James Beard award-winning chef, Robynne Maii, and husband, Chuck Bussler, partner with pastry chef extraordinaire, Katherine Yang, founder of Gigi Blue, in creating Mille Fête–a refined seasonal bakery by day and wine bar by night, featuring biodynamic, low-intervention selections, favorite amari, and small bites.
EXECUTIVE PASTRY CHEF / PARTNER
In 2022, she was named the James Beard Award Foundation Best Chef for the Northwest and Pacific Region on her first nomination. Robynne is the first Hawai‘i-born recipient to win this award in 19 years and is the first Native Hawaiian woman to win a James Beard Foundation award.
EXECUTIVE PASTRY CHEF / PARTNER
Katherine Yang is a baker and dessert devotee with almost three decades of experience in the restaurant and baking industry. Katherine is a veteran of food establishments of two of the country’s most distinguished chefs: Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller.
SOUS CHEF
Seth Muraoka, was born and raised in Wailuku, Maui. He discovered his love for cooking when he watched his Mother and Grandmother make croquettes for family parties. He
has worked at Fete and now Mille Fete for 6 years.