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Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival 2013; Taste our Love for the Land event: Southern Fried Hawaiian Fresh Catch, Sweet Potato Slaw, Yuzu Vinaigrette, Mango Hot Sauce. Local producers: Adaptations, Brian Otani, local fishermen, Naked Cow Dairy, ’Nalo Farms. © 2013 Sugar + Shake

Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival 2013 — Taste Our Love for the Land (And a Quick Peek at Bevy)

Hawai‘i Food & Wine’s Saturday event placed an emphasis on local, sustainable ingredients. (Actually, all the events used a significant number of local products and the event organizers did a fabulous job of recognizing all the local producers on the signage.) There were 18 chefs participating, plus five mixologists, and... Read More
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Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival 2013; Under the Modern Moon event: ‘Ahi Tartare with Ogo & Quail Egg by Chef Floyd Cardoz (North End Grill). © 2013 Sugar + Shake

Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival 2013 — Under the Modern Moon and Christina Tosi / Michelle Karr-Ueoka “Sweet Endings” Seminar

For the third year in a row the Modern Honolulu hotel played host to the O‘ahu opening evening event of the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival. As in previous years, as is appropriate since the “hosting chef” is none other than Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto (his eponymous restaurant has its... Read More
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Francesco was having a little too much fun with the liquid nitrogen. © 2012 Sugar + Shake

Paradise Lost, Then Found – Hawaii Food & Wine Festival 2012

Yesterday I had the chance to attend Julie Reiner and Francesco Lafranconi’s “Paradise Lost, Then Found: The Evolution of the Classic Hawaiian Cocktail” seminar at the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival. Julie and Francesco are among the crème de la crème in the cocktail world. Julie is owner of New... Read More