Dining

Maui Nō Ka ʻOi offers you an insider’s perspective on food in Maui. Read our stories below to discover the diverse and inspiring stories behind Maui’s thriving culinary scene.

rice pudding

Holiday in Hawai‘i: Family & Food Traditions

Hawai‘i is a place populated by people from all over the world, and sharing cultural foods plays an important part in our celebrations. When we asked friends, recently, about their favorite throwback indulgences, this is what they said...
Pohole Pancetta and Roasted Tomato Pasta

The Great Pohole Challenge

Five award-winning chefs share recipes featuring pohole (fiddlehead fern).
Kamayan dinner

Kamayan and Get It!

Star Noodle’s new themed dinners are winners, hands down.

Dining with the Stars

A Maui restaurateur entertains at home.
Maui chef Sheldon Simeon

2013 Chef of the Year: Sheldon Simeon

For the first time in ‘Aipono’s eleven-year history, Maui’s chefs elected one of their own to a second reign as Chef of the Year.
Chef Perry Bateman

2009 Chef of the Year: Perry Bateman

Unlike many of his colleagues, Chef Perry Bateman didn’t sharpen his knives in culinary school; he was raised in restaurants.
cocktails

Appealing Cocktails

Get three delicious cocktail recipes featuring orange.
Miso Phat Sushi Maui

Dee-lish: 5 Winning Restaurants

Our food editor Becky Speere dishes on the Maui dishes she loves.
hot buttered rum

Hot Buttered Yum + RECIPE

Enjoy this recipe for Liliko‘i-Coconut Hot Buttered Rum!
Hana Maui restaurants

Great Maui Food: Off the Beaten Track

One of the perks of exploring Maui’s less familiar places is discovering great little dining spots you didn’t expect to find. Need a map? Start here.
Wailea food

Eat, Drink & Be Merriman

A founder of Hawai‘i Regional Cuisine adds a branch to the family tree.

Toro! Toro! Toro!

Get the recipe for Morimoto’s Toro Tartare with Dashi Soy.
maui chocolate

One for the Road: Maui Craft Tours

Maui Craft Tours offers delectable tastes of the island.
skinny cocktails

The Skinny on Holiday Cocktails

Get 5 delicious cocktail recipes for the holidays.
pork tacos Four Season Wailea Maui

Coffee Challenge + 3 Amazing Recipes!

Get 3 amazing recipes: Black Sesame Doughnuts, Malasadas with MALA Mocha Sauce, and Hawaiian Coffee-rubbed Pork Tacos with Mango-Coffee BBQ Sauce!
Taverna Chefette

Taverna’s Passion for Pasta

Taverna's pasta-passionate "Chefette" considers making fresh pasta her core responsibility.
Maui chef Chris Kulis

Command Performance

Chef Chris Kulis offers his recipe for the best opakapaka fish dinner — a crispy-skinned fish with a kale-, sorrel-, and bone-marrow emulsion.
delicious vegetables at Maui restaurants

Stalking The Delectable Vegetable

Becky Speere finds dishes with delicious vegetables at Maui restaurants.
Ritz Carlton Mai Tai Maui Hawaii

Rummed Up

Getting into the spirit of the mai tai at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua’s Alaloa Lounge.
okolehao

Bottoms Up!

Sandwich Islands Distilling Corporation will produce ‘okolehao, the legendary Hawaiian ti liquor.

After-School Special

Learn what the student chefs are up to at Paia Bay Cafe, a community-funded nonprofit kitchen space.
chef abby star noodle

Inasal: Grilled Vegetables & Meat

This recipe recommends serving the grilled vegetables and meat with rice and green papaya salad.
Island Gourmet

The Chef behind the Gourmet

Lloyd Aoki’s ABCs are compassion, knowledge and hard work.
Haleakala sunrise cocktail

Farm to Glass: Cocktail Recipes

When it comes to finding ingredients for refreshing and flavorful cocktails, there’s no place like home.
monchong fish recipe

Monchong with Soba Spaetzle and Curry

This recipe by Chef Joey Macadangdang won Best of the Fest and Fan Favorite at the 2014 Kapalua Wine & Food Festival.

From Sea to Shining Sea

A pioneer of Hawaii Regional Cuisine, Chef Mark Ellman opens a new seafood restaurant whose cuisine hails from two U.S. coasts.
Maui Chef Roger Stettler

2012 Chef of the Year: Roger Stettler

Roger Stettler may be the most famous Maui chef the average visitor hasn’t heard of.

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