Win tickets to Hawaii Food & Wine’s Urban Luau

October 20, 2016

Grant Shindo,

Want to come to a luau? A crazy mashup luau that pairs favorite Hawaiian comfort foods with elegant, contemporary spins created by some of the hottest chefs Hawaii’s produced?

The sixth Hawaii Food and Wine Festival arrives on Oahu next Wednesday, Oct. 26 with Urban Luau, a pau hana grazing event in Kakaako’s new Salt complex. Urban Luau takes dishes from our favorite Hawaiian food restaurants and challenges high-end chefs to take them to the next level.

Who’s cooking? Luminaries from the local scene like Peter Merriman and Mark “Gooch” Noguchi. Plus the two hottest chefs introducing upscale versions of local food to Mainland eaters: Ravi Kapur of San Francisco’s Liholiho Yacht Club and Chung Chow of Noreetuh in New York City. Both are Oahu locals. Kapur is a James Beard nominee; Chow rose to sous chef at New York’s three-Michelin-starred Per Se.

Tickets for next Wednesday’s Urban Luau are $95, available online here, and we’re also giving away a pair! You have until 4 p.m. this Friday, Oct. 21, to enter. Just fill out the form below to subscribe to Frolic Hawaii’s and Hawaii Food & Wine Festival’s newsletters. Even if you’ve already subscribed, you can still enter to win. We’ll randomly select a winner and notify him or her by email. The event is 5 to 7 p.m. next Wednesday, Oct. 26 at Salt at Our Kakaako on Auahi Street between Coral and Keawe.

Here’s a sneak peek.

Kalua pig

Kalua pig tenderloin pastrami, pickled napa cabbage, orange supremes and cilantro shoots

from

Chung Chow Noreetuh – New York, NY

and

Classic kalua pig

from

Helena’s Hawaiian Food Honolulu, HI

Lomi salmon and poi

Local billfish lomi, puffed poi, sweet onion, Hawaiian salt

from

Ravi Kapur Liholiho Yacht Club – San Francisco, CA

and

Classic lomi salmon and poi

from

Highway Inn Honolulu, HI

Poke

Ocean shot, paiai beer back – Kawelo clan hee, ia, dry opae and limu

from

Mark Noguchi Pili Group – Honolulu, HI

and

Classic poke

from

Haili’s Hawaiian Foods Honolulu, HI

Plus

Peter Merriman Moku Kitchen – Honolulu, HI

Duo of kalua pig and salted Kona kampachi potstickers with a coconut luau sauce

Troy Terorotua REAL a gastropub – Honolulu, HI

Chicken long rice: A modern twist with chicken sausage, rice noodle crisp, rich chicken gravy, pickled ginger, green onion oil, watercress/tomato salad

Eddie Lopez The Mill House – Maui, HI