Winners from the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival’s Localicious Recipe Contest
We’re highlighting the winners and the winning recipes!
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival
Things to Do on O‘ahu in November
Festivals, films and other special events will have you laughing, running, shopping and eating your way through the month.
What To Expect at Keiki in the Kitchen with Chef Roy Yamaguchi
On Nov. 6, kiddos can make poke nachos with a celebrity chef during the 2022 Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival.
New record: HFWF nets $350,000 for nonprofits
The Hawaii Food & Wine Festival set a new record this year, presenting $350,000 to 16 local nonprofits. In all, the five-year-old statewide fest has a total of $1.3 million to charities. Beneficiaries include: • Culinary Institute of the Pacific…
#HFWF15: Battle of the Brunch II
Humidity and morning rain weren’t enough to keep away the crowd that showed up for the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival’s Battle of the Brunch II on Sunday. The weather cleared up shortly before, and the three chef teams were…
#HFWF15: Halekulani Culinary Masters Series
Once again, the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival’s most lavish event, the Halekulani Culinary Masters Series, featured five top chefs from around the globe preparing lavish, indulgent dishes with caviar, foie gras, lobster, Wagyu beer and gold (yes, gold) that…
#HFWF15: Caviar and champagne
There is no better way to taste fine caviar than with equally fine champagne. As an encore to last year’s “Caviar and Krug” event, the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival upped their game with French Sturia caviar paired with Cristal, Dom Pérignon, Krug, and…
#HFWF15: Kamehameha Schools presents Urban Luau
After events on Hawai‘i Island and Maui, the fifth annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival arrived on Oahu Wednesday evening, with an Urban Luau at the new Salt space in Our Kaka‘ako. Kamehameha Schools opened the spacious, airy venue for…
#HFWF15: The Legend of Shep Gordon
Friends, family and foodies paid tribute Sunday to “Supermensch” Shep Gordon as part of the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival’s second signature Maui event at the Hyatt Regency Resort in Ka‘anapali. Gordon, who was featured in the Mike Meyers documentary,…
#HFWF15: Maui on My Mind
For the past few years, the Ka’anapali Beach Resort Association presented a weeklong event called Ka’anapali Fresh, showcasing Maui products and creativity of their chefs. Since it took place at the end of August and led into Labor Day weekend and the…
HFWF meets Reyn Spooner
Reyn Spooner unveiled its Hawaii Food & Wine Festival collection Wednesday night at its Ala Moana Center store. Original prints from two Hawaii Island artists, Dietrich Varez and Eddy Y, were used to create men’s and women’s tees in a design…
Tickets going fast for Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival
If you’re interested in attending this year’s Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival, it’s time to set your plans. Ticket sales have been brisk for the fifth annual celebration, which runs from Aug. 29 to Sept. 13, with a few events…
Party pics: Hawai’i Food & Wine Festival 2015 launch
The Hawai’i Food & Wine Festival officially launched ticket sales for the big event happening August 29 to September 13, 2015. This year, more than 100 internationally-renowned chefs and personalities will be participating in events on Hawai’i island, Maui, and…
Cookbook: Mushroom Soup
I’ve been a longtime connoisseur of cookbooks.Given my chosen field, it’s pretty much a necessity to know what other chefs are doing and to keep up to date with current food trends.Based on what I have seen in the countless…
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival Mahalo Reception
The Hawaii Food & Wine Festival, in partnership with Hawaii Tourism Authority and the visitor industry, presented checks to 14 nonprofit beneficiaries totaling $254,300. Since its inception in 2011, Hawaii Food & Wine Festival has raised nearly a million dollars…
The legacy of Master Chef Peter Timmins
It is said that the measure of a leader is how many leaders they create. A prime example of this is in the life of Master Chef Peter Timmins. Based on the number of leaders Timmins created during his 40-year…
HFWF 2014: Halekulani Master Chefs Gala
Hawai’i Food & Wine Festival held its Master Chefs Gala at the Halekulani hotel Friday, allowing attendees who paid $1,000 per tickets to mingle with and feast on dishes by chefs Jose Garces, Johnny Iuzzini, Richard Rosendale, Iron Chef Hiroyuki…
HFWF 2014: Battle of the Brunch
Jon Matsubara, chef de cuisine Japengo Restaurant, helping Sven Ullrich with his soft boil egg and bacon jam.Sunday’s Battle of the Brunch at Hyatt Regency Waikiki brought together some of the country’s finest chefs to duke it out using their…
HFWF 2014: A Farmers’ Food Show and Laulima at He’eia
The Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival continued Friday with two day events, Laulima at He’eia and A Farmers’ Food Show Chef Welcome Reception, an invite-only gathering at Pier 38, where the daily Honolulu fish auction is held. Sponsored by Kamehameha…
HFWF 2014: A Lucky Modern Buddha Belly
A Lucky Modern Buddha Belly put 1,000 diners poolside at The Modern Honolulu Thursday night, grazing at 14 star-chef-studded stations and sipping Asian-inspired cocktails and wines poured by the vintners themselves. Spotted: Legions of off-duty chefs, including the ponytailed Hubert…
HFWF 2014: Caviar and Krug Degustation
The Hawai’i Food & Wine Festival arrived Wednesday at the Halekulani Hotel with Caviar and Krug Degustation, a $400-per-ticket, sold-out event that let 36 lucky people experience the luxurious French Sturia caviar and some of the finest vintages of Champagne…
5 questions with Art Smith
As an official media partner of this year’s Hawai‘i Food and Wine Festival, we’ll be interviewing several of the noteworthy chefs who be attending this year’s event, which runs Aug. 29 through Sept. 7. Chef Art Smith will be returning…
5 questions with Adam Richman
Photo courtesy of the Travel ChannelAs an official media partner of this year’s Hawai‘i Food and Wine Festival, we’ll be interviewing several of the noteworthy chefs who be attending this year’s event, which runs Aug. 29 through Sept. 7. Adam…
5 questions with Jose Garces
Photo by Jason VarneyAs an official media partner of this year’s Hawai‘i Food and Wine Festival, we’ll be interviewing several of the noteworthy chefs who be attending this year’s event, which runs Aug. 29 through Sept. 7. This is chef…