LCC grazing, BIA stew and waterfront brunch
Friday - March 30, 2007
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Taste the future at LCC.
As much as we love the culinary skills of our star chefs, there’s a lot to be said for tasting the food of up-and-coming cooking rookies. The graduating culinary class at Leeward Community College is celebrating the end of school by inviting foodies everywhere to come taste their work.
The students’ final assignment takes the form of a grazing evening (food stations, small plates, wine and beer to accompany dishes), where dishes must be created and plated as if the evening were a gala event. Dishes on the menu include Shrimp and Scallop Poke with a Spicy Masago Mayonnaise, Cold Chinese Chicken Terrine, House Cured Warm Smoked Lomi Salmon Salad,Crispy Tempura Style Laulau Sushi (can’t wait to try that!) Beef Tenderloin with Mango Chutney and Furikake Potato Croquettes, Fresh Ahi Confit and a selection of desserts. Students will even provide vegetarian dishes on request. And while it’s always fun to graze, the best thing about this event is the price - just $28 per person, $32 at the door.
The best these future stars have to offer will be on show April 13 at The Pearl, LCC’s recently completed dining room.
For more information, call 455-0528.
BIA stew cook-off draws high praise and tough competition.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin’s Cyd Kamakea (third from right)
with her crew (from left) David Guerrero, Rose Rosales and
Vivek Mathur
The recent Building Industry Association’s Stew Cook Off, held on the grounds of the YWCA on Richards Street, was a mix of light-hearted entertainment and some seriously good cooking. The BIA has been holding its annual general meeting with a food theme for almost 20 years, and Karen Nakamura, BIA vice president and CEO, says that the format works well for members and their guests. “It’s a chance for us to get together with members, legislators and City Council people and talk story,“she says.“It’s friendly, informal and there’s a lot of visiting and networking going on throughout the evening.“All who attended were in good spirits - not least because of the excellent fare. Winning stew? A spicy,Mexican-themed dish from Servco Raynor Overhead Doors. Runners up included a stellar Star-Bulletin team led by Cyd Kamakea. Cyd’s family recipe for Luau Stew was a huge hit with the judges.
“The recipe has been in our family for years,” says Cyd,” and I got a lot of help with the preparation from my family.“Cyd estimates that preparations for the stew, including dicing and salting the salmon, preparing the luau leaves and cooking stew meat and spare ribs, took more than five hours.
For the recipe, go to Wineanddinehawaii.com/recipes.
Easter brunch on the water at Tower Grill and Don Ho’s.
Alan Wong, pictured here judging the work of culinary students, is a
board member and enthusiastic supporter of the culinary program at
Leeward Community College. Their graduation project is a steal of a night
for foodies!
If a view is a must when you head out for a celebratory brunch, then Don Ho’s on the ground floor at Aloha Tower Marketplace is the place to go for a spectacular view of Honolulu Harbor.
This Easter brunch is served from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with dozens of hot and cold dishes on the menu. Pupu include tako poke,fish poke,shrimp cocktail and lomi salmon, and hot items include crab cake Benedict, pineapple lilikoi glazed ham, mahimahi, teri chicken, kalua pork and cabbage, and carved prime rib with au jus and horseradish. Stations where dishes can be made to order include an omelet station,waffle bar and dessert buffet.
What: Easter Brunch Where: Don Ho’s Island Grill Aloha Tower Marketplace Sunday April 7 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: $30 adults, $25 seniors, $15 keiki 12 and under.
And upstairs, sister restaurant Tower Grill will serve Easter Sunday specials in addition to its regular weekend brunch menu. Eggs Florentine omelet served with rice or potatoes and topped with hollandaise is $8.95, and an 8-ounce pulehu ribeye steak with eggs is $12.95. Tower Grill serves a variety of breakfast dishes on weekends and will be open for lunch and dinner on Easter Sunday.
What: Easter Sunday Brunch Specials
Where: Tower Grill,Aloha Tower Marketplace, second floor
When: Sunday, April 7 from 10 a.m.
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