It's one thing to say that Italian cuisine is comfort food, and yet entirely another to experience the Italian delights created by Chef Roger Stettler at Taverna. Italiano is inherently comforting, belly-filling pastas drenched in rich cream sauces and meaty marinaras, but Stettler elevates comfort a few notches, adding elegance with the quality ingredients he likes to work … [Read more...] about Taverna: Italian Treats in Kapalua
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Joe’s Nuevo Latino Closes Its Doors in Wailea
What started with much fanfare has now seemingly ended in flames. When restauranteur and chef Beverly Gannon announced her partnership with Chef Roger Stettler and Greg Shepherd of Island Restaurant Management earlier this year in January, I had dreamy expectations of a new restaurant trifecta on Maui. But as we all know, reality can bite. And today it bit hard, according to … [Read more...] about Joe’s Nuevo Latino Closes Its Doors in Wailea
Bev Gannon Restaurants Hire Greg Shepherd and Roger Stettler As Managing Partners
Greg Shepherd and Roger Stettler, both owners at the epicurean Cow Pig Bun Restaurant, will now add Managing Partners of the trio of Bev Gannon Restaurants to their resumes. “I’m excited to introduce the energy and new ideas from two of Maui’s younger generation of talent,” Gannon said in a Jan. 10 press release. Gannon is the owner and chef for Haliimaile General Store, … [Read more...] about Bev Gannon Restaurants Hire Greg Shepherd and Roger Stettler As Managing Partners
Cafe Carmen in the Kihei Tech Park: New Restaurant Review
Converted office space never looked so stylish or smelled so good as it does at Cafe Carmen in Kihei. Lynn Stettler opened it in the South Maui Tech Park in February 2013, and the cute little eatery quickly gained a reputation for a fine menu, the best salted caramel latte and a surprising extensive beer list, plus wine on tap. Stettler also happens to show off a strong DIY … [Read more...] about Cafe Carmen in the Kihei Tech Park: New Restaurant Review
Maui Time Annual Food Issue 2013
Photo by Sean Michael Hower. Cover Design by Darris Hurst. Maui is a food mecca. Fresh produce, bounty from the sea and land, farmers markets and some of the best restaurants in the world hold fast on our paradise in the Pacific. There is no better way to share our love and passion for food, then sharing what we like to eat, and how we make it. MauiTime asked our island chefs … [Read more...] about Maui Time Annual Food Issue 2013