Last week, Outrigger Hotels unveiled a brand new wedding venue in Waikiki that just may rival any in bustling Waikiki. Capping a $110 million property renovation, the Outrigger Reef has opened the all-new "Voyager Deck", a 6,000 square foot, 3rd floor event space that overlooks Honolulu's serene ocean waters.
You know him as the smiley faced restaurateur-about-town, always at the happening spot at the right time. On Friday, November 20th at 6:00 p.m., Chai Chaowasaree will host a culinary party the likes of which we have yet to see in 2009, to celebrate the coinciding 20th anniversary of Singha Thai and the 10th of Chai's Island Bistro.
Let's face it: Memorial Day has always been another three-day "pardon" from the shackles of work... and not much more. Even here in Hawaii, the extent of "memorializing" is usually minimized to trying to get our neighbor's black lab out from under the house after the F-1 fighter jets do a fly-by.
This year, renown chef (and Hawaii Regional Cuisine movement founder) Beverly Gannon is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hali'imaile General Store with a benefit event worthy of the trek upcountry, Maui. But that's not all she's up to: Gannon just might be the busiest Maui chef at press time.
[This article appears courtesy of Hawaiian Style Magazine]
The Royal Lahaina Resort's ocean-front concert series that began this past summer is not just about a picture-perfect evening spent absorbing the sounds of crashing waves and slack key guitar. In fact, the Saturday night mele isn’t solely the culmination of two performer’s careers.
To Celebrate a Milestone, Benefit Culinary Education
Fine food enthusiasts unite! This Sunday, October 5th, 2008, Hawaii's own "local boy who made it big" is throwing himself a party, all in the name of culinary education.
Chef Bellec Pairs Fine Cuisine with Local Suds in 5-Course Meal
The Four Seasons Resort Lana'i, The Lodge at Koele, is opening up its majestic Music Room on Saturday, April 26, for an evening of hearty cuisine and local suds.
Always on the lookout for new culinary haps around the islands, we recently were alerted to a rather unique sounding event that will take place on Kauai each month.
While the 7th Annual Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce's "Chopsticks & Wine" event isn't until October 15, we felt an early start might allow readers a chance to attain tickets before its inevitable sell out. Held at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, on a Wednesday evening, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the event routinely fills all 1,200 seats weeks before.
