Why We Eat Poke, with Sheldon Simeon

Published at : 17 Dec 2025

In this episode of Why We Eat, Sheldon Simeon of the restaurants Tin Roof and Lineage in Maui breaks down poke. While preparing three different poke styles, Sheldon spotlights poke’s cultural and historical significance, and evolution in Hawaii. This is why we eat poke.

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