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We have a unique situation when it comes to garbage living on an island. There is no serve all be all solution, but avoiding cardboard and plastic packaging is one way to help. How to do this? Buy your dry goods from the bulk bins, …

The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas is celebrating Oktoberfest this weekend with Maui Brewing Company beer pairings starting on Friday and going all weekend long. For just $49.95 per person you can try this 4 course paired menu from 5:30 to 9:30 pm. The menu …

Taking the Maui Country Farm Tour
By Jen Russo
Maui Country Farm Tours has entered the eco-tourism industry with a fun multi-farm and nature tour developed by food and nature enthusiast Marilyn Jansen Lopes. Using a reclaimed Maui Land & Pineapple Co. eight-passenger, air-conditioned van with giant …

The beautiful Tropica Restaurant on the beach in Kaanapali at the Westin Maui will be the backdrop of a lovely Grgich Wine Dinner hosted by none other than Violet Grgich. (call Tropica at 808-667-2525 to reserve and check the menu out below) I had the …

 
Swiss cuisine conjures up very recognizable images of Swiss cheese, fondues, cheese and potato dishes, but their lesser known cafe foods may be a bit more elusive. The Maui Swiss Cafe in Lahaina has been sneaking these flavors onto our American and Hawaiian palates for …

I hope you all took advantage of all the discounted dining deals that the  Kamaaina month of September had to offer. Now that it’s October, the deals are over but there are lots of events coming up to get our juices flowing.
Ocean’s rolls out its …

Killer sandwhich. Not for pussies. My friend Jo had the nuts to order it. She says its the bomb.

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Saffron Indian Cafe & Grill
Exotic North Indian eating on Kihei’s south shore
There’s no getting around the fact that we don’t have much Indian cuisine in Hawaii. It’s almost out of our comfort zone, a surprising fact given the melting pot of Asian, Polynesian and fusion …

Time to stock up on your vegetarian goods while you save a good thirty percent off.
 
World Vegetarian Day was founded by the North American Vegetarian Society in 1977 and was endorsed by the International Vegetarian Society in 1978.  Every year this Day vegetarians from all …

Wanting a burger is an itch that just needs to get scratched. I like to keep a mental list of all the island’s burger joints, just for those times when I suffer an all-beef patty attack.
I just added Teddy’s Bigger Burgers in Lahaina to that …