Archive for October - November 2007
Chanel Sparkles
October - November 2007New jewelry and film elevates the famed designer brand This fall, Chanel unveils Coco Mademoiselle: The Film starring Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley as a modern-day Coco Chanel – a mysterious and independent woman who takes destiny into her own hands. “Coco Chanel’s strong personality, her bold temperament and her charisma were impressive,” states Knightley. “There…
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Fine Ideas Brought To Life
October - November 2007Aloha! In putting together this issue of HILuxury Magazine, I was reminded of a nugget from a college philosophy course long ago: That no object can exist physically if it does not first exist in a non-physical realm – that is, until somebody first conceives of the idea. And you have to be impressed with…
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Savor Sips of Tuscany
October - November 2007Heed the call to Tuscany, the land of picture postcard views, sumptuous cuisine, awesome architecture and some if Italy’s greatest wines. That is exactly what I did when I was recently invited to moderate a retrospective tasting of 1997 Super Tuscans and Brunello di Montalcino. 1997 was a watershed vintage for Italy and even more…
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Luxury Dining
October - November 2007Hawaiian/Pan-Pacific Aaron’s ATOP Ala Moana An inviting ambiance and sumptuous dishes make aaron’s a must-dine spot. join the party at their late-night supper club and lounge. ala moana hotel, 410 atkinson drive, honolulu. 955-4466. Alan Wong’s Hawaii regional cuisine featuring current, innovative recipes created from hand-picked fruits and veggies from local farms by one of…
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Cool Cocktails
October - November 2007If you like your gin and tonic with a slice of lime, then you’ll love Rangpur. Pure grain spirit, distilled in a copper pot still, this new high-end product from Tanquerey is not an artificially flavored alcohol, but rather a subtle, incredibly smooth spirit infused with fruit. During final distillation, Rangpur limes, ginger, juniper berries,…
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Island Basil
October - November 2007Basil is one of the main herbs grown in Hawaii, with local farms producing almost 2 million pounds of the sweet Italian and Asian varieties each year. Is there a more perfect partner for Island-grown tomatoes than these prolific, fragrant leaves? And for perfect pesto, add Island-farmed macadamia nuts and keep the blender low for…
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Simple pleasures
October - November 2007Chef Alan Takasaki offers classic fare at Le Bistro Alan Takasaki marches to the beat of his own drum. In a sleepy strip mall in Aina Haina, with KFC on one side and a 7-Eleven on the other, the 49-year-old chef/owner of Le Bistro has created what few of his peers have been able to…
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Get Up & Get Down
October - November 2007Happy hour and more at the Hanohano Room The thrill of riding a glass-walled elevator 30 stories up the outside of a hotel is not gone. There is always something new to see on the way up to Sheraton’s Hanohano Room. Most locals know it as the former site of the Perry and Price Morning…
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Suite escape
October - November 2007Indulge in Halekulani’s Vera Wang Suite When the worlds of high fashion and high-end travel accommodations collide, the result is a beautifully unique – and incomparably chic -home away from home. Enter the Vera Wang Suite at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki. The brainchild of Halekulani’s chief operating officer Peter Shaindlin, the suite is both…
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Isla de Flores
October - November 2007Where Maya and missionary influences meet in Guatemala An entire civilization dissolved into the sweltering Central American jungles about a thousand years ago. Superb engineers and mathematicians; artisans and historians; warriors and bureaucrats – all of them gone. The sophistication of their culture can be seen today in the pyramids and lesser ruins the Maya…
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