A European getaway for Mom
Friday - May 09, 2008
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A bite-sized look at Mother’s Day dining in Honolulu.
Bring Mom to Paris for a Day.
With travel the way it is, bringing your mom anywhere that involves an airport is not as pleasant as staying home. But venture downtown to Du Vin and you can spend the afternoon in a decidedly European environment with some excellent French-inspired fare.
Scott Nelson is the executive chef at Brasserie Du Vin and he cooks up dishes influenced by the Mediterranean and by his own New Orleans roots.
There’s a $20 prix fixe lunch that offers appetizer entrée and dessert (baked oysters, grilled fish and crème brulee, for example) at tremendous savings off the regular menu price. Other notable menu items include Nelson’s gorgeous Moules Frites ($14), Stuffed Baked Brie ($14) and Roasted Dijon Chicken with Greek Olives ($14). Bring your mom this weekend for Mother’s Day - especially if she’s always wanted to go to Paris. It might be d o w n t o w n Honolulu, but Du Vin is a dining world all its own.
Brasserie Du Vin
1115 Bethel St.
545-1115
A Taste of Home Cooking at Ige’s.
If ever a restaurant was inspired by a mom and by her home cooking, it’s Ige’s Restaurant in Aiea. Ron Ige and his family have been continuing the tradition of great food and huge portions started by their mom, Kazuko, in the 1940s. Today Ige’s serves local-style home cooking in a relaxed environment with lots of room to bring family and friends. This Sunday, a Mother’s Day brunch with live entertainment will be served from 9. a.m. to 1 p.m. At just $20 for adults ($15 for senior citizens), and with more than 20 items on the buffet line (including corned beef hash, hamburger steak, shoyu pork, top sirloin, garlic ahi, scrambled eggs, an omelet station and a variety of breakfast meats), Ige’s offers great value and a warm welcome.
Ige’s Restaurant
98-761 Oihana Place
Aiea
486-3500
3660 On the Rise Offers Elegant Sunday Brunch.
3660 On the Rise has a tradition of offering excellent Sunday brunch fare on special occasions, and Mother’s Day is probably the busiest morning of this fine dining restaurant’s year. Chef Russell Siu is a master of the local palate, and his Mother’s Day offerings include char siu pork with steamed buns, eggs Benedict, shichimi-seared breast of chicken, tomato seafood stew, a prime rib carving station, salad bar and desserts. Standout entrees also include pan-seared salmon with lomi tomato and blue crab, and fresh oysters on the half shell.
The brunch will be served from 9:30 to 11 a.m. $39 adults, $17 children.
3660 On the Rise
3660 Waialae Ave.
737-1177
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Aaron’s - Spectacular Food With a View.
With one of the most dramatic views of the city, Aaron’s restaurant will open for brunch this coming Sunday, offering a wide range of breakfast favorites and classic dishes. The fixed-price fine-dining brunch is just $30, with appetizer choices that include Pacific seafood chowder with clams, locally caught fish and smoked bacon, Caesar salad and the restaurant’s fabulous house-smoked salmon.
Entrée selections include filet mignon loco moco,(filet mignon with mushroom pan gravy, steamed rice and two eggs any style), blackened salmon, mahimahi, chicken piccata, sweet bread French toast and Aaron’s traditional-style eggs Benedict. Dessert is included, and a children’s menu (for kids 12 and under) is available for $12. Usually open for dinner only, this is a unique opportunity to sample Aaron’s menu and enjoy the daytime view.
Aaron’s Atop the Ala Moana
410 Atkinson Drive
955-4466
Wailana Coffee House Celebrates 24 Hours.
No excuse for not finding some time to take your mom to breakfast, lunch or dinner this weekend - Wailana Coffee House, one of Honolulu’s dining institutions, offers 24-hour service and this weekend will feature Mother’s Day specials like Eggs Benedict Royal ($9.25), Roast Prime Rib of Beef ($16.95), Scallops and Shrimp ($13.95) and Chicken Marsala ($12.95).
The coffee house and diner offers an all-you-can-eat salad bar and dessert with complete meals.
Wailana Coffee House
1860 Ala Moana Blvd.
955-1764
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