Sweet Valentines, Southern-style Super Bowl
Friday - February 01, 2008
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A Panya Bistro Valentine
Look no further than the gorgeous offerings at Panya Bistro if your Valentine has a sweet tooth and an eye for elegant design. With romantic dining options, a stylish bar and a wide variety of dishes that mix European savvy with Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese cuisine, Panya is the perfect place for a casually romantic date. Owners Annie and Alice Yeung honed their baking skills in Japan under a master baker, and serve some of the best breads, pastries and cakes in town. “For Valentine’s, we have our popular pair of hearts - red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting, or red velvet cream cheese mousse, as well as a number of different heart-shaped,chocolate-inspired cakes and pastries,” says Annie.
For more information on Panya’s Valentine’s menu and specially created cakes and desserts:
Panya Bistro
Ala Moana Center
597-8880
Mardi Gras At Don Ho’s Island Grill
Join the Voodoo Lounge Party at Don Ho’s Island Grill for Mardi Gras Tuesday, Feb. 5. Molokai Jazz West will perform live from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., and a DJ spins music from 9 p.m. to closing. Chef Jimmy Dela Cruz will prepare for lunch a Shrimp Po’ Boy with sautéed shrimp and a Cajun remoulade for $10. For dinner, enjoy the Fat Tuesday Plate with blackened ahi and barbecue shrimp with mashed potatoes and sautéed veggies for $22. Don Ho’s regular menu also will be available.
Don Ho’s Island Grill
Aloha Tower Marketplace
validated parking
528-0807
Nothing But Sweet Treats
If you want to give your calorie-counting Valentine a sweet treat with a difference - or treat someone who normally has to pass on the pastries - Sweet Nothings on Waimanu Street has lots to offer this Valentine’s Day.
Co-owner Darin Yokoyama opened the store a little more than a year ago, determined to bring a taste of the gourmet good life to all. Darin suffers from diabetes and started the store with co-sufferers in mind. “We wanted to offer great-tasting alternatives,” he says, adding that once people find the store and taste its delicious, guilt-free treats,it’s easy to keep customers returning. For Valentine’s week, expect to see a wide range of sugar-free, heart-shaped cookies, heart-shaped cakes and boxes of candy.
“Everything is custom-made,“says Darin,“so customers can create their own boxes or gift packages.”
Sugar-free cookies start at $5.75 per dozen.
Sweet Nothings
1218 Waimanu St.
593-1234
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Super Bowl Sunday Southern Style
Dixie Grill Bar-b-que & Crab Shack at 99-016 Kamehameha Highway in Aiea is celebrating Super Bowl Sunday Feb. 3 with six TV screens and Southern specials that include Clam Chowder and Louisiana Shrimp Boil (two pounds of white tiger Gulf shrimp simmered in Cajun-spiked stock,served on the table with newspaper and lots of napkins, plus corn and potatoes). There’s Happy Hour pricing on drinks, and prizes will be given out each quarter. The popular rib and crab restaurant is open from 10 a.m. for Super Bowl festivities.
For menu info and for large party reservations:
Dixie Grill
99-016 Kamehameha Hwy.
Aiea
485-CRAB
3660 Is A Romantic Number On Feb. 14
You might get lucky with a last-minute reservation at this, one of Honolulu’s hottest restaurants, for Feb. 14 - but you probably need to call right now. The specially created romantic menu at 3660 On the Rise features a Cupid’s Seafood Medley (shrimp, scallop and crab with a lobster brandy sauce in puff pastry), followed by Spinach Salad with crispy calamari and a papaya-seed vinaigrette, and a choice of either Fire-Roasted Tenderloin of Beef or Crab-Crusted Fresh Catch of the Day. Duet of Desserts is a double chocolate peanut crunch bar and strawberries with Grand Marnier in a lace cookie. The complete dinner is $62 per person.
3660 On the Rise
3660 Waialae Ave.
737-1177
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