News Chefs Ravi Kapur of San Francisco’s Liholiho Yacht Club is a 2016 F&W Best New Chef Restaurant motto: "Get Jag," an island term for "party on." Read more about this amazing San Francisco talent, one of the new Food & Wine Best New Chefs. By F&W Editors and Ravi Kapur Ravi Kapur Restaurant: Liholiho Yacht Club Location: San Francisco The motto at Ravi Kapur's sensational Hawaii–meets–San Francisco restaurant is "Get Jag," an island term for "have a good time." It's hashtagged all over Liholiho's Instagram feed and encapsulates the exuberant spirit of Kapur's cooking. So does his quintessential dish: tuna poke with spicy mayo, sesame oil and crispy battered-and-fried nori crackers. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 31, 2018 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Medium Raw Arts Where: Liholiho Yacht Club, San Francisco871 Sutter St.; 415-440-5446; liholihoyachtclub.com Why Kapur is amazing: The Hawaiian-born chef has created a frenzy for the food of his home state, serving exuberant dishes like tuna poke with sesame oil and nori crackers, and caviar with furikake brioche. Born: Honolulu, 1976 © Liholiho Yacht Club Résumé: Prospect, Boulevard, San Francisco; Coyote Café, The Compound, Santa Fe, New Mexico Quintessential dish: Steamed beef tongue buns with poppy seed How Liholiho got its start: As a pop-up at local restaurants and bars owned by friends, like State Bird Provisions, Citizen's Band, Contigo and Bloodhound. Where the restaurant name comes from: The Maui street where Kapur's uncles lived in the 80s. The place is an homage to the beach parties they threw for their friends. Restaurant motto: "Get Jag," an island term for "party on" Restaurant decoration: The dramatic black-and-white picture that hangs over the bar is of Kapur’s mother. Strongest childhood food memory: Getting shaved ice with his grandparents in Hawaii and going to Chinatown with them daily; watching his grandma haggle with vendors for ingredients. © Lyndsay Sung / Courtesy of Liholiho Yacht Club Guilty-pleasure food: Sour Patch Kids Three items you’ll always find in his fridge: IPA; local chile sauce; ground bean paste. Liholiho’s most popular Instagram spot: The "Aloha," spelled out in blue tiles on the floor Follow @liholihoyachtclub on Instagram. By F&W Editors By Ravi Kapur Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit