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2010 Maui Aipono Award Winners

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

Best Service

Gold: Lahaina Grill, Lahaina
Silver: Banyan Tree, Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua

Best Waterfront

Gold: Mala Ocean Tavern, Lahaina
Silver: Merriman’s Kapalua, Kapalua

Most Romantic

Gold: Capische, Wailea
Silver: Gerard’s Restaurant, Lahaina

Most Innovative

Gold: Banyan Tree, Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
Silver: I’O, Lahaina

Hawai‘i Regional Cuisine

Gold: Hali‘imaile General Store, Hali‘imaile
Silver: Roy’s Kahana Bar & Grill, Kahana

Best Dessert

Gold: Roy’s Kahana Bar & Grill, Kahana
Silver: Duo, Four Seasons Resort Maui, Wailea

Best Late Night

Gold: Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar, Multiple Locations
Silver: Lahaina Coolers, Lahaina

Best Dinner Value

Gold: Aloha Mixed Plate, Lahaina
Silver: Cafe o Lei, Multiple Locations

Best Business Lunch

Gold: Cafe o Lei, Multiple Locations
Silver: Pineapple Grill, Kapalua

Best Vegetarian Menu

Gold: Mala Ocean Tavern, Lahaina & Mala Wailea
Silver: Cilantro Mexican Grill, Lahaina

Best Asian

Gold: A Saigon Cafe, Wailuku
Silver: Thai Chef

Best Italian

Gold: Casanova’s, Makawao
Silver: Ferraro’s Bar e Ristorante, Four Seasons Resort Maui, Wailea

Best Steak

Gold: Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, Multiple Locations

Silver: Duo, Four Seasons Resort Maui, Wailea

Best Seafood

Gold: Mama’s Fish House, Kuau
Silver—tie:
Pacific’o, Lahaina
Waterfront, Ma’alaea

Best Pizza

Gold: Flatbread Company, Pa‘ia
Silver: Lahaina Pizza Company (Formerly BJ’s Chicago Pizzeria), Lahaina

Best Sushi

Gold: Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar, Multiple Locations
Silver: Kai Sushi at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua

Best Plate Lunch

Gold: Aloha Mixed Plate, Lahaina
Silver: Da Kitchen, Multiple Locations

Best Breakfast

Gold: Gazebo, Napili
Silver: The Plantation House, Kapalua

Most Keiki Friendly

Gold: Bubba Gump, Lahaina

Best Take Out

Gold: Honokowai Okazuya, Honokowai
Silver: Honolua Store, Kapalua

Best Luau

Gold: Old Lahaina Lu‘au, Lahaina
Silver: Feast at Lele, Lahaina

Most Mauiest

Gold: Mama’s Fish House, Kuau
Silver: Hula Grill, Ka’anapali

Best Bakery

Gold: Komoda Store & Bakery, Makawao
Silver: Stillwell’s Bakery, Wailuku

Best Lobby Lounge

Gold: Alaloa at Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
Silver: Lobby Lounge at Four Seasons Resort Maui, Wailea

Best Bar

Gold: Lulu’s Lahaina Surf Club & Grill, Lahaina
Silver: Leilani’s, Ka’anapali

Best Wine List

Gold: Pineapple Grill, Kapalua
Silver: Lahaina Grill, Lahaina

Best Cocktails

Gold: Mala Ocean Tavern, Lahaina, & Mala Wailea
Silver: Tommy Bahama’s Tropical Cafe, Wailea

Best-kept Secret

Gold: Sea House Restaurant at Napili Kai Beach Resort, Napili
Silver: Pulehu Restaurant at the Westin Villas, Ka’anapali

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