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Side Orders • July 18, 2013

FOR ADULTS ONLY . . . Sure, kids love shave ice and milk shakes. Now, those 21 and older are starting to cool off this summer with a new spin on these island favorites.In Kaanapali, Westin Maui Resort & Spa just unveiled an adult (with alcohol) version of its shakes and floats at its new poolside Relish Burger Bistro that took the place of the old OnO Bar & Grill on Sunday.You don't have to be a hotel guest to come and sip the Salted Caramel of Smirnoff Kissed Caramel Vodka, kosher salt, caramel sauce and ice cream anytime from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily.Six adult cocktails ...

Side Orders • July 11, 2013

SUMMER BUZZ . . . Heard of "farm to table" and "snout to tail?" Now, the Northwest Cherry Growers Association has picked, pun intended, one acclaimed Maui restaurant to participate in the nationwide "tree-to-table" campaign as part of National Rainier Cherry Day today.Longhi's Lahaina will capture the essence of summer with Rainier Cherry Delight Pie for its breakfast, lunch and dinner-until the cherries run out."Executive Chef Armando Quintero will serve flaky pie crust with a very thin layer of chocolate, followed by the cherries in a light gelatin, a rosette of fresh whipped cream and ...

Side Orders • July 4, 2013

FUN-FILLED FOURTH . . . Front Street will be closed to traffic from 4 to 9:30 tonight for the annual fireworks show. Bands will play in the park next to the library, and there will be random magicians and other performing artists."In addition to our new prime-rib sandwich and shrimp and grits, we will be serving barbecue ribs with French fries and cole slaw, says Becky Lennon, owner of Pioneer Inn on Front Street."For the people that don't want to dine in our restaurant, the Sunrise Rotary Club will serve soft drinks and Pioneer Inn chili dogs to eat on the library lawn while they listen ...

Side Orders • June 27, 2013

SOUTH SIDE FUN . . . Celebrating its company's 20th anniversary from 2 to 7 p.m. on Friday will be Tommy Bahama in The Shops at Wailea with live music and food specials.The celebration menu includes selections from the first Tommy Bahama in Naples, Fla.,with original classics such as Key West conch fritters, Boca Chica chicken, and gooey Barbados brownies with vanilla-bean ice cream, chocolate ganache and scratch caramel sauce."We'll also offer this special menu throughout the whole weekend," says General Manager Carol Suckow. "And, we will package the brownies as giveaways to retail ...

Side Orders • June 20, 2013

LARGER THAN LIFE . . . At Taste of Chocolate on Friday, the annual favorite of the Maui Film Festival at Wailea, I couldn't help but notice my younger female counterparts ogling actor Ryan Phillippe of "Flags of Our Fathers."The older gals were checking out Oahu's own newscaster Howard "Dash" Dashefsky; while I was starstruck by the, er, martini bar.Maui's own Master Distiller Mark Nigbur was also in awe of the spectacle. Between cool sips of his newly bottled PAU vodka that was poured throughout the festival, he says he just got back from Vegas, where he and rocker Sammy Hagar just ...

Side Orders • June 13, 2012

HOW TWEET IT WAS . . . iPhones were clicking and faces were smiling (many with red wine-stained teeth) as tweets went all over the world about just how inspiring the 32nd annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival was.Young's Market Co., distributor of fine wines and spirits, definitely kicked up the festival this year with Bloody Mary bars, Bombay Sapphire martinis, ports and Tito's handmade vodka tables.I'm guessing this was my 30th consecutive KWFF, and as I walked about, I got juicy tidbits from the crowd. Here's a smidgeon of what I discovered.Word has it that Tropica at Westin Maui ...