This year, we were invited to attend two of the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival events—Kā‘anapali Kitchen Stadium: Under A Maui Moon, a cross-over event with Kā‘anapali Fresh, and Corks & Forks at the Convention Center. Of all the HFWF events, the Kā‘anapali dinner is my favorite. In large part,... Read More
One of the things I love most about the annual Kā‘anapali Fresh festival (now in its third year) is that the organizers are willing to change things up and try new formats for the events that make up the festival weekend. Too often, events here are the exact same, year... Read More
In lieu of a Friday Photo today, here’s a little “public service” announcement. Earlier this week, the chef line-up for the annual Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival for 2014 was announced, and tickets are now on sale. The event runs Friday, August 29 through Sunday, September 7 on three different... Read More
Here it is, the final installment in my Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival 2013 recap series. The closing event, Savory Ever After, took place on the beach fronting Disney’s Aulani Resort and the JW Marriott Ihilani Reserot at Ko Olina. We don’t get out to the west side that often…they... Read More
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
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
I don’t care if summer is “officially” over, I am determined to enjoy this summer cocktail until I stop being sweaty. Which will be, like, sometime in February. The Pimm’s Cup is a drink I enjoy, but usually forget the existence of until I spy a bottle of Pimm’s No. 1... Read More
I am so very behind on blogging, so I am starting a new thing: “I’ll Blog It Soon, I Swear!” because that’s what I keep saying. For this first edition, here are previews from the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival. First, from the Under the Modern Moon: Morimoto & Friends event—Cocktails by Tony... Read More