For many years now, it’s been our annual tradition to go on a summer trip with our hanai (adopted) parents. This is one of the greatest things about growing up in Hawai‘i: You collect parents. When you’re a kid, it’s not so cool since it means that in addition to... Read More
Now in its third year, the Kā‘anapali Fresh festival is an event I look forward to. I feel quite fortunate to have attended each of these years at the invitation of the organizers. As I mentioned in my preview of this year’s events, the festival keeps getting better and better—they... 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
This year, the Maui AgFest added a new event: a Grown on Maui Chefs’ Collaboration dinner to benefit the Maui County Farm Bureau’s Grown on Maui program. The dinner was originally planned to be held at the Maui Tropical Plantation, where the AgFest is held, but inclement weather moved the... Read More
The Sugar + Shake Maui AgFest 2014 Experience: More Days, More Food, More Responsibilities. This year, we were honored both of us were asked to judge the Maui AgFest Grand Tasting of 12 chefs’ dishes showcasing local produce. In addition, the weekend started early—Thursday night—with a Grown On Maui dinner... Read More
While we were on Maui for the Maui County Agricultural Festival weekend, we dined at Pulehu at the Westin Kā‘anapali Ocean Resort Villas and met Chef Wesley Holder. He came out at the end of dinner to chat with us and we casually asked him what he had planned for... Read More
Shake and I spent four days on Maui during the Maui County Agricultural Festival weekend. Besides stuffing ourselves silly at the actual Festival, we ate at several great places. First up, Kō at The Fairmont Kea Lani. The Kea Lani hosted us for one night of our stay, and we were... Read More
At the beginning of the month, Shake and I were invited to Maui to attend the Maui County Agricultural Festival, affectionately called “Maui AgFest.” Last year, Shake was one of the judges for the chefs’ cooking competition, but this year, we were JAFOs. (OK, I’m usually always JAFO, I admit.... Read More