Going green, wine winners, funk and kaiseki

Green Beer and Ice Cream.

St.Patrick’s Day is almost upon us, and that means a whole lot of green coloring added to food and a list of green drinks that would frighten a leprechaun.  At Don Ho’s Island Grill, you can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by ordering the house (green) salad in a honey miso vinaigrette, or baked spiced corned beef with (green) cabbage and Yukon gold mashed potatoes. Dessert? Green ice cream, of course, with a few chocolate chips thrown in for good measure. Barry Choy provides live entertainment from 5 to 9 p.m.

For more information, call: Don Ho’s Island Grill Aloha Tower Marketplace 528-0807

And conveniently located upstairs from Don Ho’s, Tower Grill will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by offering a lunch of creamy potato soup with carrot coins, and a corned beef and Swiss cheese sandwich, otherwise known as a Reuben.

For dinner, the American bistro-style restaurant with views across Honolulu harbor offers corned beef with Irish mashed potatoes and green beans, bowtie pesto pasta with fresh ahi, and brownies with Irish cream for dessert. Tower Grill’s regular menu, offering steaks, salads, sandwiches and fresh fish specials, also will be available. A variety of “green” beers and special drinks also will be on the menu.

For reservations, call 537-4446 Tower Grill Second Floor Aloha Tower Marketplace

Wine Enthusiast Magazine Honors Local Restaurants.

The 2006 Annual Restaurant Awards were announced last week and of the more than 100 restaurants listed around the country, Hawaii had seven winners. Five restaurants (d.k. Steak House, Gerard’s, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Vino Honolulu and Vino Kapalua) each won the magazine’s noted one bottle award for a Wine List of Distinction, and a further two restaurants (Hiroshi’s Eurasion Tapas and Longhi’s Wailea) each won two bottles for their Wine Lists of Unique Distinction. Chuck Furuya is the man behind the wines at award-winning d.k’s, Hiroshi’s and Vino.“It’s nice to get the recognition, of course,” he says,“but it’s just great that we’re able to offer these kinds of wines to our customers.”

Longhi’s wine program is run by Peter Longhi and his brother Charlie. The Italian-inspired restaurants have received numerous awards for their outstanding wine collection.

All Funked Up at Sansei Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar is the happening late night place for live funk jazz on Thursday nights, as the popular contemporary sushi bar transforms itself into a nightclub featuring the best in funk jazz,with a host of martini specials and 50 percent off the food and sushi menu from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

And for those too tired to stay up late - or too old to even know what funk jazz is - then head to Sansei on Sunday and Monday evenings when the restaurant offers an early bird special to diners who order by 6 p.m. With 50 percent off the regular food and sushi menu, this is a great offer for those who don’t mind eating in time to enjoy the sunset view from one of Honolulu’s best located restaurants.

For more information, call 931-6286 Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar

Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa

2552 Kalakaua Ave.

Hiroshi’s Spring Kaiseki March 9

Ten new courses of contemporary kaiseki at Hiroshi’s on Friday, March 9, will kick off the first in a series of dinners by the talented Hiroshi Fukui. In recent years, Fukui has presented three kaisekis - a series of multi-course menus designed to reflect the changing seasons. His last was a sell-out evening in November.Wines are paired with each course, and diners can choose to taste the 10 courses with or without the suggested pairings.

These dinners always sell out. Make reservations by calling:

533-4476 Hiroshi’s Eurasion Tapas Restaurant Row

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