Author Anu Yagi

GROUND HOG DAY: This week, you’ve got a pass to pig out
Chee hoo–Ground Hog Days are here again, bu! Gotta love one holiday wea–according to ancient supahstitions–if you eat plene kine ono pork grinds on Feb. 2, da winter surf going las’ six weeks longah. …

KO-NOT! “Suit: Safeway’s Kona Coffee Is Mostly Not From Kona” (via consumeraffairs.com)
Here are excerpts from an interesting post from consumeraffairs.com. Please visit http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2011/09/suit-safeways-kona-coffee-is-mostly-not-from-kona.html to read the entire story.
 
In the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Chanee Thurston of Benicia, California, says that …

CHICKEN VS. EGG — THE BEEF CONTINUES
by Nani Senchal

“Recall.” Scary word, right? It conjures terrifying images of Jack in the Box in the ’90s and China-made Christmastime junk. But it turns out, this chicken Caesar salad recall — from Honolulu’s So Ono Food Products –is …

If the Rapture is on its way, here’s my last meal request:
Wailuku Coffee Company’s $5 baked egg (with cheese, veggies, sour cream and salsa) is my favorite breakfast deal on the isle. So if the Rapture cometh, I know where I’m headed for …

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CAREFUL SELECTION
1) I needed a bottle of wine to take to a party;
2) I know nothing about wine, so I judge wine solely on how cool its label is;
3) More than being swayed by cool labels, I’m a sucker for themes.
Given those three, very important …

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These slabs-o-ahi steaks are a blank canvass awaiting culinary artistry.
What’s your favorite way to dish up fish? Simple salt and pepper? Drenched in wasabi butter? Teriyaki style with caramelized onions and mac nuts? Tell us in the comments below…

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Recently enjoyed good food (and good company) at Castaway Cafe, at the Maui Ka’anapali Villa. The fried scallop pupu (seasonal; $12.95) is generously portioned and comes with a creamy wasabi sauce you’ll be tempted to double-dip with. For my entree, I opted for one of …

Pizza so fancy, it’s sexy.

Max World Bistro in the Haiku Town Center celebrates the grand opening of their new Max-To-Go Gourmet Pizzeria (just around the corner from their Max World Bistro dining room) by offering a free 12″ cheese pizza with the purchase of every …

Via npr.org
http://www.npr.org/2010/11/27/131628911/for-mandvi-special-is-about-more-than-food#

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Our fearless @MauiTime leader, @JenRusso — who (wo)mans this blog — is a classy foodie writer. However, I am a trashy foodie writer. Though this can hardly be called writing (more like copying and pasting), inspired by positive response to a couple recent Facebook posts, …