Oasis On The Beach Classic Mai Tai
The Mai Tai has roots in California. Cocktail lore credits Victor J. “Trader Vic” Bergeron with creating the drink at his eponymous Oakland restaurant in 1944. In the ensuing decades, the Mai Tai has...
Interview: chef Sheldon Simeon (Star Noodle + Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop)
Big Island native Sheldon Simeon arrived in Maui by way of Walt Disney World and now oversees the culinary direction for Old Lahaina Luau, a company that dates to 1986 and includes >Aloha Mixed...
Maui Brewing Co.: Keeping Beer Local in Hawaii
A place needs to fulfill certain criteria to be considered a culinary destination. First, is there great food that demonstrates a sense of place? Second, is anybody producing high-quality local beverages? This isn’t as...
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival: From Farm to Table
The second annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival convened their grandest tasting event at the Hilton Hawaiian Village – From Farm to Table: A Makahiki Festival- featuring high-profile chefs, mixologists and winemakers on the...
Interview: Hawaiian chef Alan Wong
Alan Wong is an Oahu-based culinary giant. The powerhouse chef is one of the driving forces behind Hawaiian Regional Cuisine, which celebrates the islands’ native cuisine and ingredients, and co-chairs the complementary Hawaii Food...
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival: The Bounty of He’eia
We met in a parking lot near downtown Honolulu and set off in a bus to learn from representatives of the Kamehameha Schools, which for 125 years have been working “to enhance the capability...
