About Chef Jayson Malla

Shaka Spoon+Fork

Born and raised on Oahu Hawaii, Jayson’s passion and love for cooking started at an early age. He remembers helping out in the kitchen and getting to watch and taste all the delicious food that the family was making. This became the gateway to his culinary dream.

After graduating from the Le Cordon Bleu in Portland, OR. Jayson was very fortunate to have worked in some of the prestigious hotels and restaurants around the world. Now with his own culinary influences from all his experiences, his approach to food has its own unique modern twist and flavors.
Jayson is known as a chef who is able to reinvent the classics into delectable new culinary creations. He builds a palate-pleasing flavor profile that is imaginative and memorable. The preparation is elevated to new levels so that each appetizer, each dinner, every morsel, is a flavorful journey of discovery.