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Side Dish: Pirates of the Cuisine

Miz G gets gourmet booty at the Maui Chefs Present affair...Butternut curry nage and Filipino rice congee served with parrots.
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Side Dish: Decade of the Celebrity Farm Boy

New categories for the 2012 Aipono Awards—Diva spills the beans.
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Side Dish by Gossip Gourmet

Heartbreak! Moral dilemmas! Ah, the pageantry of the restaurant scene.
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Side Dish: Second Coming

Zippy's opens on Maui. Can a second coming be far behind?

Side Dish: Lap of Luxury

Sometimes life on Maui is simply that luxurious.

Let the Good Times Roll

Miz G gets her Mardis Gras fix at the Saint Anthony Bazaar on Maui.
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Side Dish: Sniffing out Truffles

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good bite!
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Side Dish: Truffle Mania

Gourmet buffets on Maui spice up island holidays.

Side Dish: Tweeps

Miz G joins Twitter and discovers some culinary wags amid the tweeting foodies.

Side Dish: Good Korma

Indian fare finds Maui at last.
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Side Dish: Extra Scoop of George Clooney

Gossip Gourmet praises charitable chefs and gets ready for a summer full of foodie festivals on Maui.

Side Dish: Extreme Chef

Miz G swoons over French macaroons and Extreme TV.
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Side Dish: Susan B. Anthotini

Gossip gets political over bikini martinis.

Side Dish: Juicy Rumors

Who won Best Hawaii food blog and Worst Export? Let Gossip tell all...
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Side Dish: Hell’s Kitchen

From Hell's Kitchen to the Four Seasons Resorts Lana'i, Miz G hikes high and low to find you the best gourmet gossip.
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Side Dish: My Little Cabbage

Miz G's sage advice for wooing your gourmet valentine.
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Side Dish: Poi Poundin’

Gossip Gourmet pounds some poi at the Maui Ag Fest.
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Side Dish by Gossip Gourmet

If she were queen, the winners would be...

Side Dish: Plantation Cuisine

On Maui, a new Plantation era cuisine trend is really catching fire.
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Side Dish: Go Green

When you get to the fork in the road, don't throw it away.

Side Dish: Google Eyes

Gossip gets her Google on.

Side Dish: Lunch Truck Round-Up

Gossip gets the goods on Haiku eateries and the Hyatt Kaanapali new sushi restaurant, Japengo.

Side Dish: Dim Sum

Gossip Gourmet investigates holiday buffets on Maui and mourns the lack of Far Eastern cuisine.
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Side Dish by Gossip Gourmet

Comings and goings in the restaurant world.

Side Dish: Gourmet Marathon

Follow Gossip Gourmet on a race around Maui for the most delicious grinds.
Kinaole Maui Food Truck

Side Dish: Carb Rampage

On a carb rampage at some of Maui's hottest new restaurants.

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A Passion for Liliko‘i

Lilikoʻi is the Hawaiian word for passion fruit. While lilikoʻi can be eaten raw, its naturally high acidity makes it perfect for blending into baked goods, frozen custards, and drinks.