George Mavrothalassitis is chef/proprietor of Honolulu’s top-rated Chef Mavro restaurant and holds the prestigious James Beard award, considered the “Oscars” of the culinary world. He is a founding member of Hawaii Regional Cuisine.Chef Mavro is the only independently owned Hawaii restaurant to earn the American Automobile Association (AAA) Five Diamond status (2009-2015), as well as the only Hawaii restaurant with Gayot Three Toques 18/20 rating and on the “Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.” Also the restaurant holds numerous Top 10 awards including “Top 10 Restaurants in the World” based on a vote of the editors of Fodor’s guidebooks. Recently, Chef Mavro restaurant was tapped as the only fine dining restaurant in America to be honored by the fresh produce trade organization, United Fresh, for innovative and influence use of fresh produce. Despite a room full of awards, Chef Mavro always says he starts with nothing each morning and gives 100% to the challenges of that day.