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Side Orders • Apr. 3, 2014

GREEN ACRES . . . More than 8,000 people will be saddling up to the Maui County Ag Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Waikapu.That's why promoters want to spread the word about the complimentary Akina Aloha Tours shuttle service that will run between Baldwin High School and Maui Tropical Plantation every 15 minutes."In its seventh year, the ag fest raises awareness about local Maui agriculture, invites the public to talk story with the people who grow our food and their industry allies, as they discover what agriculture means to our communities and aina, taste fresh flavors and ...

Side Orders • Mar. 27, 2014

OUT HANA WAY . . . Driving to East Maui on a rainy day recently, I saw wondrous waterfalls, butterflies and fun signs such as, "Honk if You're Hungry," and "Five Bananas for $1."We stopped in Hana town at the new Surfing Burro food trailer, which makes chorizo burritos and desserts like vegan lilikoi pie. Owners Travis Tunnicliff and Andrew Kearny also craft tamales with ulu (breadfruit) batter and fill them with chicken mole. Ono! "We invented it and use the batter for empanadas, too," says Kearny."Operation: Vacation" was filming at Travaasa Hana, buffing out a deserving Canadian ...

Side Orders • Mar. 20, 2014

FLUID THOUGHTS . . . Hot on the heels of the Grow Some Good school gardens benefit at Hotel Wailea, its signature restaurant, Capische, is uncorking Testarossa chardonnay and pinot noir, featuring elegant labels by Maui's own Jim Powlan."The wines are a private label and are being poured by the glass at Capische? and will be featured in their new deli /store, the Market by Capische? set to open April 5 just below Monkeypod Kitchen," says Powlan."They have also commissioned one more print of mine to be made into a private label, this time a red blend from the Stolpman Winery."Powlan sits ...

Side Orders • Mar. 13, 2014

BITS AND PIECES . . . The new Miss America's Miss Valley Isle Outstanding Teen, Jessica Griffiths, also happens to be the owner of the Maui Girlz Shave Ice trailer that's a popular staple at Maui Swap Meet in Kahului from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.This Saturday, Jessica will host a fundraiser there and give back 100 percent of all money she collects to the nonprofit group, Backpack Buddies."The funds will be donated to help our hungry keiki on Maui," says the reigning teen queen, who sells rainbow shave ice and coffee-haupia flavors.The Maui Ocean Center will celebrate its 16th ...

Side Orders • Mar. 6, 2014

AROUND TOWN . . . As some of you know, Jennifer Nguyen was named a winner in the 2014 Mayor's Small Business Awards last week at King Kamehameha Golf Club in Waikapu. She won in the category of exceptional business people with 11 to 35 employees."I was speechless," says Nguyen, owner of A Saigon Cafe, who had just flown in hours before from a short Napa Valley vacation. "It was unexpected. So I didn't prepare. Of course, I want to thank my customers for their loyalty over my 21 years in business."The three partners of Three's Bar & Grill in Kihei were nominated in the category of ...

Side Orders • Feb. 27, 2014

SPEND A LITTLE TIME . . . The minute he walked in the joint . . . they could tell he was a man of distinction . . . a real BIG spender.Hey, that was actor Charlie Sheen spotted dining like he was two and a half men at Mala Wailea last week with his new fiance, recently retired adult-movie star Brett Rossi. According to onlookers in the room, he was a big tipper, too, generously giving more than three and a half times the amount of their tab.When I was typing this celeb sighting, I got a call from the Food Network's highly-rated "Restaurant Impossible." The call was fairly hot on the ...