Jason Evans of SilverShark Media speaks to McKenna Shea, Assistant Executive Chef at Pacific'o on the Beach and recent winner on a March 2023 episode of Food Network's TV series "Chopped."  In this podcast McKenna talks about her interest in the culinary industry at an early age, her path to Maui, joining the Pacific'o team in 2019, navigating through the challenges of the pandemic in 2020, how the industry has been changed since 2020, some aspects of industry changes that she thinks will stick around, challenges the industry is still facing, what it's like undergoing changes with the culinary team & ownership group at Pacific'o, how she ended up on an episode of Food Network's "Chopped" television series that aired in March of 2023, what it's like competing on a television cooking competition series, her goals for the future, her advice for younger women looking to work their way up in the culinary industry, and how to find out more about Pacific'o on the Beach (including some of her favorite dishes).