Meet & Eat

The Weekly digest 11-18-2009

Nov 18 - Nov 24, 2009

The Weekly digest

‘Aipohaku Program Benefit Dinner

Eat and enjoy entertainment for the intermediate school curriculum-based program. Call 699-7498.

MAO Organic Farms, 86-210 Puhawai Rd.
Sat 11/21, (4:30–8pm) $12 ages 12 and up; $8 ages 6–11. [www.maoorganicfarms.org]

Annual Share-A-Night Gala Dinner

Andy Bumatai and The Society of Seven entertain while you nosh. A benefit for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Call 973-5683, ext. 239.

Coral Ballroom, Hilton Hawaiian Village, 2005 Kalia Rd.
Sat 11/21, (5:30–9:30pm) $225 and up. 946-6306

Chefs A’ Field

Watch Chef Alan Wong on the tube as he goes on a Big Island tour to some of the fresh sources of his restaurants’ food. Visit [chefsafield.com].

PBS Hawaii, KHET-11 (10)
Sat 11/21, (6:30pm) 973-1000

cCommunity Plate Night

Another way to eat for a cause: eat at 12th Ave. Grill on Mondays through Christmas, and the restaurant will donate 15 percent of gross sales to a different organization each week. 11/23 will benefit Life Foundation.

12th Ave. Grill, 1145 12th Ave. #C
Mondays through 12/23, [www.12thavegrill.com], 732-9469

Ecolounge

This is what you get when you put action sports and sustainability together: a networking opportunity with drinks, pupu, action sport video premiers (extreme!), eco fashion shows and more. Check out [www.honuguide.com] or [www.nellamediagroup.com].

Indigo, 1121 Nuuanu Ave.
Third Thursdays; 11/19, (6pm) 521-2900

Fulough Friday Scavenger Hunt

A scavenger hunt program that runs throughout the day, specifically for students affected by Furlough Fridays. Focus on health and nutrition.

Whole Foods, Kahala Mall, 4211 Waialae Ave.
Fri 11/20. Free. 738-0820

Independence Day at Maunalua Bay Dinner Fundraiser

Enjoy a buffet dinner and silent auction. All to fund the fireworks in Hawaii Kai for next year.

BluWater Grill, Hawaii Kai Shopping Center, 377 Keahole St.
Mon 11/23. (6–10pm) $35. 395-6224

J Moss Wine Dinner

Join winemaker James Moss. Enjoy black angus New York strip steak paired with 2004 Galleron Vineyard Rutherford Cabernet Savignon and lamb chops paired with 2005 Spicer Vineyard Stags Leap cab sav. Call HASR at 535-9463 for reservations.

Wolfgang’s Steakhouse, 2301 Kalakaua Ave., 3rd Floor
Sun 11/22, (6pm) $130. 922-3600

Keiki in the Kitchen

A fun class for keiki ages 5–12. Healthy demos and hands-on preparations.

Whole Foods, Kahala Mall, 4211 Waialae Ave.
Sat 11/21, (11am) Free. 738-0820

Poke

Chef Sam Choy signs copies of his shiny new book.

Fri 11/20, 12pm, Waipio Costco; Fri 11/20, AAFES-Schofielf, 3:30-5pm; Sun 11/22, 1pm, Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall.

Port Seminar

Distunguish the major categories of port while pairing the red with desserts.

The Wine Stop, 1809 S. King St.
Sun 11/22, (4:30pm) $35. Club discounts apply. [thewinestophawaii.com], 946-3707

cWaimea Poi Supper

“Mai Na Kupuna Mai I Ka Paina Waimea.” Enjoy a backyard paina celebrating the Hawaiian harvest. Kalua pig, mini lau lau, chicken long rice, squid luau, beef stew, lomi lomi salmon, rice, poi haupia and more. Also enjoy a screening of Na Kamalei: the Men of Hula, and music by Abrigo ‘Ohana.

Waimea Valley.
Sat 11/21, (6–9pm) $60 general; $55 kamaaina/military. 638-7766

cThe Willows’ Hops & Grinds: Winter and Holiday Beers

Ready for the beers with taste as robust as the season? Deschutes, Rogue, Boston and more churn out winter booze. The grinds: a holiday-themed all-you-can-eat pupu buffet. Call 284-4078.

Don Ho’s Island Grill, Aloha Tower Marketplace
Fri 11/20, (5:30–8:30pm) $25 advance/members; $30 door. 528-0807

Winetasting: Cab-O-Rama

If you guessed that the “cab” stands for “cabernet,” congratulations. Get five of ’em at two ounces each. “No fruit bombs” is the claim.

Vino, Restaurant Row, 500 Ala Moana Blvd. Suite 6 D-1
Wed 11/18, (6pm) $39 plus tax and gratuity. 524-8466