Signature Cooks

The founder's pineapple pico de gallo, made with kiawe-smoked Hawaiian pineapple and jalapeno

The Founder's Puerto Hawaii Lobster

45 min with the salsa · Intermediate · 1 lobster per person Puerto Nuevo is the lobster village south of Rosarito, and its method is the point: split spiny lobster...

The Founder's Puerto Hawaii Lobster

45 min with the salsa · Intermediate · 1 lobster per person Puerto Nuevo is the lobster village south of Rosarito, and its method is the point: split spiny lobster...

Kiawe lump charcoal

The Founder's Smash Burger

20 min · Easy · Makes 4 doubles A smash burger with actual kiawe smoke in it — the thing a kitchen griddle can never do. Cast iron flat-top on...

The Founder's Smash Burger

20 min · Easy · Makes 4 doubles A smash burger with actual kiawe smoke in it — the thing a kitchen griddle can never do. Cast iron flat-top on...

Kiawe grilling planks

The Founder's Smoked Fish

Brine + pellicle + 2-4 hrs smoke · Easy · Any firm fish The house cure, refined over years of putting speared and caught fish into kiawe smoke. Three things...

The Founder's Smoked Fish

Brine + pellicle + 2-4 hrs smoke · Easy · Any firm fish The house cure, refined over years of putting speared and caught fish into kiawe smoke. Three things...

Kiawe splits for live fire

The Founder's Zarandeado

45 min · Intermediate · Feeds a crowd This recipe brings together the founder's two loves: Baja and Hawaii. The Baja half comes from years of chasing zarandeado up and...

The Founder's Zarandeado

45 min · Intermediate · Feeds a crowd This recipe brings together the founder's two loves: Baja and Hawaii. The Baja half comes from years of chasing zarandeado up and...

Kiawe wood pellets

The Founder's SPG Chicken

1.5 hrs · Easy · Serves 4 This is the cook that started Kiawe Fire Co. One whole chicken, three seasonings, and the first bag of test pellets — the...

The Founder's SPG Chicken

1.5 hrs · Easy · Serves 4 This is the cook that started Kiawe Fire Co. One whole chicken, three seasonings, and the first bag of test pellets — the...