Mix and mingle during Maui’s first ever James Beard Foundation’s Celebrity Chef Tour this Friday and Saturday at the Grand Wailea. Participating chefs include event host Mike Lofaro (pictured), Isaac Bancaco, Chris Kulis and Justin Pardo. On Friday ($50), sip and savor cocktails from tequila ambassador Manny Hinojosa. Then on Saturday ($280), guests are invited to a … [Read more...] about First Ever James Beard Foundation Celebrity Chef Tour This Weekend
Manny Hinojosa
Fare Analysis: Sampling Amigo’s New Cocktail Menu Kihei Maui Restaurant
After a few hours with a needle in my side (see previous post here), it was time to drink tequila on our Maui midsummer solstice. A quick shot at Milagro’s was enough to numb the pain, and then I was off to Kihei to check out Amigo’s new location next to Long’s. The bar situation and dining room is a total step up from than their former much smaller Lipoa Street spot. Celeb … [Read more...] about Fare Analysis: Sampling Amigo’s New Cocktail Menu Kihei Maui Restaurant
Manny Hinojosa Brings garden to glass at Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas
Maui gets a bad rap for being behind the times. Is this is a little tropical island 3,000 miles away from everything–too far away to be trendy? The Westin Ka‘anapali Ocean Villas decided that this was not the case with their cocktail menu, so Food and Beverage Director Bob Megargle graciously invited San Francisco Bay Area mixology expert Manny Hinojosa to the property to show … [Read more...] about Manny Hinojosa Brings garden to glass at Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas
Third Annual Kona Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival at Royal Kona Resort Hawaii with Beachbum Berry, Sam Choy and Mick Fleetwood
The Rum Lot A dispatch from the annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival If rum’s history is a sordid tale of sugar and slaves, then the Mai Tai is its heady love child, complete with a questionable blood line. Every spirit has one. In August, Mai Tai-philes gather at the Royal Kona Resort for the annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival honoring the drink’s colorful … [Read more...] about Third Annual Kona Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival at Royal Kona Resort Hawaii with Beachbum Berry, Sam Choy and Mick Fleetwood