Dawn Sakamoto PaivaDawn Sakamoto Paiva has two decades of experience in the book and magazine publishing industries. She has worked on numerous award-winning cookbooks with prominent Hawai'i chefs and has a passion for food and drink. She started her own business, Put t On My Plate, in 2014, offering communications, marketing, event coordination, and photography, services for chefs, restaurants, bars, and food-related businesses. Paiva was born and raised in Windward O'ahu and attended Kenyon College, a liberal arts college in Ohio, where she received her bachelor's degree in English with magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors. She is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, Hawai'i Chapter and maintains (off and on!) a food and travel blog, Sugar + Shake, which was awarded "Best Hawai'i Features Blog" in its first year online by the Hawai'i Society of Professional Journalists. Read More Read Less