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Maui Guide Book Review: Maui Trailblazer
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This is a no-nonsense guidebook to Maui that REALLY reveals your best vacation choices.
If you’re choosing your Maui vacation guidebooks, I recommend this one:
Maui Trailblazer: Where to Hike, Snorkel, Paddle, Surf, Drive
Here’s a link to the book on Amazon.com
This friendly guide, written by Jerry and Janine Sprout, is close to a bible in our house. We have never met the Sprouts (but we hope they read this and tell us the next time they island hop over to Maui, so we can meet for a meal), but their direct, friendly writing style mark them as kindred spirits.
Their accurate directions and tips will show you the entire island, from the top of Haleakala to the lava caves of Hana. Whether you’re a serious adventurer or just a daytripper, you’ll find plenty of useful information. There are several guidebooks to Maui, but if you’re looking for straight-up, honest, accurate information from friendly people with good judgment, this is it!
Check out their five star reviews on Amazon. If you already own Top Maui Restaurants, this is the perfect companion guide to make a great Maui vacation.
Hey, Sprouts – mahalo for your hard work. I know how hard it is to write a good guide!
Best Mai Tai Party Ever … Caused a Tsunami the Next Day!
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This was late in the party after many guests had gone home. So why were we still all holding mai tais? Because after three years of R&D, these are the Best Mai Tais ever (if we do say so ourselves ... which we do). Big mahalos to Richard Marks of http://www.alohaia.com for this amazing photograph.
The smiles on all those faces say it all – our mai tai makes people happy. Very happy. Quickly.
James and I hosted another of our rather infamous mai tai parties on Friday, and it was very, very fun. Some of my favorite quotes:
“Your party was so great it caused a tsunami!” (My friend Rebecca wrote this the next day while we were all evacuating our homes to avoid the tsunami-that-wasn’t. Everyone at the party loved Rebecca, because she labored for hours to make the amazing Spicy Ahi Sashimi Cones featured on Spago’s menu. What a friend!)
“I was afraid the floor wouldn’t hold when I saw how many people were coming.” (It held just fine, thanks.)
“I don’t usually drink mai tais because they’re so sweet … but this one is great!” (That’s what I was going for with the recipe – so glad it works!)
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Whew. What a week it’s been! On Monday, Whole Foods had their opening party in Kahului (the hottest invite in town, and we were in!). On Friday, we’re having our gigantic Mai Tai Party (if you’ve got a copy of our book and are “registered” you have already gotten your invitation).
And between scrubbing the floors in preparation for party-goers, we’re planning next Saturday’s big food drive for the Maui Food Bank at the new Whole Foods.
I’ve been on the phone, writing letters, cajoling, and pretty-pleasing, and the results are snowballing.
If you come down to Whole Foods next Saturday, March 6th, from 3-4:30pm, you can bid on gift certificates from some of our very favorite Maui restaurants, including Sansei, Roy’s, Mala, Pacific’o, I’o, Feast at Lele, Thailand Cuisine, Cuatro, and Bistro Casanova. That’s just the ones I have in my hands – more are coming in as I write this. More are coming!!
You can get all the details – and read about why I’m so passionate about helping Maui Food Bank – on our new website dedicated to Feeding Maui: http://FeedMaui.com
Bring your canned goods (or get them from Whole Foods – their store brand is awesome), and please, give from your heart. Demand is up 20% this year for Maui Food Bank’s services, and that’s just a travesty. No one should go hungry.
If you’re on island, I would love to meet you next Saturday at Whole Foods! And you can get a gift certificate for a GREAT cause to one of our favorite restaurants!
If you’re not on island, you can still help. You can bid on a gift certificate ahead of time. Just email us at cs@topmauirestaurants.com and let us know which gift certificate you would like to bid on. I’ll put you on the Silent Auction form to start the day off right next Saturday.
Details are on the website! http://FeedMaui.com
About the Author
Molly Jacobson has been food obsessed since 1972 and is channeling it by writing about the Maui restaurant scene. Contribute to this blog by rating and reviewing Maui restaurants and signing up for the free newsletter Aloha Fridays, issued every week by email (sign up to the right).