CAFE PESTO - Key Persons
Chef Moses "Moki" Tavares honed his culinary skills at the 5 Diamond Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, working under famed Chefs Alan Wong, Trey Foshee and Edwin Goto before settling in to make Café Pesto his home. Like many great Chefs, Chef Moki draws his inspiration from his early childhood experiences growing up in Waimea on the Big Island where large extended family cookouts were the norm. Those experiences immersed him in the culturally diverse culinary bounty that is the foundation of our Island cuisine - experiences that drive the creative passion in all the colorful dishes he prepares. Perhaps his greatest gift to Café Pesto, however, and one that we all truly cherish, is the smile and Aloha he shares with us each and every day.