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Waimea chef ready to seek stardom on Food Network

By Wayne Harada

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 29, 2012

~~<p><strong>P</strong><strong>hilip &quot;Ippy&quot; Aiona</strong>, 23, of Wai&shy;mea on Hawaii island, will be one of 15 contestants on &quot;Food Network Star&quot; beginning May 13 in New York.</p>
<p>Aiona grew up working in his dad's Hawaiian plate-lunch restaurant and now is executive chef at his mom's Italian restaurant, so he's ready for his close-up to share his culinary skills. He combines Pacific ingredients with European tradition and is inspired by his family eateries and his training at Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco.</p>
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Philip "Ippy" Aiona, 23, of Wai­mea on Hawaii island, will be one of 15 contestants on "Food Network Star" beginning May 13 in New York.

Aiona grew up working in his dad's Hawaiian plate-lunch restaurant and now is executive chef at his mom's Italian restaurant, so he's ready for his close-up to share his culinary skills. He combines Pacific ingredients with European tradition and is inspired by his family eateries and his training at Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco. Login for more...



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