A famed San Francisco chef is bringing his culinary skills to Hawaii‘s capital.
The James Beard Award nominee Mourad Lahlou has teamed up with the chef Chris Kajioka on Leila, a new Honolulu restaurant that spotlights Moroccan cuisine. (The name is a play on the Arabic word layla, or “night,” and the Hawaiian lei, a symbol of love, celebration, and friendship.) The spot just officially opened its doors after first soft-launching to the community.
“We wanted to bring…

