Throw your wetsuit—with your body still shrink-wrapped inside—in the dryer and then set it on “delicate.” That’s what it feels like to move into a little bohemian house in Paia with a roommate I’ll call Moonbeam. Yeah, we all make mistakes, but you really can’t blame anybody but yourself when at 22 you decide to move into a beach house with a hyperactive hippie more than twice … [Read more...] about Life with Moonbeam
‘Look at our Office’
I’m sitting in a passenger van at 10,000 feet, it’s four in the morning and a bunch of tourists are fumbling through the dark, towards the edge of a cliff. They’re more or less facing the horizon in a sort of jet-lagged excitement, waiting to see the sun, but the ocean is blocking their view. I look at my watch—their mountaintop photo shoot isn’t scheduled to start for another … [Read more...] about ‘Look at our Office’
MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best Place to Spend Your Last $20: Borders Books & Music
BEST PLACE TO SPEND YOUR LAST $20 borders books & music I’ve spent a lot of time in Borders with only $20, so here’s what I do. First I search the shelves, looking for a couple books that seem good. Then I head to the cafe and order some coffee and a muffin. I also grab a stack of magazines that I would never buy but like to look through. Then I sit down, enjoy my food … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best Place to Spend Your Last $20: Borders Books & Music
MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best Japanese on Maui: Kobe
BEST JAPANESE kobe Kobe, with its high ceilings and cool lights, is a perfect place to sit back and chow down on Maui’s best Japanese grub. With a Teppanyaki menu that includes Sukiyaki and Hibachi Steak, the Super Sunset Specials (nightly 5:30-6:30), lots of colorful sushi and Japanese beer to wash it all down, it’s no surprise why Kobe is voted the BEST. For dessert, treat … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best Japanese on Maui: Kobe
MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best Chef on Maui: James Mcdonald
BEST CHEF james mcdonald The executive chef at Pacific’O restaurant in Lahaina, James McDonald serves up some of Maui’s finest dishes. Yummy stuff like Coconut Macadamia Nut Fish, Crispy Ahi and Banana Pineapple Lumpia grace the menu. In 1998, The Maui News voted McDonald Best New Chef. He’s also recently participated in an event supporting the James Beard Foundation, which … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2005: Best Chef on Maui: James Mcdonald