
The easiest showstopper in your arsenal.
Makani is the chef/owner of Pono Burger. She didn’t intend to build a gourmet burger empire, but with two successful outposts--Ultimate Burger in Kona, HI and Pono Burger in Santa Monica, CA--she’s on her way. She appreciates the relaxed, casual vibe of a burger but elevates it with her technical training and reliance on local, environmentally conscious ingredients.
The easiest showstopper in your arsenal.
For chef Makani Carzino of Pono Burger, passion fruit is among her earliest memories of food. It embodies everything she loves about her native Hawaii, with its bright, pure ingredients and meditative preparations. Her simple, stunning dessert, brought to you by our partners at Pacific Sales, is the closest your guests might come to cleansing their palates with an actual cloud. Want more Chef Makani? Check out our illustrated guide to cooking in the spirit of Pono.
According to Hawaiian native—and chef of LA's Pono Burger—Makani Carzino.