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TheBuzz
Erika Engle
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COURTESY ROY YAMAGUCHI
Roy Yamaguchi's Hawaiian Fusion food-product line will debut at six Hawaii Costco stores next month.
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Restaurateur Yamaguchi is expanding his empire
Da Farmer and The Chef Hawaii LLC, comprising
Nalo Greens Inc. farmer-owner Dean Okimoto, Yamaguchi and partners Troy Terorotua, Grant J. Sim and Lisa A. Kim, will debut Roy Yamaguchi's Hawaiian Fusion dressings at all six Hawaii
Costco stores next month.
"We started with the dressing about a year ago," Yamaguchi said. They have been available online since November.
The Creamy Honey Herb Dressing & Dipping Sauce, Tangy Sweet Onion Vinaigrette & Marinade and Exotic Thousand Island Dressing & Dipping Sauce will be sold in a tri-pack at a lower price than at the company's online store price of $21 a pack, though Yamaguchi did not have the exact on-site price.
More products are in the pipeline. Marinades are destined for additional Hawaii retailers next month.
Yamaguchi's Signature Misoyaki Marinade and Basting Glaze; Signature Asian Style BBQ Grilling and Basting Sauce and Island Teriyaki Marinade and Cooking Sauce will hit shelves at Don Quijote, Foodland, Star Markets, Tamura's, Times Super Market and military commissaries on Oahu, KTA Superstore on the Big Island, Sueoka's Market on Kauai and select Longs Drugs around the state.
"You know, when you make marinades, or even dressing, it tastes a lot better when you make it in bulk," said the chef. "When you make it for two, three or four people, it usually doesn't come out as good if you make it by the pint, or something. When you do that, you're able to infuse a lot of flavors after a day or so, so the flavors come together."
Letting just the marinade infuse for a day or more?
Raise your hand if you've ever whipped up a marinade, dumped it into a zip-top bag with meat or poultry and cooked it after maybe an hour of marinating time in the fridge.
Election direction
Hawaii Public Radio President and General Manager Michael Titterton once told a luncheon audience that HPR takes everything commercial radio does -- and does pretty much the opposite.
Case in point, HPR's two-station lead-up to this year's elections.
KIPO-FM 89.3 will debut a new call-in show, "On Politics," to be hosted by Beth Ann Kozlovich and Wayne Yoshioka at 5 p.m. next Tuesday.
Sister-station KHPR-FM 88.1 will host pre-election debates beginning Aug. 19 that are open to the public. Seating is free but limited, so reservations are required via 955-8821.
Erika Engle is a reporter with the Star-Bulletin. Call 529-4747, fax 529-4750 or write to Erika Engle, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., No. 7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813. She can also be reached at:
eengle@starbulletin.com