Joey Macadangdang (Dang Dang Noodle)

Jason Evans of SilverShark Media speaks with Joey Macadangdang, chef & owner of Joey’s Kitchen, Balai Pata, and the newly opened Dang Dang Noodle in Napili.  In this podcast Joey talks about his early culinary influences, the inspiration to open Joey’s Kitchen in 2015, the inspiration to open Balai Pata in Kahului in 2023, how the idea for Dang Dang Noodle originated, spending time in New York City & Japan observing ramen experts, the time and precision required to make ramen, the approach to menu design for Dang Dang Noodle, overseeing three restaurants simultaneously, how it wasn’t originally his plan to open Dang Dang Noodle but rather add items to the Joey’s Kitchen menu, the importance of using local products including items from backyard farms, business lessons learned over the years, the advice he’d give his younger self, what he’d recommend for a first time visitor to Dang Dang Noodle, and the hours of operation for Joey’s Kitchen, Balai Pata, & Dang Dang Noodle.