LIQUID WAILEA HAPPENINGS . . . Summer is sizzling in South Maui with all manner of food and drink events. Indulge in just one, several or all. Here are some fun picks for the near future. Luana, the lobby lounge at the Fairmont Kea Lani in Wailea, will tempt the sippers among us starting ...
IN THE SPOTLIGHT . . . Just like clockwork, Maui will be featured on television, again. Host Guy Fieri of the Food Network will highlight a Kihei hot spot on the next episode of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” The “Barbecue, Batter and Beer-Can Chicken” episode will air at 9 p.m. ...
AROUND TOWN . . . I was going through my spam emails the other day when I came across one from the Museum of Food and Drink in Brooklyn. Ready to hit “delete,” I opened it instead. Lo and behold, its August calendar lists Sheldon Simeon, chef-owner of Tin Roof on Maui, giving a speech ...
ISLE SPOTLIGHT . . . In March, the Food Network contacted a few Maui restaurant and food truck owners — and in April, it filmed on island. On Friday, Season 27, Episode One of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” will put the German-Swiss fare of Brigit & Bernard’s Garden Cafe in Kahului ...
MEN OF THE MOMENT . . . It was hard to miss standup paddle-boarding champ Kai Lenny on the current cover of Modern Hawaii Luxury magazine. Inside, the Men of the Moment included Michael Lofaro, chef at Humuhumu at the Grand Wailea, looking James Bond-like as the “dashing gourmet” in suit, ...
JUICY TIDBITS . . . I’m sitting here at the computer crunching the new pineapple chips made by the same Maui Crisp people who create the prized beef jerky. The bags come in regular and li-hing-mui flavors. I just hope the crumbs don’t fall into the keyboard. Yum! I bought the addicting, ...
