Maui Food And Dining

Winners of the coveted Kona Coffee Cupping Competition have been announced, following the 45th-annual Kona Coffee Cultural Festival in Kona on Hawaiʻi Island.

If you’d like to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner without having to cook it yourself, there are a few options to consider on the West side on Thursday, Nov. 26.

Hard Rock Cafe Maui is currently looking for volunteers to help distribute free Thanksgiving lunch to the homeless, hungry, or those who have fallen on tough times this year.

The Thanksgiving Thursday turkey dinner will survive beyond the holidays, after becoming the most popular special ever at Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop. For the first time, customers can order one of those per-person plates in advance, to enjoy on Thanksgiving.

Major League Baseball All-Star and Wailuku native Kurt Suzuki will return home to Maui to host two events, including Taste of Hawaiʻi in January with restauranteur and chef Alan Wong.

Dessert fans and music lovers won’t want to miss the 6th annual “Life Is Sweet” event at The Shops at Wailea on Nov. 14th, to benefit Best Buddies Hawai’i.

A pint night from 6 to 10 p.m. on Nov. 27 at Maui Brewing Company in Kahana benefits our native, endangered birds and helps Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project.

Giovanni Steven Cappelli started Casanova with three friends almost 30 years ago. The deli, restaurant and historic dance floor are still booming today.

Ka’ana Kitchen Chef de Cuisine Ritchard Cariaga links with Hana Ranch Provisions Head Chef Gary Johnson on Nov. 21, for a unique “Belly & Snout” dinner theme at Andaz Maui Resort.

Lumeria Maui in Makawao will be hosting a fall-inspired evening and multi-course dinner as part of the FEAST Hawaii series on November 12th from 5:30 to 8:30 PM.

The Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center is combining some of Maui’s finest in food, wine and art for its Wailea Food and Wine Celebration on Nov. 14 at Hotel Wailea. The benefit runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Anuhea Room.

Thousands of people came out to celebrate the 7th and final Lahaina Plantation Days, which recognized nine restaurants and food providers in its food contests.

October marks Hawaiʻi’s first statewide Farm-to-School Month, and community groups Grow Some Good and Maui School Garden Networks are holding a special event at the Lipoa Street Farmer’s Market in Kihei on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. ʻUlu trees and vegetable starts will be available, thanks to local students.

Four Seasons Resort Maui connected with local students when starting its own garden. Now some Kihei 5th graders are celebrating, and learning what “mālama ʻāina” really means.

Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Lahaina will host a rosé wine pairing dinner on Friday, Oct. 30 as part of its Maui Tastemakers series, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Twenty Wailea restaurants are taking part in the celebration of Wailea’s finest cuisine, Nov. 1-7, 2015. Prix-fixe menus will support the Maui Food Bank.

Thanksgiving Thursdays have begun at Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop, with a Thanksgiving-style dinner for $16.95, and the release of new baked treats and pies.

Coconut’s Fish Cafe opened in a 1,100-square-foot space in Kihei six years ago. Now, it goes through 500 pounds of fish and serves 1,000 customers a day.

On June 19, 2012 Hotel Molokai suffered an electrical fire loss which resulted in the closure of their restaurant. “Hale Kealoha” opened earlier this month…

Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival and Authentescapes present “Tokyo to Tokachi” from July 20 to 27, 2016. The culinary tour of Japan is led by chef Roy Yamaguchi.