"I like to use ingredients that create a noticeable difference in simple foods. For example vanilla ice cream is vanilla ice cream but when you use Heilala Vanilla beans it transforms something simple into something special. Ingredients make the difference between ordinary and extraordinary and that is why we use quality ingredients such as Heilala Vanilla Beans."
Chef Ken Takayama Mélisse Restaurant, California,USA


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