This Saturday, Nov. 14, Plate Lunch in Waikapu invites you to Cruise for A Cause. It's a benefit for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), and the public is invited to enjoy art, food by Merriman's and Like Poke ($12) as well as music. Get a kick start on your holiday shopping via the silent auction. 6:30-9pm. Plate Lunch (167 Manea Pl., Waikapu), … [Read more...] about Cruise for a Cause at Plate Lunch
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Talking story with ‘The Three-Year Swim Club’ author Julie Checkoway about Soichi Sakamoto, Maui’s sugar ditch kids and Olympic glory
It’s not an exaggeration to say the green Waikapu on 30 restaurant has been there forever. It’s a little convenience store, selling plate lunches, sandwiches, snacks and drinks, but inside are little reminders–a shelf covered with old bottles, tin signs–that recall its past. The building dates back to the early years of the 20th century, when it was the old Sakamoto Store. Out … [Read more...] about Talking story with ‘The Three-Year Swim Club’ author Julie Checkoway about Soichi Sakamoto, Maui’s sugar ditch kids and Olympic glory
Nonprofit Na Hale O Maui builds first affordable home in Waikapu
Though formed nearly a decade ago to make it easy for people making less than the median income to buy their own homes, the nonprofit Na Hale O Maui is finally building its first home. “This was always our goal—the building of new homes affordable in perpetuity through use of a sustainable lease agreement that can be passed on to one’s heirs and takes the cost of land out of … [Read more...] about Nonprofit Na Hale O Maui builds first affordable home in Waikapu
Maui Pasta Company, Artisanal Pasta in Waikapu
Artisanal pasta is the heart of Chef Patricia Inman's retail and takeout operation at Maui Pasta Company in Waikapu. Her path to opening her pasta business and cooking was an unusual one. "My background is in art and architecture," says Inman. "I was getting my undergraduate degree in architecture and I spent a year in Italy in Rome. I just fell in love. Our farmer's markets … [Read more...] about Maui Pasta Company, Artisanal Pasta in Waikapu
Maui Chef’s Table at the Maui Tropical Plantation
Maui Tropical Plantation Executive Chef Jeff Scheer and Chef Krista Garcia invite you for a culinary adventure during Maui Chef's Table this Friday and Saturday, October 2 and 3. Guests will be treated to a seven-course meal made with organic and locally grown products. Make new friends, interact with the chef preparing your meal and savor all the unique, wonderful flavors. … [Read more...] about Maui Chef’s Table at the Maui Tropical Plantation