Wong is known as one of 12 figures (along with Sam Choy, Roy Ambel Yamaguchi, Peter Merriman, Bev Gannon and more) credited for popularizing Hawaiian cuisine.
The group came together to form an organization to create a new American regional cuisine, highlighting Hawaii's locally grown ingredients and diverse ethnic styles.
Wong and Choy are alumni of the Kapiolani Community College Culinary Arts program.
In 2004, Wong appeared as a guest judge on the television cooking competition Top Chef (the episode, part one of the season two finale, aired on January 24, 2007).
The Top Chef contestants, after enjoying a luncheon hosted by Wong welcoming them to Hawaii, were challenged to cater his birthday luau.