Maui Edition: Seafood Fest

Maui Edition: Seafood Fest

Sponsored by Maui No Ka 'Oi Magazine, this beachside party was the perfect culmination to an amazing weekend. 13 of Maui's top chefs prepared two dishes each, featuring the freshest seafood the island has to offer.

Maui Edition: Top 10 Eats

Maui Edition: Top 10 Eats

The food we discovered on Maui was an interesting mix of hearty no-frills home-cooking, and high-end fine dining; my guide to eating your way through paradise.

Maui Edition: Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm

Maui Edition: Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm

Stop and smell the lavender... Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm, a site of over 55,000 lavender plants blooming across 13.5 acres of serenity in upcountry Maui.

Maui Edition: Finding My Athlete, DK’s Luncheon, & the Port to My Heart

Maui Edition: Finding My Athlete, DK’s Luncheon, & the Port to My Heart

At the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival: golfing with a pro, dining with an island legend, and drinking to my heart's content.

Maui Edition: Kapalua Wine and Food Festival — Red Red Wine (and some White)

Maui Edition: Kapalua Wine and Food Festival — Red Red Wine (and some White)

Festival Host, Master Sommelier Fred Dame, brought together fellow Master Sommeliers Shayn Bjornholm, Jay Fletcher, Greg Harrington, Michael Jordan, Geoff Kruth, Emily Wines, and some of the finest winemakers in the world, to showcase their very best wines at this festival.

Maui Edition: Kapalua Wine and Food Festival — The Grand Tasting

Maui Edition: Kapalua Wine and Food Festival — The Grand Tasting

At Friday night’s Grand Tasting event, the festival’s 7 master sommeliers selected over 200 wines from around the world, while Executive Chef John Zaner and the culinary team of The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua prepared dishes highlighting the island’s freshest ingredients.

Maui Edition: 2010 Kapalua Wine and Food Festival

Maui Edition: 2010 Kapalua Wine and Food Festival

I’m officially hooked. I’m considering giving it all up here on the mainland to become an island hula girl.

Kapalua Wine & Food Festival in Maui

Kapalua Wine & Food Festival in Maui

The soiree is Hawaii’s longest running event of its kind -- a four-day celebration of Hawaii’s Regional Cuisine, featuring gourmet cooking demonstrations, tastings from Maui’s top chefs, and a plethora of wines from several of the world’s most famous winemakers, brought together by returning host, Master Sommelier Fred Dame.