By Vanessa Wolf

Chef Kulis prepares a dish on a previous Kai Kanani cruise. Courtesy image

This Saturday, Oct. 4, Kai Kanani Sailing and Capische? Restaurant invite you to spend a romantic – and delicious – evening at sea.

The two are pairing up for a regional wine and food tasting with a Tuscan theme.

While award-winning Chef Christopher Kulis of Capische? tends to your tastebuds, Brother Dwight serenades your ears with his Hawaiian melodies.

The special menu items for this Tuscan culinary adventure include:

• House-cured Malama Farms pork
• Italian Cheeses
• The Market bread
• Tuna Carpaccio with arugula, Meyer lemon and garlic
• Ono Tortellini
• Fennel and herb salad
• Crisp island catch
• Braised Maui Co. lamb
• Lemon curd
• Pine nut crisp and raspberry sorbet

A dish from a previous cruise. Courtesy image

The cruise also features an open bar and – courtesy of Mother Nature – a beautiful Maui sunset.

Check in is at 3:45 p.m. The cruise itself lasts from 4:15 to 6:15 p.m. and is $118 per person ($114.78 if booked online).

Kai Kanani departs from the beach fronting the Mākena Beach and Golf Resort and offers complimentary shuttle service from select locations.