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Sam Choy is a chef, restaurateur, and television personality known as a founding contributor of "Pacific rim cuisine". Choy is an alumnus of the Kapiolani Community College Culinary Arts program. One of his first jobs as a chef was at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. He would then return to Hawaii, where he eventually opened a chain of restaurants. Choy helped develop and popularize Hawaii regional cuisine. In 1991, Choy founded the Poke Festival and Recipe Contest. In 2004, Choy was awarded the James Beard Foundation Award America's Classics Award for ''Sam Choy's Kaloko'' in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii. The award recognizes "beloved regional restaurants" that reflect the character of their communities. Choy has appeared in several Food TV programs, including ''Ready.. Set... Cook!'' and ''Iron Chef America''. He is good friends with Emeril Lagasse, who has appeared on Choy's TV show ''Sam Choy's Kitchen'' on KHNL. Lagasse has also mentioned Choy by name several times in his TV shows; one of those times he was making Poke on his live TV show, and added peanut butter to the Poke - Choy's "secret ingredient". In 2015, Choy broadcast a series on YouTube, ''Sam Choy In The Kitchen''. Choy has adesigned special Hawaiian inspired dishes for American Airlines first class passengers to and from Hawaii. ==Personal life== Choy is the son of a Chinese father, Hung Sam Choy, and a Hawaiian–German mother, Clairemoana.〔http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/October-2011/Present-at-the-Food-Revolution-in-Hawaii/Original-HRC-Chef-Profiles/〕 He is married to Carol, with whom he has two sons, Sam, Jr., and Christopher.〔http://archives.starbulletin.com/2002/09/29/special/story35.html〕 Choy lives in Kona District, Hawaii.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sam Choy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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