Known for dishes prepared using fresh ingredients grown on the farm adjacent to the restaurant, Waipio Cookhouse received a letter of recognition from Gov. Ige Oct. 12 as the Big Island’s first farm to table restaurant.
Known for dishes prepared using fresh ingredients grown on the farm adjacent to the restaurant, Waipio Cookhouse received a letter of recognition from Gov. Ige Oct. 12 as the Big Island’s first farm to table restaurant.
Owners Colleen Gold and Larry Vidlak, Chef J. Mario “Tiny” Gonzales and staff were commended in the letter for supporting sustainable agriculture and diversifying economic development in the state. The restaurant was the first to receive a certificate from the State Department of Agriculture to operate a restaurant on the 16-acre Kanahonua Farms, near Waipio Lookout.
