Diane Woodburn speaks to Raul Bermudez, Executive Chef at the Kula Lodge.  In this podcast Raul talks about being a part of the new management team that has taken over the Kula Lodge, coming to Maui from the Philippines when he was 8 years old, his path working in the restaurant industry on Maui that led him to Kula Lodge, how the restaurant industry on Maui has evolved over the past few decades, his goals for dining options at Kula Lodge, insights on a few of their current menu items, his process in designing a menu, the importance of sourcing local ingredients, the challenge of rising costs for restaurant ingredients, and how his working partnership with new Kula Lodge owner Simon Vojdani has worked so well over the past few decades.