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August 23
Revere the famously sweet Maui Kula onion at the 19th Annual Maui Onion Festival. Held from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. at the Whalers Village in Ka'anapali, this free event offers celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, recipe contests, live entertainment and, of course, food (think onions) galore. For information, contact Whalers Village at 808-661-4567, visit www.whalersvillage.com or email info@whalersvillage.com.
Wednesdays & Fridays starting August 27
Class Act, a fine dining restaurant run by students at the Maui Culinary Academy, will be re-opening for the Fall 2008 semester the last week of August. Class Act serves a four-course prix-fixe lunch for $27 during the school semester. Led by chef-instructor Tom Lelli and dining room instructor Juli Umetsu, the restaurant offers gourmet fare highlighted by local ingredients and flavors. Price includes iced tea, amuse-bouche and dessert. Reservations are required. Class Act, Maui Culinary Academy, 310 W. Kaahumanu Ave., Kahului, HI 96732, 808-984-3280.
October 4-5
Chef Roy Yamaguchi is celebrating the 20th year anniversary of founding Roy’s in Honolulu with a nine-city Anniversary Culinary Tour, which concludes with the Honolulu 20th Anniversary Spectacular, to be held on October 4 and 5. The event extravaganza will feature creations from guest chefs Nobu Matsuhisa, Alan Wong, Charlie Trotter, Alessandro Stratta, Tony Liu, Eric Ripert, François Payard and Charlie Palmer, as well as many more. A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Culinary Institute of America and the Culinary Institute of the Pacific. For more information, visit www.roysrestaurants.com.
Ongoing
Ruth’s Chris Steak House at The Shops at Wailea and at Lahaina Center are offering two special promotions. For early birds, don’t miss the Sizzlin’ Happy Hour in the lounge from 5 p.m.-7 p.m., which features 50 percent off all appetizers. For heartier fare, check out the Sizzlin’ Prime Time Dinner Special, which features a three-course menu for $40. The Dinner Special is offered in the main dining room only from 5 p.m.-6 p.m. Reservations are recommended. For more information, call 808-874-8880 (Wailea) or 808-661-8815 (Lahaina).
Ongoing
Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm offers a Lavender Garden Culinary Tour several times a week. The tour starts off with lavender tea and scones, a tour of the resplendent grounds, and culminates with a chef-led culinary demonstration using lavender as an ingredient. Lunch includes appetizer, a lavender seasoned chicken salad for the main course, and a lavender flavored dessert. Cost is $60 per person. Children 4 years and under are free. Reservations are required, and credit card number is needed to hold the reservation. Ali’I Kula Lavender Farm, 1100 Waipoli Road, Kula, Maui. For more information and upcoming tour dates, call 808-878-3004 or visit www.aliikulalavender.com.
Ongoing
One of Hawaii's most talented young chefs, Adam Hightower, of Bali by the Sea, has introduced five-course and seven-course prix-fixe menus designed to highlight the ingredients of Hawaii and show off his considerable culinary skills. Dishes perfect for sultry summer dining like spicy lemon grass prawn served with a chilled mini mojito or a Big Island hearts of palm salad and mango vinaigrette will delight diners. These meals are easy on the pocketbook as well with the five-course going for $55 (add three two-ounce wine pairings for $25) and the seven-course for $75 (add four two-ounce wine pairings for $35).
Monday
through Thursday
Experience Hawaii Regional Cuisine on this tour
"from plant to pasture to plate." Hawaii Forest
& Trail and Merriman's restaurant, in conjunction
with Hawai`i AgVentures, are offering a behind-the-scenes
taste on five-hour guided tour visits of Kahua Ranch
and Honopua organic farm, followed by a four-course
dinner featuring the products from the farms visited,
at Merriman's in Waimea. Cost is $155 per person. For more information
and reservations, call 808-331-8505.
Tuesdays
Every Tuesday, The Flatbread Company in Pa’ia gives some of its proceeds from the evening’s pizza sales to a local organization. Previous beneficiaries included Mana’o Radio, Hawaiian Canoe Club, Maui Youth & Family Services, and Women Helping Women. In addition to feeling good about dining here on Tuesdays, you can also feel good about its homemade pizzas, handcrafted from organic ingredients and cooked in a wood-fired oven. For more information, call 808-573-3109.
Wednesdays and Thursdays
O’o Farms in Kula, which provides all the fresh produce for Pacific’O and I’o restaurants and The Feast at Lele, now offers tours of the farm twice a week. Held on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., visitors will enjoy hot apple cider and pastries before touring the fields and learning about O’o Farm’s organic and biodynamic practices. I’o’s chef de cuisine Sean Christensen then prepares a gourmet lunch featuring the day’s hand-picked bounty. Cost is $50 per person and reservations are required. Private and customized tours are also available. For more information, call 808-667-4341 or visit www.oofarm.com.
First Fridays
Wailuku comes alive at night with a monthly First Friday event. Established by the Wailuku Community Association to draw people back to the historic town, there will be live music, art, shopping and, of course, dining. Restaurants such as Café O’Lei Wailuku, Main Street Bistro, Unisan and Café Marc Aurel will be offering food and drink specials. First Friday is held from 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m., with some establishments continuing on the festivities in their locales. For more information, call 808-249-9710.
Fridays
Begin the weekend with a traditional luau dinner
and Polynesian revue on the Pualeilani Terrace
at the Waikiki
Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. Dinner begins at
6:30 p.m. followed by the show at 7:30 p.m. Adults $80,
children from 5-12 $50, just the show with cocktails
$40 per adult, all inclusive. Not in the mood for a
luau but still hungry? Try the seafood buffet for $33.95 for adults and $15.95 for children at the
Kuhio Beach Grill. Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort &
Spa, 2552 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, 808-922-6611, www.marriottwaikiki.com.
Fridays
Mulligan’s on the Blue will once again host the acclaimed dinner show, “Wailea Nights” on Fridays. Award-winning local performers Eric Gilliom and Barry Flanagan provide Hawaiian music and stories as accompaniment to a three-course dinner, starting with your choice of Greek salad, ahi poke or cream of asparagus soup. Choose from entrees such as fresh catch-of-the-day, grilled chicken Alfredo or slow-roasted New York steak, and finish with classic baklava or lilikoi-coconut parfait. Mulligan’s on the Blue, 100 Kaukahi St., Wailea, 808-874-1131.
Saturdays
If you’re on the North Shore on a Saturday night and don’t feel like driving into town for entertainment, visit Café Mambo in Pa’ia for movie night. Indulge in their café offerings such as kalua duck burger, fish-of-the-day specialties, and tofu fajitas while watching film classics. Recent films shown include “Miracle on 34th Street,” “Chinatown,” and “Pulp Fiction.” Movies start at 9 p.m. Café Mambo, 30 Baldwin Ave., Pa’ia, Maui. For more information, call 808-579-8021.
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