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Mark Ellman is a Hawaii-based restaurant chef. His first Hawaiian restaurant, ''Avalon'', is on
Maui The island of Maui (; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which ...
; he became its owner in 1991. By 2011 he had sold that restaurant, and had founded or purchased into several other similar establishments. Ellman was one of the twelve chefs who developed and promoted Hawaii regional cuisine.''Present At The Food Revolution In Hawaii,'' Honolulu Magazine (October 2011) (includes portrait of Ellman in 2011)
/ref>Warner, Scott. ''12 Chefs Revitalize Hawaiian Cuisine By Using Local Produce.'' Chicago Tribune (June 16, 1994)
/ref> In 1988 his restaurant Avalon was the first of the chef-owned Hawaii regional restaurants and he was one of the founders of Honolulu Regional Cuisine in 1991. He urged the group to publish a cookbook '' The New Cuisine of Hawaii'' and his dishes, described by Honolulu Magazine as "towering tiki-style" were featured in the book's pictures with dishes such as chili-seared salmon on the cover. He served tableside guacamole and wok-fried whole snapper in black bean sauce. In 2011 he was the chef and owner of Mala Ocean Tavern, Mala Wailea. and Honu Seafood in
Lahaina Lahaina ( haw, Lāhainā) is the largest census-designated place (CDP) in West Maui, Maui County, Hawaii, United States and includes the Kaanapali and Kapalua beach resorts. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a resident population of 12,702. Laha ...
. Ellman has started and sold various restaurants including Avalon,
Maui Tacos Maui Tacos is a fast casual franchise restaurant that serves Maui-Mex food with a fusion of Hawaiian flavors . The first Maui Tacos was opened by Mark Ellman in 1993 in Nāpili, Maui, Hawaii. Ellman opened six more locations in Hawaii befor ...
and Penne Pasta.


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