Archive for June-July 2007

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HI Luxury Dining

HAWAIIAN/PAN-PACIFIC
21 DEGREES NORTH
Enjoy fine contemporary Pacific Rim cuisine from an extensive menu while taking in breathtaking views of Turtle Bay through their floor-to-ceiling windows. Turtle Bay Resort, 57-091 Kamehameha Highway, Kahuku. 293-6000.
ALAN WONG’S
Hawaiian regional cuisine featuring current, innovative recipes created from hand-picked fruits and veggies off of local farms by one of the most [...]

June-July 2007 | HiLuxury Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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Luxury:

The difference between want and need
I like to say wine should be a grocery rather than a luxury. But without question, there is a level of wine that is nothing but a luxury. Let’s face it, wine is seen as a luxury item that is enjoyed primarily by the affluent and privileged. But where do [...]

June-July 2007 | Roberto Viernes | 0 comments | Continued
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The Perfect Mojito

Ask Joey Goettesman, Elixir Master at E&O Trading Company the secret to the city’s best Mojito, and he’ll tell you it’s all in the stroking. “eighty strokes is what it takes,” says the self-styled “master alchemist.”
Venture out to E&O in Ward Centre on any balmy Honolulu evening, and you’ll see alchemists at work behind the [...]

June-July 2007 | Jo McGarry | 0 comments | Continued
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Cooking with Lemon grass

Until fairly recently, Lemon grass was grown in India. Today, you’ll find it spreading its silky, fragrant leaves beneath the Ko’olau mountains in Waimanalo. Farmer Dean Okimoto grows the herb for local chefs, who use it in everything from Thai cusine to Pacific Rim and regional dishes.
Alan Wong recently created this simple, warming broth, using [...]

June-July 2007 | HiLuxury Staff | 0 comments | Continued
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A dream come true

D.K. Kodama finds success in restaurant business
Ten years ago, describing D.K. Kodama’s style was easy. He was the laid back, funny guy in shorts and slippers who ran a great sushi bar over on Maui.
When I first met him, and ate at Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar, I thought the concept so ideal for [...]

June-July 2007 | Jo McGarry | 0 comments | Continued
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All that Jazz

Chinatown’s thirtyninehotel a music hotspot
Jazz in Chinatown?
The nightly jazz scene in downtown Honolulu has begun to pick up speed, as well as respect, as club owners are beginning to make way for jazz artists and jazz enthusiasts. One such venue is thirtynine-hotel, located, as its namesake specifies, on 39 North Hotel Street in downtown Honolulu.
From [...]

June-July 2007 | Kimberly Lehano | 0 comments | Continued
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Fine Vintage

Wine country vacation won’t leave you with sour grapes
To get an idea of how important wine is in the fabric of American society, there are about 350 wineries in Napa Valley.
That doesn’t include Sonoma County and other fertile grounds of California that account for much of the wine consumed in this country. That’s just Napa [...]

June-July 2007 | Marc David | 0 comments | Continued
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Speed and Style

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is all class
Its six-liter engine purrs silently then revs to a whop-ping 620 horsepower. Its sleek design begs no question of style. It exudes luxury.
It is the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, and it’s the epitome of style and sophistication.
First introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show, this sleek two-seater sports car [...]

June-July 2007 | Erin Schmidt | 0 comments | Continued
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Sweet feet

Spa Luna’s Pineapple Pedicure a decadent experience
You look out, and on the left, a surfer drops in on a glassy, perfect wave. To his far right, there’s a humpback whale frolicking in the deep blue. Then you glance in the distance and see picturesque mountains as a backdrop of a beautiful blue Hawaiian sky.
All this, [...]

June-July 2007 | Kimberly Lehano | 0 comments | Continued
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A certain Allure

Boutique offers top swimwear lines
Elegant. Brazilian. Fun. Local. Designer. Sexy. Surf. Conservative. Skimpy. Comfortable. All words that only begin to describe the selection you’ll find at an Allure store. Whether at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center store (the flagship location), Ward Centre or the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, Allure has the perfect [...]

June-July 2007 | Kimberly Lehano | 0 comments | Continued
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