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CAPISCHE? NO MORE . . . While its orignal chef and owner, Brian Etheredge, has closed Capische? and left Hotel Wailea, he's still a consultant."We officially took the restaurant over last month," says Christy Stesky, director of marketing for the hotel. "For now, everything is staying the same, except that the name is now Restaurant at Hotel Wailea."Stesky goes on to say that the hotel is now a Relais & Chateau property. It's adults-only except for the newly named restaurant. It's just been rated "one of the Top 16 most romantic places to stay in the world" and it underwent a $30 ...

Side Orders • June 30, 2016

END OF AN ERA . . . An insider told me that the brunch on Sunday at Makena Beach & Golf Resort was running at about 150 percent food cost. A whole pig and two legs of lamb were roasted and served along with king crab, thick-cut hamachi sushi and prime rib. All consumed by the sea of locals, who knew a good deal when they saw one at $40 per person.Copious amounts of champagne flowed and the "30 Years" ice sculpture glistened before it started to melt."It's been a good run. We had a big wine dinner following and our brunches were so popular," says resort Executive Chef Kurt Lesmerises ...

Side Orders • June 23, 2016

STARRY NIGHTS . . . Maui Film Festival at Wailea is past, but the stellar movies and the culinary parties linger on the mind and palate.It was fun to see Goldie Hawn and son Wyatt Russell at the opening film fest party Taste of Summer oceanfront at the Grand Wailea.The resort also launched its new Raw Bar in the Botero Lounge during the fest. From 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, you may now enjoy a sampler of freshly made poke, sushi, sashimi and an oyster paired with local craft beers, wines or a specialty crafted cocktail for $35 per person. From 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Botero ...

Side Orders • June 16, 2016

PARTY ON, GARTH . . . From this past weekend's Kapalua Wine & Food Festival to this week's Maui Film Festival, Maui is nonstop fun.The Scions of Wine panel was particularly interesting at KWFF with icons such as Tim Mondavi of Continuum and son Carlo Mondavi of Raen.I first spotted Carlo at the trade tasting walking at a fast clip, wearing backward baseball cap, rolled-up jeans and tennis shoes. I called out, "Carlo!" He looked and I said, "I'm Carla!"He walked right over and hugged me, although we have never met. Carlos' grandfather, Robert Mondavi, was at the first festival 35 ...

Side Orders • June 9, 2016

34 AND SO MUCH MORE . . . Called "one of the last Mohicans" for his mastery of both savory cuisine and desserts, French chef Gerard Reversade will celebrate 34 years at his award-winning restaurant in the Plantation Inn in Lahaina on Friday.Maui residents love Gerard's not only for the luscious French cuisine with an island twist and the fine wine list, but because the chef-owner offers 20 percent off of food nightly for kamaaina."I come in daily to do things Cliff Concepcion doesn't have time to do," says Gerard. "I make ginger ice cream, head cheese, foie gras terrine and strawberry ...

Side Orders • June 2, 2016

OUT KAPALUA WAY . . . With the Maui Brewers Festival and American Craft Beer Week behind us, bars and restaurants are far from tapped out.In fact, a Tap Takeover will transpire at Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar in Kapalua on Saturday with five food courses and five beers from Lahaina's new Kohola Brewery with the motto, "what you put into the beer, you get out of the beer."Sansei Executive Chef Kaipo Dean Nakata will prepare local pohole fern and grilled tofu salad; Vietnamese bahn mi sliders; Kobe beef and parmesan ramen; Korean-style braised short ribs; and azuki-bean ...