Maui Food And Dining

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.

Friday evening more than 300 guests attended the “Little Chef, Big Chef” gala at the Grand Wailea. Maui Now’s Malika Dudley brings us all the action…

The Maui Culinary Academy (MCA) at the University of Hawai‘i Maui College has announced the food/drink menus and live auction packages for its 19th-annual benefit gala in partnership with the Fairmont Kea Lani Maui and Maui No Ka ‘Oi Magazine, being held in Wailea this Saturday, Oct. 17. The Noble Chef is MCA’s largest annual fundraiser, and features […]

Hāna Ranch has opened its first restaurant, Hāna Ranch Provisions in Pāʻia, expanding its reach and sharing its mission for a more sustainable Maui.

The 2015 list includes: #14 Mama’s Fish House in Pāʻia; and #15 Lahaina Grill in West Maui.

Nourish your community and your appetite with “Dine Out for Hospice Maui.”  On Tuesday, Nov. 10, 35 participating restaurants around the island will donate a portion of the proceeds from their meals to Hospice Maui. Calling it an “inclusive and community-spirited fundraising event,” Hospice Maui invites residents to “Dine Out” and support the non-profit.  Hospice Maui has been serving […]

If you’d like to get some extra wear out of your Halloween costume, Sangrita Grill + Cantina will host a Day of the Dead, or Dia De Los Muertos party Nov. 1 in Kaʻanapali, to support Imua Family Services, with a prix-fixe menu, costume contest, prizes and live Flamenco music by Indio & Avi.

The debut 2015 Ka’ana cooking class on Saturday, Oct. 3 shared new methods of grilling local food, making go-to rubs and crafting marinades at Andaz Maui in Wailea. It’s the first in a series of classes that will run through 2016.

Chef and restauranteur Peter Merriman plans to release his first cookbook, “Merriman’s Hawaiʻi, The Chef, The Farmer, The Food, The Islands,” in December. It gives readers a glimpse of Hawaiʻi through the eyes of the chef and restaurateur who has helped shape the cuisine and agriculture of Hawaiʻi for more than 25 years.

You’re invited to experience “The Best of Both Worlds” at Pūlehu, an Italian Grill in Kā‘anapali on Wednesday Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m. The fundraising dinner, which is part of Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi Magazine’s ‘Aipono Wine Dinner Series, will benefit Maui Culinary Academy.

Some of Maui’s most esteemed chefs will go head-to-head on Saturday, Oct. 17 during the Maui Fil-Am Heritage Festival®, which celebrates Filipino-American History Month with food, art, dance, culture, contests and games. The event happens from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Maui Mall.