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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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Sugar’s Tomato Water Gin Shooters. Equal parts Sugar’s secret recipe tomato water and Hendrick’s gin. Garnished with Ho Farms currant tomatoes. © Sugar + Shake

You Say Tomato; I Say, “Add Some Gin to That”

Shake and I once had a memorable and absolutely lovely dinner at Azure restaurant at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. We’ve eaten there a few times, and always enjoy it, but on this visit, Chef Jon Matsubara (who is totally awesome and ultra creative) served a Tomato Water Consommé in place... Read More