 2014
Marketplace
Walk the Talk
Na Poe Paahana Awards
Travel Pono
News Briefs
HRA Employee Excellence Awards
New Restaurants
Big Island Hospitality
Talk Story with GEORGE SZIGETI
Association News
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