Alan Wong's repeats win of 'Ilima's Best Restaurant honor
By Wanda A. Adams
Advertiser Food Editor
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Alan Wong's Restaurant once again was named Hawai'i's Best Restaurant by readers of The Honolulu Advertiser in the annual 'Ilima Awards. Results were announced last night during a gala benefiting Diamond Head Theatre, with chefs and restaurateurs serenaded by cast members singing parodies of show tunes into which the restaurant names and specialties had been cleverly woven.
Wong good-naturedly gyrated along to "Dancing Queen," egged on by cast members Loretta Ables-Sayre, Laurence Paxton, Andrew Sakaguchi, Stefanie Smart and Ahnya Chang.
A sold-out crowd of 500 watched the show, then moved on to dinner, made up of tastings from winning restaurants.
Except for the Best Restaurant, which is based entirely on reader ballots, half of this year's 'Ilima Awards were People's Choice awards, based on a reader poll, and half were Critics' Choice awards, based on the opinions of The Advertiser's in-house food experts.
Reach Wanda A. Adams at wadams@honoluluadvertiser.com.
