Benefits on Maui are much like benefits elsewhere … except when they’re hosted by as beautiful a place as Old Lahaina Luau and catered by the likes of Mala’s Mark Ellman, I’o’s James McDonald, Ivan Pahk of Sansei, and Joey Macadangdang of Roy’s Restaurant. Maui Coastal Land Trust’s Buy Back the Beach is one of […]
The Maui Tropical Plantation is one of the prettiest little pieces of Maui real estate, and we recommend walking the grounds anytime you’re on island (ducks! monkeys! flowers!) … but if you love food and you’re on Maui Saturday, April 3, you simply must visit between 9am and 4pm. That’s because the Maui County Farm […]
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 […]
When we’re looking for a comfort meal at home that doesn’t involve too much cooking, we laze down the road to Foodland in Kihei. We love Foodland for several reasons: Reason Number One: Poke. (raw fish salad traditional to Hawaii. We love it, and if you like spicy tuna at sushi restaurants, you do, too.) […]
Mondays at 4:45pm tend to find James and I cursing under our breath because we just missed the narrow window of opportunity to get over to Sansei for their 50% off special. If we leave after 4:30pm, we’re likely to arrive after the line for tables fills up, and also the line for the sushi […]