Henry Adaniya has a great restaurant background - and one you might not know guess if you casually pop into Hank's for a dog . Growing up in Chicago, he was at the helm of Trio from 1993 until 2006 , where he encouraged wild creativity in top chefs including Grant Achatz of Alinea and Next, American forager phenom Iliana Regan of Elizabeth's and The Milkweed Inn ; Food Network Star Gale Gand, Shawn McClain of Sage Las Vegas, and Top Chef contender Dale Levitski of Sinema , Nashville. From fine dining Chicago trailblazing Hank chose to come to Hawaii to rediscover something of his heritage- his parents ran a hot dog stand in Waikiki before he was born... it's a long story, and a good one.
And Christian Self, the charming, humble, owner of Bevy Bar and Taco'Ako in Kakaako joined us to chat about cocktails. A lovely conversation about how our drinking habits are changing, and what Hawaii's signature drinks could be if we ever got away from a certain sweet orange and rum flavored cocktail. We saved chatting about Taco'Ako for another time. A good excuse to have Christian back to talk story.
Enjoy!