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Philip "Ippy" Aiona

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Philip "Ippy" Aiona

Ippy, 23, is the executive chef for his mother’s Italian restaurant in Hawaii. After growing up in the restaurant business, attending culinary school was a natural fit for the laid-back yet still competitive Hawaiian native. Ippy injects Pacific ingredients into traditional European cuisine.

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