About Chef Ron Simon
Chef Ron has enjoyed 25 years of customizing and catering to high end guests and to exclusive members with superior palettes. He started from the bottom up as a busser in high school to waiting tables and finally to cooking and baking, experiencing the ins and outs of the restaurant world. Now, he wishes to share with his community his passion for building flavors and that each and every dish inspires aloha, ‘ohana, and ola.
We enjoyed meeting and serving folks at the Aloha Tower, Blaisdell Center, and Kapiolani Community College farmer’s markets in 2017. We also appreciated the opportunities and our time at Cafe Waiola on the campus of the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine, and in Kalihi across from the Hawaiian Chip Company. From our family to yours, we look forward to bringing our wholesome food to your home, heart, body, and soul.
Fundamental discipline, technique, freshness and hospitality
Whether Chef Ron is making comfort foods, soups, salads, stews, American, Asian, French, Hawaiian, barbecuing, or baking, it starts from love, fundamental discipline, artisanal techniques, freshness, and hospitality.
Blending classic dishes with a modern touch
Chef Ron’s culinary career took him to Westgate Hotel’s Fontainebleau French restaurant in San Diego, California. Ron continued sharpening his skills in sauteing, roasting, braising, poaching, broiling, and blending classic dishes with a modern touch of seasonal, local, and fresh ingredients.
French Culinary and Patisserie Classic Techniques
Chef Ron Simon has a dual degree based on the French culinary classic techniques and patisserie at the Culinary Institute of the Pacific in Honolulu. As a culinary student, he gained experiences at two well-known French bistros. A line cook at Café Miro, Chef Ron gained experiences in consistency and service. He also gained valuable disciplines on accuracy and timing in baking fresh breads and making ice creams at Padovani’s.
Chef de Cuisine at the Four Seasons Resort Lana‘i
His career highlight was becoming Chef de Cuisine at the Four Seasons Resort Lana‘i. He confidently lead and managed his staff by being hands on with an emphasis on respect for everyone on his staff. From the dishwasher to general manager, Ron knows how integral each person contributes to a successful operation.
Simplicity, clean, and quality ingredients
Chef Ron is dedicated and focused on the essence of each ingredient. He brings his passion for food, family, travel, aloha, and hospitality into every dish he makes without compromising nutrition and taste. Simplicity combined with clean and quality ingredients create the most nutritious and flavorful cuisine. His passion is to create dishes that are not only delicious but promote wholesomeness and healing.
Luxury and exclusive private clubs and hotels
Chef Ron advanced to luxury markets, exclusive private clubs, and hotels such as Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalow on the Big Island, Four Seasons Resort Lana‘i, Kukui‘ula Club on Kaua‘i, and The Pacific Club on Oahu.
