Tradition Of Taste

February - March 2008

Unpretentious dining at Michel’s in Waikiki Fifty-two new restaurants opened on Oahu last year, many of them in Waikiki. So you’d think that a restaurant as old as Michel’s (it opened in 1960), with a menu rooted in European tradition, a German chef devoted to the perfection of complex stocks and sauces, and waiters who…

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Eric Leterc: Executive Chef

February - March 2008

Private clubs are home to some of Hawaii’s most experienced and talented chefs. They work in a cache of exclusiveness and elegance, reserved for an elite clique of members. Executive Chef Eric Leterc, 45, of The Pacific Club found himself in this change of pace from public restaurants six years ago. “It’s all about trust…

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