Dining Out
Hoku’s
February - March 2010The Kahala restaurant presents a new, sleek menu The first time I met Wayne Hirabayashi, executive chef at Kahala Hotel and Resort, he was knee-deep in lobsters and Australian seafood. As he unloaded an ice chest full of crustaceans, I was struck by his enthusiasm and sheer joy. That was 10 years ago, a week…
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Chef Ernesto Limcaco, Y. Hata
December - January 2010Chef Ernesto Limcaco grew up with a great role model in the restaurant industry. “My mom was a dynamite cook,” he says. “She owned two restaurants, one in the Philippines and one in San Francisco.” But the most valuable lesson he learned from her was not about cooking. “Successful restaurateurs understand as much about receipts…
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Culinary Magic
December - January 2010Savor innovative flavors and palate-tempting flair at Azure The first thing that strikes me about the dining room formerly known as The Surf Room at The Royal Hawaiian is that architect Terry Hendrickson actually understood the original architecture of the hotel. Call me odd, but I feel a warm glow of confidence when I walk…
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Time-Honored Taste
October - November 2009Ko at the Fairmont Kea Lani offers a passionate approach to traditional recipes Maui’s Fairmont Kea Lani has been home to some very fine food over the years. In the mid-1990s, Shep Gordon’s Grand Chefs on Tour made frequent stops at the luxurious resort, and highly respected celebrity chefs like Charlie Trotter, Roger Verge and…
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Marvelously Mavro
August - September 2009An award-winning dining experience in the heart of Honolulu When Chef George “Mavro” Mavrothalassitis opened his eponymous fine dining restaurant a decade ago on the corner of South King Street, he found himself a whisper away from Alan Wong’s and a world away from anything Honolulu diners had seen before: three fixed price menus, no…
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Chef Vikram Garg, Halekulani
June - July 2009When Vikram Garg arrived at Halekulani last October, you could almost feel the winds of change blow in from the ocean, gently drifting through Orchids and softly kissing House Without a Key before sweeping upstairs to La Mer. Naturally, change at AAA Five Diamond Award-winning restaurants like La Mer must come at a dignified and…
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Wolfgang’s Steakhouse
June - July 2009The newest Honolulu steakhouse boasts an authentic taste of New York I thought the best way to get a measure of the city’s newest “New York” steakhouse would be to go with a guy from New York. Because, unlike many other dining experiences, the New York steakhouse is not really open to interpretation. “There are…
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Tommy Bahama Wailea
June - July 2009Bask in the fun-meets-fashion lifestyle of the famed brand’s Maui cafe There is food. And there is fashion. Seldom do the twain meet, except when, in a clumsy moment, a drop of gazpacho falls from your spoon and onto a previously impeccable pair of white linen pants. But there are exceptions to every rule. Tommy…
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Chef Roger Bartle
April - May 2009Cooking at Hawaii’s most exclusive golf club It was love at first sight in 1991 when Chef Roger Bartle flew into Lanai as part of the opening team for the Manele Bay Hotel – and he’s been hooked on Hawaii ever since. “I worked for two rock resorts in Arizona and Wyoming, and from there…
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Homegrown In Hana
April - May 2009Savor a unique dining destination at Hotel Hana-Maui’s Ka’uiki restaurant Sometimes it’s the road less traveled that leads you to the most interesting places. The road to Hana might be one of the more hazardous trips to take for dinner in Hawai’i, but it’s certainly one of the most memorable. after an incredible journey by…
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