I used to sit in front of my computer and point the browser to the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival website, where I'd drool over all the great events they were holding. All of them took place on Oahu, just out of my reach. But this year, they're celebrating five years of exemplary food festivals by bringing Maui and Hawaii into the fold of their 15-day festival that celebrates … [Read more...] about Hawaii Food and Wine Festival comes to Maui for Three Delicious Days #HFWF2015
Chef Alan Wong
This Sunday, Jan. 18: A Taste of Hawaii
MLB All-Star Kurt Suzuki and Chef Alan Wong invite you to dine during the first ever A Taste of Hawaii this Sunday at The Four Seasons Maui. Guests will be treated to a special menu complete with a professional athlete to serve you! Enjoy live music from Ikaika Blackburn and the Master of Ceremonies will be KHON TV’s Kanoa Leahey. Proceeds will benefit NephCure. $200. … [Read more...] about This Sunday, Jan. 18: A Taste of Hawaii
Why the three course tasting menu at Alan Wong’s Amasia is a quadruple threat @Grand Wailea Maui Restaurant
I'm like a kid in the Asian fusion candy store when I walk into Amasia. Chef and owner Alan Wong has taken all the delectable specialties–sushi, dim sum, the neighbor's hibachi, the corner store, baby luau, Chinatown–and tossed it together in his own fusion flavor. The restaurant recently celebrated its first year on Maui at the Grand Wailea, and created a special three-course … [Read more...] about Why the three course tasting menu at Alan Wong’s Amasia is a quadruple threat @Grand Wailea Maui Restaurant
2012 Year in Maui Food, Restaurants, Dining and Drinks
This was the year the word "gastropub" was finally added to the Merriam Websters dictionary. Defined as upscale pub grub, this genre of food had more of a stronghold on the mainland where it has dominated for the last decade, but its popularity has not go unnoticed on Maui. Menus have swelled with gourmet burgers, fancy fries, fish and chips, artisan bread, herb … [Read more...] about 2012 Year in Maui Food, Restaurants, Dining and Drinks
Dec. 6-9: First Annual Wailea Wine and Food Festival
With so much culinary talent concentrated in one spot, it's about time for Wailea to hold their own Wine and Food Festival. The festival gets its wine knowledge from some of the best professional sommeliers in the business. They come with amazing careers in the wine industry, perfectly suited to sharing and tasting wine with the Wailea set. The event hopscotches through the … [Read more...] about Dec. 6-9: First Annual Wailea Wine and Food Festival