Cabana Dining at The Grand Wailea

Several milestones and accomplishments in our lives are celebrated dining out at our favorite, newest or most popular restaurants. Feasting on delicious cuisine is a celebratory must but sometimes we yearn for something more, something special – a unique and exclusive experience. We call it The Grand Wailea’s Private Sunset Cabana Dinners. This supreme dining experience requires 48 hours advance reservations, that is, if you...

Chopsticks Etiquette: “Much Ado about Sushi!” by Karee Carlucci

Let’s face it – sushi bars are here to stay, especially in Hawai‘i, where some of Japan’s master sushi chefs choose to live. But after more than a decade of sushi’s mass-popularity, many diners are still unsure of how to eat it properly and what to do with those chopsticks. Here’s an informal guide to good chopsticks etiquette and sushi bar do’s-and-don’ts: While it’s not expected that all Westerners learn and...

Luaus Mai Tais, Music & Magic by Taj Morgan

Two distinctly different and dynamic lu’au style shows are performed in the historic harbor town of Lahaina. The Feast at Lele, an elegant pageant of Polynesia, is nestled in an intimate beachfront patio in South Lahaina. Old Lahaina Lu’au, a classic lu’au honoring authentic Hawaiian traditions, occupies a lush oceanfront paradise on the northern edge of town. Both offer spectacular panoramic settings; an orchid lei greeting;...

Maui Sustainable Farms O’o Farm

From the slopes of Haleakala, brilliant blue skies frame the Mauna Kahalawai (West Maui mountains) robed in greens, browns and golds. Three thousand feet below, the Pacific Ocean stretches out to the horizon, a spectacular, breathtaking view.  But today, a group of twenty is focused on the earth at their feet.  Chard, sporting the colors of the rainbow, is bursting up in neat garden rows. Kneeling, O’o Farm Manager Richard Clark...

Buzz’s Wharf-“One of Maui‘s Oldest Anchor Restaurants”

The rich History of Ma’alaea harbor includes a few firsts; the first westerner, sea Captain George Vancouver (namesake of the City of Vancouver), who landed his ship at Ma‘alaea Bay about 1793 to bring the first cattle to Maui, and Maui’s first airport was built at Ma’alaea in 1927. Regular air service began in November 1929 for amphibious planes. Runways were completed in 1930  and by 1936 the location and condition...

Maui Deserts “Sweet!” by Bonnie Friedman

CHEF BRYAN ASHLOCK OF THE SHERATON MAUI RESORT & SPA: From one-bite bonbons to mile high mud pie, desserts survive every trend. No matter what the economy or the latest health news prescribe, we are sweet on sweets. We celebrate with cupcakes; drown our sorrows in donuts. And for any and every occasion – and non-occasion – there is chocolate. The Sheraton Maui’s long-time Executive Chef Bryan Ashlock says many guests start...