Imagine a gourmet benefit for Lupus Hawaii
Friday - October 24, 2008
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The annual benefit for Lupus Hawaii happens this weekend at Sheraton Waikiki. Themed “Imagine,” it features some of the city’s best-recognized wine experts along with some enthusiastic amateur sommeliers. Wine lovers should enjoy the event not only because wines will be poured by experts including Oahu’s own two master sommeliers, Chuck Furuya and Roberto Viernes, along with wine store experts Michael and Terry Kakazu (HASR Wine Co), Nick and Lael Keeler (Simply Grape) and Marvin Chang (R. Field Wine Co.).
Mark Shishido (Alan Wong’s) and Randy Ching (Halekulani Hotel) also will be on hand to lend expert advice and offer tips on finding the best wines for your budget and palate.
Celebrity wine pourers will include Kim Gennaula and Guy Hagi, along with Betty Shimabukuro from Honolulu S tar-Bulletin . Whisky connoisseur Jo McGarry will pour a selection of single malt scotches and blended whisky, including the new - to - the -Islands Singelton whisky.
Entertainment is by Anita Hall with Nueva Vida, and Iona Contemporary Dance Theatre will provide its usual stunning display of grace and elegance.
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Gourmet food stations will be manned by chefs including Keith Endo (Vino), Hiroshi Fukui (Hiroshi), Alfredo Lee (Sergio’s) and Eric Leterc (The Pacific Club); Chef Mavro will host a special VIP food and wine pairing; a Rum Bar will feature Tommy Bahama cocktails, and live and silent auctions will take place throughout the evening. The fun kicks off at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Sheraton Waikiki.
For tickets and more information:
http://www.lupushawaii.org
538-1522
Tickets cost $150
Sansei Seafood and Sushi Restaurant and d.k’s Steak House celebrate four years in Waikiki.
Hard to believe that it’s been four years since Sansei moved from Restaurant Row to its current location on the third floor of Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort, and that it’s also the fourth anniversary of the opening of one of the city’s top steak houses.
With special menus running from Friday through Monday, guests will have the opportunity to taste an Omakase menu at Sansei, or enjoy Maui Cattle Company’s outstanding beef during the steak house promotion.
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“We’re featuring CF wines,” says managing partner Ivy Nagayama. “Our master sommelier Chuck Furuya has paired his wines with a number of dishes to create a four-course anniversary dinner that we’re very excited about.” Furuya partners with legendary winemaker Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat to make the beautifully balanced and surprisingly gentle CF Cabernet Sauvignon (paired this weekend with a New York Steak carpaccio roll), and Costa D’Oro winemaker Gary Burke creates the gorgeous CF Pinot Noir.
Sansei’s Omakase menu includes an Oyster Shooter appetizer, Scallop and Prosciutto “Musubi” and Asian Braised Duck Breast among its anniversary items. The complete menu costs $38 without wine or martini pairings.
Next door at d.k’s Steak House, “Cow Cow” accurately describes the weekend menu, as locally grown produce and Maui Cattle Company grass-fed beef are featured in a variety of dishes that include organic sides and steaks.
Among the special menu items are Maui Cattle Company Rib Eye Steak Dinner For Two (grilled Kula asparagus or Maui onion soup, 12-ounce
Maui Cattle Company boneless rib eye steak and 12-ounce American boneless rib eye steak aged for 28 days on premise.) The steak dinner for two includes d.k’s famous 1-pound “fully loaded” baked potato along with organic oven-roasted Brussels sprouts. Dessert is included in the $54.95 per person price.
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Organic side dishes at the restaurant during the anniversary celebrations include a taro tower with taro croquettes, taro poke and taro strips using taro from Lily Castillo’s farm, and Hamakua mushrooms in puff pastry.
For wine lovers, or those eager to find the perfect glass of wine with steak, d.k’s Steak House has one of the state’s most eclectic and affordable wine lists with a number of bythe-glass selections that pair perfectly with signature, aged steaks.
Regular menus will be available each evening during the anniversary celebrations.
For information on the Omakase Dinner with CF Wines: 808-931-6286
For Steak House information and reservations: 808-931-6280.
Sansei Seafood Restaurant And Sushi Bar and d.k’s Steak House are both located on the third floor, Waikiki Beach Marriott Hotel Waikiki
Joyful lobster and crab.
Joyful Garden owner Tommy Hui offers a taste of fine-dining Chinese food at his bright and spacious Windward Shopping Center restaurant - and he also offers affordable and mouthwateringly good dishes. Dim sum is a specialty here, perfectly executed by a staff that includes a highly experienced dim sum chef. Crispy shrimp puffs are as light as a feather, seafood offerings, including shrimp dumplings and half moons, are as good as any anywhere in Honolulu. House specialties include seafood and corn dumpling, shrimp, look funn and mochi rice wrapped in lotus leaf.
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At dinner, specialty dishes include Mongolian beef, live lobster, live crab and several excellent boneless chicken dishes. This month, enjoy the lobster for just $12.99 or crab for $9.95.
“We also make our own Peking duck from scratch,” says Hui of the restaurant’s light, doughy buns with tender, juicy, duck and accompanying sauce.
All dishes can be made MSG-free - you only have to ask. “Our dishes have minimum MSG in them,” says Hui, “and anyone who wants completely MSG-free food can be sure we’ll do that for them.”
Joyful Garden Windward City Shopping Center
45-480 Kaneohe Bay Dr. 235-8228
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