{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-celebrates-two-hawaii-chefs-on-national-competition-show-wins", "Schatz Celebrates Two Hawai\u2018i Chefs On National Competition Show Wins", "2026-06-18", "2026", "2026-06", "Democrat", "Senate", "HI", "Brian Schatz", "S001194", "www.schatz.senate.gov", "schatz", "https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai\u2018i) today celebrated a pair of wins for two Hawai\u2018i chefs who recently competed and won major national cooking competition shows. Chef Rhoda Magbitang, a Hawai\u2018i Island resident and executive chef at CanoeHouse, was crowned the winner of Bravo\u2019s Top Chef this month, while Lee Anne Wong, a Maui resident, owner of Koko Head Cafe on O\u2018ahu, and a former Top Chef finalist, won Season 3 of the Food Network\u2019s 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing.\n\nIn remarks on the Senate floor celebrating their wins, Schatz said, \u201cBoth chefs displayed incredible skill and perseverance in their respective competitions and showcased what makes Hawai\u2018i\u2019s food scene so special, with our unique blend of cultures and cuisines. We\u2019re lucky to have Chefs Magbitang and Wong and so many outstanding chefs who make Hawai\u2018i, Hawai\u2018i. Congratulations on your wins, you\u2019ve made Hawai\u2018i proud.\u201d\n\nVideo of the Senator\u2019s remarks is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-23T06:27:52Z", "2026-06-23T06:29:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-celebrates-two-hawaii-chefs-on-national-competition-show-wins"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.7185361832380295, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}