The Shops of Wailea is home to Maui’s newest restaurant: Kai Wailea. It features Izakaya style cuisine which you can think of as tapas: small plates that are meant to be shared by others in your party. Of course there is sushi, but there is also a wide selection of grilled meats, seafood and vegetables […]
Thanksgiving is still weeks away, but the feasting has already begun in Wailea. And it’s in-ex-pen-sive. Fifteen Wailea restaurants are participating in Restaurant Week Wailea (the deals end on Saturday, November 14, so make your reservations now). Whether you’re craving a romantic interlude at Capische? or want to try Bev Gannon’s new SeaWatch Restaurant, you […]
Back in my east coast days, I’d try to escape the winter freeze by heading to sunnier lands. If you have ever done the same, the following may ring a bell: You journey to a tropical destination where charming, little, old women in quaint villages weave sombreros out of palm fronds, and you think “Lovely! […]
I’m a sucker for fairs, even when they don’t meet the image I had in my mind. There was the odd, cheap, clubby feeling fair I happened upon in Costa Rica one rainy night while traveling, and a small, dusty fair on the Spanish island of Menorca where I won (and I never win!) a […]
There is nothing quite like buying fresh produce from a farm stand; it somehow makes the task of grocery shopping feel…well, romantic. Suddenly, I imagine I’m wearing a breezy white, linen dress, have long, golden locks, and am carrying a large, wicker basket. Realistically, you’d do better to bring a light sweater Upcountry, and the […]