Hawaii Food and Wine Festival Spotlights Honolulu

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Most vacationers deliberation of Hawaii for sun, surf, sand, and shave ice. Savvy visitors cognize that determination is truthful overmuch much to these islands successful the sun. They soak up the Hawaiian culture, the relaxed vibe, the luxurious resorts, unparalleled nature, and the planetary cuisine. Many program their vacation astir the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival held annually successful the Fall implicit respective weeks and connected 3 abstracted Islands.

We reveled successful the 4 days of the festival held successful Honolulu. Thursday nighttime took america to the apical excavation platform of the Alohilani Waikiki Resort to conscionable and devour the renowned fare created by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto.  Equally recognized cook friends assembled from astir the globe to observe the “Year of the Tiger” by fashioning innovative Asian dishes with cocktails to heighten and marque the palate sing. 

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Among our favourite bites was the Green Curry-Spiced Chicken Liver Pate created by Andrew Le from The Pig and The Lady Restaurant successful Honolulu.  

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On Friday night, 20 renowned vino makers and 20 apical chefs joined forces astatine the Hawaii Convention Center to delight oenophiles and gourmets with their originative collaborations. Cocktails and brew were besides designed to connection thing for each taste. Michelle Karr-Ueoka from MW Restaurant successful Honolulu sweetened our palate with Kona Coffee “Tiramisu” Brulee.

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If that wasn’t capable to sate your appetite, the aft enactment held connected the rooftop of the Hyatt Regency Waikiki offering trade cocktails and adjacent level bites from 5 apical chefs was conscionable what the gourmand ordered to extremity a cleanable gustatory evening. 

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Saturday greeting had america emergence and radiance to the subtleties of crafting a crowd-pleasing food and charcuterie board. From selection, to cutting, to assembling, to garnishing to pairing with the close wines, we learned it all. And aft all, we took our ain assembled boards location to impressment our friends.

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Sunday greeting brought retired the Drag queens for a amusement stopping show to lucifer the sensational savory brunch bites and boozy beverages connected offer. 

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Among the tasty morsels was Butter Poached Kona Cold Lobster, Local Wetland Kale and Hollandaise called “Mother’s Toast,” created by Nikolaos Lobendahn of Easy Que successful Kailua, HI.

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Among the participating chefs was Chef Robynne Maii of Fête. For the archetypal clip successful astir 20 years, Hawaii won a James Beard grant for Best Chef of the Northwest and Pacific portion successful 2022 honoring Chef Maii. 

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Fête, located successful an historical Chinatown building, is rooted successful the section workplace to array question and features seasonal New American dishes. Each instauration coming retired of the room looked much appealing than the past and successful information each crockery was afloat of flavor, exquisitely spiced and mouthwatering. 

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Our thrust stock operator urged america to effort the section pork ragu and so it was noteworthy arsenic were the charred carrots, beet crockery and doubly fried Ludovico chickenhearted peculiar stuffed with herbs and foie gras. The beverage offerings and cocktails were curated with attraction and paired good with the dishes. Fête delivers connected its well-deserved recognition.

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Located successful a stylish abstraction successful the Velocity Honolulu Building, MW Restaurant, named for the initials of the talented hubby and woman team, Michelle and Wade is simply a Michelin Starred experience.  Prepare to savor Pacific Rim cuisine that is creative, deftly and deliciously executed, and served by a passionate, nonrecreational staff. We opted for the Five Course Tasting Menu to illustration immoderate of Chef Wade’s signature dishes enhanced with thoughtfully paired vino selections. 

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The supplemental summation of the Regiis Ova Caviar, a Fried OK Farms Egg with Wasabi Koji was a decadent indulgence worthy the other charge. The Five Small Bites appetizer paired with a Tasmanian Sparkling vino acceptable the barroom precocious for the remainder of the courses. 

The signature Mochi Crusted Hawaiian Kanpachi drizzled with soy yuzu vinaigrette, paired with an Italian DOC Pinot Grigio lived up to its reputation. The Kona Abalone and Kauai Shrimp Uni Pasta followed by the Brandt Brand Beef Tenderloin continued to impress. Needless to say, Master Pastry Chef Michelle’s Kohana Rum Coffee & Crème Brulee took the barroom and capped a culinary circuit de force. 

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Lodging options are plentiful truthful wherefore not enactment astatine 1 of the preferred festival hotels, the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa.  Boasting a premier determination conscionable steps from the main formation of Waikiki, this edifice has thing for each visitor. Whether a household vacation, a wedding celebration, a girl’s getaway, oregon a romanticist rendezvous, they’ve got you covered. Their nonrecreational unit is lukewarm and acceptable to accommodate your each request.

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The tone of Hawaii is live and good with the galore offerings of the resident kumus anxious to stock their civilization and traditions. Try lei making oregon ukulele playing to get you successful the groove. Stay acceptable successful their gym and rooftop pool, transverse the thoroughfare to paddle, surf, snorkel, and enactment connected your tan. 

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Pamper yourself successful the satellite people spa and indulge yourself by upgrading to Regency Club for exclusive nutrient and beverage offerings passim the day. 

Among the highlights of our enactment were the gracious staff, work and nutrient prime of the Regency Club, the archetypal class, rejuvenating acquisition of a massage astatine the Na Ho'ola Spa, the robust programme of taste enrichment offered to guests and the assemblage astatine ample by the passionate and knowledgeable unit of Ho’okela Hawaiian Culture Center. 

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Be definite to see the delightful eating at SHOR where the meal and unrecorded euphony provided a quintessential Waikiki evening nether the stars astatine the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa. We peculiarly enjoyed the Reef and Beef entrée that included Kona Cold Water Lobster Tail, Foie Gras and Asparagus. Treat yourself to a gourmet repast astatine SHOR oregon savor immoderate casual fare successful their galore nutrient and beverage outlets

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The Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort and Spa has it each conveniently located and acceptable for you to bask close connected the spot without wasting a infinitesimal of your precious abrogation time. The Hyatt looks retired astatine iconic Waikiki Beach with the sights and dependable of the waves wishing you a warm aloha bon voyage.

Plan present for a spectacular culinary vacation that volition see the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival and truthful overmuch more.