Chef of the Year:
Cameron Lewark, Spago at the Four Seasons Resort
Maui Restaurant of the Year
Gold: Pineapple Grill, Kapalua
Silver: Mama’s Fish House, Kuau
Maui County Farm Bureau’s Friend of Agriculture:
Flatbread Company, Pa’ia
Excellence in Sustainability:
Market Fresh Bistro
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Robert Santos, Maui Culinary Academy
Best New Restaurant
Gold: David Paul’s Island Grill
Silver—tie:
Cane & Taro, Ka’anapali
Bistro Casanova , Kahului
Tijuana’s Beach Cantina is a hip-hoppening place these days with all sorts of specials including magical family nights, Paco Taco night, happy hour in the upstairs lounge (yeah!!) $4.50 margarita’s (yippee-ai-ey) and 20% donations on Wednesday night food tabs to Maui schools.
An Easter basket sent across the miles from Hawaii looks a lot different than the traditional basket. Instead of chocolate eggs there’s Ling Hi Mui. Rather than jelly beans there’s Wasabi Peas! Here are some suggestions for Hawaii Food Favorites to pack into an Easter Care Package for folks on the mainland.
Not just another grocery store, Whole Foods is – to use their phrase – the Whole Deal.
The retail chain, founded in Austin, TX in 1980, was built on the notion that the US consumer was ready for authentic, wholesome, natural foods presented in a supermarket format. Oh, yeah –
It’s so very cool that the Maui County Economic Opportunity bureau is sponsoring a program to encourage local trade, with retailers pitching in to offer special discounts. Here are the deals currently being offered by local restaurants. Dine well; be hearty! Enjoy even more knowing you are making your local economy heartier, too.
Experience dinner at Pulehu following the show and net a complimentary $25 gift certificate per adult or $10 per child. Dine after 8 pm and receive $10 extra per adult!
The news of the demi-menu’s homecoming sent us flying into Lahaina Grill last night as we anticipated satisfying (albeit smaller) preparations of many of our favorite island meals …
A look back at food news since What’s Cooking Maui launched a year ago.
No sooner had we packed away the Christmas lights when we discovered yet another gift under our tree, or make that the giant shade tree near the Sugar Cane Pu`ukoli`i Train Station in Kaanapali.
Now open on the glorious shores of Kaanapali Beach, Duke’s Beach House Maui is the latest exciting extension of the TS Brand, which also operates Kimo’s, Leilani’s, and Hula Grill on Maui.
