Chef Tony Liu presents a Pasta Primer: In collaboration with the Lyle L. Guslander Distinguished Visitors Program in Advanced Food Service and Hospitality Education. A Pasta Primer: Everything you always wanted to know about pasta and more! Culinary students will learn about Italy’s most basic foods – pasta. What is good pasta and what is not? Tasting dried and fresh pastas. Defining al dente. Making pasta from scratch including the ingredients, techniques, cuts and shapes that make Italy’s most famous food so unique. And then there’s the sauces, from the simple to the more complex mother pasta sauces and their offspring. Tony Liu was born and raised in Hawaii, where he worked in some of the islands’ top kitchens before heading to the mainland to study at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from the CIA, Liu cooked under some of the country’s most acclaimed chefs, including Gray Kunz at Lespinasse and Daniel Boulud as part of the opening team at Daniel. He went on to work for innovative chef Floyd Cardoz at Tabla before traveling to Spain, where he was a stagiaire at Restaurante Martin Berasategui, the renowned Michelin three-star restaurant in Lassarte. Upon returning to NYC, Liu secured a position at Mario Batali’s Babbo, where he became executive sous-chef. Before joint Morandi as executive chef, Liu was at the helm of August in New York’s West Village, where his soulful interpretations of regional European cuisine earned him a loyal following and rave reviews including two stars from Frank Bruni of The New York Times. -- Monday October 13, Big Island program for culinary students -- Wednesday October 14, Kapiolani Community College for culinary students on Oahu For details on the classes, hayleymm@hawaii.rr.com. Ho`okipa 2009 featuring Chef Tony Liu Royal Hawaiian Hotel Monarch Room Friday, October 16, 2009 Tables of ten - $3,000, $5,000 or $10,000 Individual tickets - $300 (reserved seating), $100 grazing For more information or reservations, call (808) 734-9544 or email meinouye@hawaii.edu