A taste of India on the road
Friday - March 28, 2008
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A bite-sized look at food events in Honolulu.
Lunchwagon Indian Style.
Kailua is the place to be if you want to sample some of the most happening new eateries: Formaggio recently opened to rave reviews, providing the community with much-needed great wine and good food, and two weeks ago India Café owner Jiva Segaran drove his lunch-wagon across the Pali and into the Don Quijote parking lot.
“We figured if we did 40 or 50 plate lunches in the first days then we’d be OK,” he says. More than 100 people stood in line on day one, and since then the crowds haven’t stopped. The plate lunch is not only a great deal (spiced, fragrant curried meats or fish are served with rice, Indian bread and curried vegetables), but generous portion sizes mean there’s more than enough to take home for dinner. “People who’ve never tried Indian food before are intrigued by the smell of the spices,” says Segaran, “and once they try it, they love it.” India Café serves Southern-style Indian food (hence the typical lentil/rice bread known as dosas) and the restaurant, at Kilohana Square is open for dinner from 5 p.m. nightly; for lunch Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
India Café
1016 Kapahulu Ave.
737-4600
www.indiacafe.com
Four Vines and Aged Steak at d.k’s
Expect to see the city’s oenophiles at d.k’s Steak House in Waikiki this weekend as Four Vines phenom Christian Tietje will be at the restaurant on both Friday and Saturday nights to talk about his wine and share his passion - the art of winemaking. Seating for the Friday night and Saturday food and wine pairings is open (make a reservation as you would for a regular dinner), and Tietje’s wines will be on the menu paired with dishes by Chef Jason Miyasaki.
It’s not the first trip for Tietje to Hawaii. He was here a couple of years ago for a winemaker event at Vino where he impressed crowds with not just his wines, but his unbridled enthusiasm for the craft.
Winemaker Dinner with Christian Tietje of Four Vines Winery
D.K. Steak House
Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort
March 28 and 29
Reservations from 5:30 p.m.
$75 includes four courses and three wine pairings
931-6280
Food at The Alley Will Bowl You Over.
If the last place you’re likely to look for some good grinds is a bowling alley, then expect to be surprised when you visit The Alley at Aiea Bowl. The casual restaurant within the busy bowling arena offers - wait for it - gourmet pizza (made with a sourdough crust), great local food and gorgeous bakery items created by KCC graduate and pastry chef Tiffani Luke. She makes a lemon drop crunch cake that is sublime, and one of her goals is to make the bakery famous for its five-layer chocolate cake. She may already have done it. As word spreads, don’t be surprised to see Luke’s beautiful baked goods everywhere. Local staples like garlic shrimp, teriyaki beef and loco moco are given a gourmet twist by Chef Shane Masutani. The food’s so good that non-bowlers make up a large part of the restaurant’s clientele. Order at the window, grab a Styrofoam box and go, or wait for a table and enjoy the experience.
The Alley Restaurant Bar and Grill At Aiea Bowl
99-115 Aiea Heights Drive
486-3499
www.aieabowl.com
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When food is on your mind there can’t be a better option than Destination India. With a cuisine as diverse as the Punjabi chholas and Kancheepuram dosais, there is just so much to choose from. Here’s looking at the food hubs of the country.
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