Features

No matter how you make it, chicken teriyaki is savory, sweet and sublime, The Washington Post, May 2024

Poi Dog Debuts at Joe’s Steaks + Soda Shop, Fox 29, June 2023

Poi Dog Brings a Little Hawai’i Home One Dip at a Time, Beyondish, June 2023

When One Door Closes, Another One Opens, 34th St Magazine, March 2022

Chef shares family’s Chinese wontons with a touch of Hawaii for Lunar New Year, Good Morning America, February 2022

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with this Recipe, PHL 17, February 2022

Food to Celebrate the Year of the Tiger, NBC 10, January 2022

Q&A With Kiki Aranita: Transforming a Restaurant into a Retail Brand, Back of House, December 2021

On Food: Family, Community and History, WHYY, November 2021

After closing Poi Dog, chef Kiki Aranita’s food life turns to fiber art and bottled sauces, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 2021

This chef had to close her restaurant because of COVID, but kept the brand alive via online retail, FORTUNE, March 2021

Heritage Radio Network’s Why Food? Podcast, Episode 151, January 2021

How Spam Became an Essential Part of Hawaii’s Cuisine, Food & Wine, January 2021

The Communal Table Podcast with Kat Kinsman, Food & Wine, January 2021

After her restaurant closed, Poi Dog owner switches gears to sauce venture, KYW Newsradio, December 2020

How COVID-19 is Hurting Women-Owned Restaurants, James Beard Foundation, October 2020

Women Chefs and Restaurateurs Reshaping Philly’s Food Scene, Philadelphia Magazine, January 2020

With Their Restaurants Closed, Chefs Turn to Instagram Live to Inspire Home Cooks, Eater, March 2020

Sweat Diary, Philadelphia Magazine, October 2019

Would you write a cookbook for next to nothing?, The New York Times, Priya Krishna, October 2019

4 Chefs Show Why Philadelphia is a Tapestry of Flavors, The Angle by W Hotels, October 2019

The Dish with Kiki Aranita, FEASTIVAL, June 2019

How Philly chefs use honey to boost cooking, baking and morning coffee, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 2019

Philly’s New Sisterhood of Chefs, James Beard Foundation, January 2019

American Express Essentials' Chef Talk: Street Food Around the World, May 2018

20 Questions with Kiki Aranita, CityWide Stories, January 2018

Philadelphia's New Food Establishment, Philadelphia Magazine, January 2018

Behind the Line with Kiki Aranita, Philadelphia Magazine, July 2017

Ancient Roman cooking brought back to life, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 2016

Some Cool Mentions

Give the gift of food: chefs share their favorite cookbooks of 2023, The Guardian, December 2023

8 Best Slices of Pizza in NYC, according to Chefs, Eat This, Not That, July 2023

Locals Explain Hawaiian Food, MSN, April 2023

The 5 Organization Habits of Highly Successful Kitchens, Made In Cookware, March 2023

How to Tell If Fish is Bad, Eating Well, March 2023