KCC Culinary School Announces FREE Cook Certification Program

Through a federal grant, the Culinary Institute of the Pacific via the Kapi’olani Community College Culinary Department, is able to offer a FREE State Cook Certificate program to anyone who’s working as a cook (prep, line, sous, exec, etc) at any...
December’s Food Safety Tip – Employee Drinks

December’s Food Safety Tip – Employee Drinks

Kitchens are hot, and workers need to drink a beverage during work to stay hydrated. There are proper and incorrect ways of having a beverage while at work. As with all safety steps, the goal is to prevent the potential for contamination of foods and surfaces. If...
HMAA December Health Advise:  Knowing your ER alternatives

HMAA December Health Advise: Knowing your ER alternatives

While the holiday season can be the happiest time of the year, it is also a time when emergency rooms get a lot of traffic. With so many people coming together and lots of decorating and cooking going on, it is common for viruses and other minor illnesses to show up,...

HRA Educational Foundation Non-Profit Status Approved

Exciting News! The Hawaii Restaurant Association is thrilled to announce that it’s Educational Foundation has been approved for 501(c)(3) non-profit status! The Hawaii Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (HRAEF) will serve our community by offering...
12 Days of Food Safety

12 Days of Food Safety

As we are now into the Holiday Season, here are my 12 Safe Food Days of Christmas. It would be naughty to not follow and review these with your team. 1 – Train/retrain/reinforce with all employee’s proper handwashing – Proper Handwashing is probably the best way to...