Betty Turns 90!
There’s nothing really to say about such an event, it is so much more than just a milestone,...
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Category: Food Blog
Kai Wailea, an art gallery where you eat the art!
Dining out, when done properly, should be a slow and delicious affair. After a look at the breathtaking images on their website [kaiwailea.com] I was eager to push aside the noren curtains and treat myself to just such a...
Read MoreDinner in 225 Minutes @ Longhi’s Wailea
With two mainland visitors in tow I headed down, on their last night here, to Longhi’s Wailea for a sumptuous and nearly 4 hour long dining extravaganza! As luck, a regular companion in my “restaurant” life, would have it, we...
Read MoreHana Hou Café -a Diamond in the rough..
Even if by serendipity, my partner and I were turned away from a few of our favorite upcountry restaurants last night [long waits] and ended up at Hana Hou Café in Haiku. As it turned out it was a stroke of great luck as dinner...
Read More“Mmmm” Spells: Mark, Midas, Mala and Marriott!
Acclaimed Maui chef, with the Midas touch, Mark Ellman’s Mala Ocean Tavern has a new little sister and she is anything but little. Situated oceanfront at the Marriott, Mala Wailea boasts that there isn’t a bad seat in the house,...
Read MoreIvan Pahk, Sansei’s Secret Weapon
I’ve been party to quite a few fantastic, off-the-menu dinning adventures that Ivan invented and executed incredible menus for. I wrote about each back before this was a blog site, you can read them here.
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