Weekly Digest 11-4-2009
The Weekly digest
A Steak for Art’s Sake
Eat your meat (buffet style! It includes select wines and “Mortinis”) while benefitting the Bishop Museum’s Picture Gallery restoration and conservation efforts. E-mail [email: [christopher.hu]] or call 847-8271.
Morton’s, The Steakhouse, Ala Moana CenterChef David Cruz creates a seasonal cuisine to match with a two-course wine pairing. No reservations required.
Indigo, 1121 Nuuanu Ave.Contemporary Kaiseki Dinner
Chef Hiroshi Fukui creates his “contemporary Kaiseki” version three or four times a year–nine courses, all new dishes. The event always sells out quickly. Grab your spot now.
Cook’s Tour of Chinatown
Get an insider’s guide in Asian cooking on a morning tour ($25; 8:30am–10:30am) or dine out with “Taste of Chinatown Eateries” in the afternoon ($69; 11:30am–2:30pm). Learn about what to get and where to go. Comfortable shoes and elastic waistband recommended. Cash only. Reservations required.
Corner of King and Smith streets.Hawaii People’s Fund Annual Dinner
Buffet dinner, no-host bar and the requisite fundraiser silent auction. This year honors MAO Organic Farms and Hawaii’s youth. Youth Speaks performs.Visit [changenotcharity.org].
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 2454 South Beretania St.Holiday Cookies and Desserts
Get ready for the holidays with apple crumb pie, cranberry cheesecake, international cookie assortment and more.
Agricultural Science Bldg., UH-ManoaHouse of Brews
Andy Baker chooses eight different beers each week for you to chug, er, taste along with samples of Valentino’s thin-crust pizza.
Bar 35, 35 N. Hotel St.International Marketplace Farmers’ Market
Find fresh produce, baked goods, flowers and ono grinds on the strip. E-mail [email: lokim].
Izakaya Hawaii: Tokkuri Tei Cooking
Author Hideaki “Santa” Miyoshi gives a cooking demonstration at Macy’s.
Ala Moana Center, 1450 Ala Moana Blvd.Oodles of Noodles
Macrobiotic chef Leslie Ashburn noodles her recipes for seitan stroganoff and tempeh pasta salad into your recipe box.
Kapiolani Community College, 4303 Diamond Head Rd.Paina O Ka Aina: Party for the Land
The Sierra Club celebrates over 40 yers of outings with lavish pupu, a no-host bar, live entertainment and a silent auction. Bring a friend so you can tell him or her to “take a hike.” With you, that is. Visit [www.hi.sierraclub.org].
YWCA, 1040 Richards St.Poke
Chef Sam Choy signs copies of his shiny new book containing poke recipes, from traditional to new-fangled.
The Ultimate Interactive Dining Experience
Garden, harvest, cook and dine for a meal on the North Shore. E-mail [email: cabspates] or call 637-2117 for details.
Ward Centers Farmers’ Market
Check out the local farmers’ and food vendors’ stands in the parking lot for some morning-afternoon shopping.
Ward Warehouse, 1050 Ala Moana Blvd.Weekly Wine Dinner: Honey, Sweet Honey!
Enjoy a three-course menu prepared by Chef Scott Nelson, with wine pairings selected by sommelier Tiana Kahakauwila. Seating limited, reservations required. 10/26 features grilled pork loin served wtih honey-glazed beans paired with Emotions, Saumur Champigny, (France 2005), honey gelato with moscato and more.
Brasserie Du Vin, 1115 Bethel St.Weekly Wine Tasting
Taste six to eight wines paired with cheese and fruit. A different presenter leads each week. Reservations required.
Brasserie Du Vin, 1115 Bethel St.
