About Chef Beverly Gannon
Beverly Gannon is acclaimed for being one of the 12 original founders of the Hawaii Regional Cuisine movement. Chef and owner of Hali'imaile General Store, Joe’s in Wailea and Celebration’s Catering, Bev has been retained as Lanai City Grille’s culinary advisor.
Her resume of culinary accomplishments runs deep. Highlights include winning Honolulu Magazine’s coveted Hale 'Aina Award (2004, 2003, 2002, 1999) and being voted Maui’s Best Chef in 1997 by readers of The Maui News. Bev was nominated for the "2004 American Express Best Chef Award: Hawai'i and Northwest Region" by the James Beard Foundation.
She is a local and national celebrity, appearing on NBC's Today Show, CBS's Early Show, the PBS series Hawai'i Cooks with Roy Yamaguchi, The Food Network’s Best of and The Food Hunter and was honored as one of the Great Chefs of Hawai'i, a series on the Discovery Channel.
Since 1999, Bev has been the corporate chef for Hawaiian Airlines and in October 2003, Conde Nast Traveler magazine named Hawaiian Airlines the top domestic carrier in the United States for both food and cabin service. Her most recent accolade is the to attain the title of 2007 Best Chef/Chef of the Year by readers of the Maui News.
With an an aptitude for culinary excellence and a love for the Island of Lanai this partnership with Lana'i City Grill is truly a recipe for success. |