Maui Food And Dining

Slow Food Maui continues its Taste Education Series with session 4, Chocolate tasting with Melanie Boudar of Sweet Paradise Chocolatier.

It’s that time of year when the pre-fixe dinner menus come out en masse, and Wailea’s restaurants are booked, solid…from May 22 through May 28.

Beer. It’s got great head, amazing mouth-feel, and comes in all kinds of flavors and viscosities. The 3rd annual Maui Brew Fest is for the beer lover in you.

Wicked, decadent, dangerously smooth, are just a few words to describe the cocktails at Spago at the Four Seasons resort in Wailea.

Chef Dave D.K. Kodama took top honors in the Maui Onion Recipe Contest with his Kekaha Shrimp and Lobster Cake with Swiss Chard, Hamakua Alii Mushrooms and Lobster Uni Sauce.

You can’t get in, unless you surrender your keys. Botero Gallery Bar at the Grand Wailea, is just that kind of place.

The Banyan Tree Deli and Bakery have discovered an unlikely top-selling snack.

The Kapalua Food and Wine Festival will celebrate its 30th year as the longest running festival of its kind in Hawaii June 9-12.

Old Lahaina Luau will host a tribute to the late Akoni Akana and a benefit for Moku’ula Lahaina on June 4th.

Mexican fare is a must tomorrow and many of Maui’s festive eateries will be packed with celebrators on the prowl for tacos, enchiladas, margaritas and more. Check out our favorite Cinco de Mayo picks.

Gerard’s, Lahaina’s French fine dining restaurant, will host a wine pairing dinner on May 20, featuring wines from Rhone/Provence.

The Maui Earth Day Festival took place today at Ke’Opuolani Park Amphitheatre, bringing with it an assortment of meals, snacks and healthy desserts.

The 22nd Maui Onion Festival arrives at Whalers Village, Kaanapali on May 7. The celebration will include celebrity chef demonstrations, local food displays, entertainment on two stages, a beer garden, and a various contests.

The 19th annual East Maui Taro Festival will take place at the Hana Ballpark April 29 to May 1, bringing with it poi pounding demonstrations, taro pancakes, loco moco bowls and a variety of traditional foods.

The Progressive Dinner features gourmet dinning, with each course served at one of three historic Lahaina locations.

Slow Food Maui will host another session in its Taste Education Series, an evening of making sorbets and gelatos with Melissa McKelvey of Penguini in Paia.

On May 6th the Four Seasons Resort in Wailea will host a wine pairing dinner featuring celebrated wines from Opus One Winery in Napa Valley, CA.

As part of the Grand Wailea’s Toast! series, which celebrates grand food, spirits and fine wine, a tequila pairing dinner featuring Don Julio tequilas lit up the hotel’s Humuhumunukunukuapua’a restaurant Friday night.

Japengo, West Maui’s new Pacific Rim and sushi lounge at Hyatt Regency Maui, will host a monthly dinner series starting Friday, April 22nd.

Whole Foods Maui diverted a total of 34 tons of trash from the landfill since opening its doors last year.