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Hawaii Culinary EventsHungry? Need to fill your culinary calendar? Here is where you will find all the restaurant and culinary happenings in Hawaii. We feature a calendar of special dinners, tasting menus, prix-fixe meals, food festivals and other culinary events, including regularly occurring food events as well as special one-time-only events featuring top chefs. Keep checking back so you can know all that's going on in the world of restaurant and food events in Hawaii. << back to Hawaii restaurant news
April 9-10
Chef Emeril Lagasse returns to The Kahala Hotel & Resort to headline the Kahala Food & Wine Classic. Events will include a cooking demonstration, signature dinners and wine and cigar tastings featuring wines from the Schrader Cellars of Napa Valley and cigars from Davidoff. For more information, contact The Kahala Hotel & Resort at 808-739-8888 or toll-free at 800-367-2525. The Kahala Hotel & Resort, 5000 Kahala Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816, 808-739-8888, 800-367-2525.
April 17
Come see why chocolate has long been revered as a gift from the gods at the Kona Chocolate Festival in the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa. The multi-day event includes a Chocolate Symposium and decadent Gala on Saturday evening to end the event. The symposium will offer educational tours, seminars, workshops and samplings for chocolate enthusiasts. At the gala, taste the creations of Big Island chefs, ice cream and candy makers, sample more than 25,000 different kinds of sweets and chocolates, drink champagne, wine, beer or 100 percent Kona coffee and dance under the stars to live music. At the end of the night, make sure to vote for your favorite dessert or appetizer. Proceeds benefit the American Culinary Federation's Chef & Child Program and the local Kealakekua Community College. Gala tickets cost $40. For more information visit www.konachocolatefestival.com. Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, 78-128 Ehukai St., Kailua Kona, HI 96740, 808-930-4900, 866-716-8109.
May 1-2
The Ka'u Coffee Festival will take place at the Pahala Community Center on the Big Island. Events will include a Miss Ka'u Coffee pageant, ho'olaule'a, coffee tasting, recipe contest, farm tours, music and entertainment. Most events are free. For more information, visit www.kaucoffeefest.com.
OngoingHonolulu's Halekulani Hotel offers TABLE ONE, a personalized dining experience for 4-6 guests in the atrium of Orchids restaurant. Inspired by the diners' tastes and culinary preferences, executive chef Vikram Garg designs a special tasting menu of global cuisine featuring local and seasonal ingredients. The five-course and seven-course menus are priced at $95 and $125 per person, respectively. Reservations are required. For more information and to make reservations, please call 808-923-2311. Orchids, Halekulani Hotel, 2199 Kalia Rd., Honolulu, HI 96815, 808-923-2311.
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-$50 (depending on main dish selected). 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). Ruth's Chris Steak House, Shops at Wailea, 3750 Wailea Alanui Dr., Wailea, HI 96753, 808-874-8880. 
OngoingThe Banyan Tree restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua is offering a three-course sunset menu between 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. for $55 per person from Tuesday through Sunday. Choose from Waipoli greens salad or Maui onion soup as a starter; braised Pacific flounder, beef tenderloin, or herb organic chicken for an entrée; and pineapple caramel cake or house-made sorbet for dessert. Also, don’t miss Wine Wednesdays---all bottles of wine on the entire wine list are 50 percent off, every Wednesday. The Banyan Tree, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, 1 Ritz-Carlton Dr., Kapalua, HI 96761, 808-665-7250.
Ongoing
Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar continues to offer its dining specials at both the Kapalua and Kihei locations. Dine between 5:30 p.m.-6 p.m. and get 25 percent off the entire menu. For late-night revelers, enjoy 50 percent off the menu on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays between 10 p.m.-1 a.m.---and don't miss the free karaoke.
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. The Flatbread Company, 89 Hana Hwy., Paia, HI 96779, 808-579-8989.
Wednesdays & 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. O'o Farms, Waipoli Rd., Kula, HI 96790, 808-667-4341.
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.
Saturdays
Sponsored by the Kona Country Farm Bureau, one of the best places to enjoy the bounty of the farmers of the Big Island is at the Keauhou Farmers Market at the Keauhou Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona. Live music plays while you browse the booths featuring the freshest fruits, vegetables, coffee and flowers from more than 25 Big Island farmers. The market is every Saturday from 8 a.m.-noon. For more information, visit www.konafarmbureau.org. |
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