 HONOLULU, OAHU—Bill
Comstock general manager of Outrigger
Reef on the Beach
, is proud to welcome Ferdinand “Freddie” Billena, as the
new executive chef for Kani Ka Pila Grille, a pool-side casual
restaurant
offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, tropical drinks and top-notch
nightly live
entertainment by some of Hawaii’s most renowned artists.
Billena comes to
Outrigger with years of culinary experience having served as executive
chef at
Mid-Pacific Country Club, where he was responsible for the day-to-day
kitchen
operations and creating and implementing special and new menu
selections.
His previous work
experience also includes Carval Catering, where he was in charge of
production
of over 3,000 lunches daily and also created nutritional menu options.
Prior to
that, he worked at Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki working his way up from
a lead
cook to sous chef, and later promoted to banquet chef, where he was
responsible
for creating menu selections and themes for the Prince Court Lunch
Buffet.
He is joining the
Outrigger ‘ohana from his most recent post at Service Systems
Associates, the
company in charge of providing concessions and catering at the Honolulu
Zoo.
“We are very
excited to welcome Freddie to Kani Ka Pila Grille,” said Bill Comstock,
“We are
looking forward to his fresh ideas and to see what type of culinary
creativity
a chef of his caliber can bring to the table.”
Billena is a
graduate of Campbell High School and later attended Leeward Community
College.
Kani Ka Pila means “let’s make music,” and at this
pool-side restaurant at the Outrigger
Reef on the Beach, music is served nightly from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m.
The restaurant is open for casual island-style dining daily from
6:30
a.m. For more information or reservation,
call 808-924-4992.
About Outrigger Reef on
the
Beach
The oceanfront anchor of the
new Waikiki Beach Walk®, the Outrigger Reef on the Beach is ideally
situated between beautiful Waikiki Beach and exciting Waikiki. The
hotel
recently completed a stunning $110 million makeover and has been
transformed
into Oahu’s newest haven of elegance, gracious hospitality and
unparalleled
commitment to Hawaiian culture. The property encompasses two towers
with
enlarged guest rooms and superbly appointed suites, beachfront
restaurants, new
shops, a day spa featuring specialty services and products by Aveda,
and an
array of services. The adjacent Waikiki Beach Walk® is Oahu’s
spirited and
stylish entertainment destination, home to shops, boutiques, art
galleries,
restaurants and accommodations spanning a nearly eight-acre area in
Waikiki.
About
Outrigger Enterprises Group
Outrigger Enterprises Group is
one of the largest and fastest growing privately-held leisure lodging
and
hospitality companies in the Asia Pacific and Oceania regions and
continues to
expand its presence throughout the area. A family-owned company with
more than
60 years of hospitality experience, Outrigger runs a highly-successful,
multi-branded line of hotels, condominiums and vacation resort
properties,
including Outrigger® Hotels & Resorts, OHANA® Hotels &
Resorts,
Outrigger Condominium Collection®, Embassy Suites®, Best
Western® and Wyndham
Vacation Ownership®. Currently, Outrigger operates and/or has under
development
42 properties with close to 11,000 rooms located in Hawaii, Australia,
Guam,
Fiji, Bali, Phuket, Thailand, Vietnam, and China. Outrigger Enterprises
Group
also operates and develops hotel properties and hospitality-related
retail and
real estate opportunities for partners in Hawaii, the Pacific, the
mainland USA
and Asia. For on-line information, log on at www.outriggerenterprisesgroup.com
and
www.outrigger.com.
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