Posted on: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
TASTE
Chefs join in Earth-friendly fun at 'Live Local' event
By Wanda A. Adams
Advertiser Food Editor
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'THINK GLOBAL, LIVE LOCAL'
The Honolulu Advertiser celebrates the month of May with ideas for living "green" local-style. Celebration: 1-5 p.m. May 30, Whole Foods Market, Kahala Mall. Grower appearances, sampling and sales, wine and beer tasting, education in how to live an organic, sustainable lifestyle. At least 18 of the 40 members of the state Department of Agriculture Seal of Quality will be represented. And culinary Web site Share Your Table is hosting celebrity chef demonstrations. Partners: The Honolulu Advertiser, Whole Foods Market, Department of Agriculture Seal of Quality program, Share Your Table Prize drawings: The Advertiser is offering one lucky entrant a trip for two to Napa, Sonoma and San Francisco with tours of organic gardens and wineries. Online entries only at www.honoluluadvertiser.com/global now through May 30. Advertiser partner Share Your Table is offering a lunch and private cooking lesson for six with chef Roy Yamaguchi in the Sub-Zero Wolf showroom to one entrant who correctly answers a question on their site. Go to www.shareyourtable.com.Information: 738-0820
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Share Your Table, the culinary Web site, will host chef demonstrations at The Advertiser's "Think Global, Live Local" event at Whole Foods Market in Kahala Mall 1 to 5 p.m. May 30.
Share Your Table, among the partners in this promotion, is also sponsoring a contest, the prize for which will be a private lunch and cooking lesson with chef Roy Yamaguchi at the Sub-Zero Wolf showroom in Honolulu, date to be mutually determined. To enter this contest, go to www.shareyourtable.com and correctly answer the question "On what island is Ho Farms located?" Ho Farms is a member of the state Department of Agriculture Seal of Quality program, another partner in the "Think Global, Live Local" event. Seal of Quality members are farmers and food producers whose products are grown or made in Hawai'i and meet certain quality standards.
Share Your Table is an online resource for eating and buying local in Hawai'i. There, you'll find an array of instructional cooking videos, field trips to local farms and purveyors. Culinary experts share recipes and provide insight on local food traditions. Said founder Melanie Kosaka, "Share Your Table is glad to host the cooking demonstrations as part of our ongoing commitment to promoting local agriculture and getting families back in the kitchen."
"Think Global, Live Local" will be held in the courtyard in front of the Whole Foods Market with displays and cooking stations. The chefs to appear will use products from Seal of Quality members, and quite a few farmers and food producers are expected to attend and show off their wares.
Among the chefs:
Chefs Roy Yamaguchi or Ronnie Nasuti of Roy's Restaurant (dependent on Yamaguchi's schedule). The theme: "Get Ready for Summer - Grilled Summer Salads."
Baker Abigail Langlas of Cake Works, the neighborhood cake shop at Wai'alae and South King streets. Her theme: "Simple Island Flavored Desserts," using local chocolate vanilla and honey. Information on Cake Works: www.weddingwire.com/biz/cakeworks-honolulu.
Restaurateur Matoko "Moco" Kubota of Hale, a new modern macrobiotic restaurant. Her theme: "Eating Seasonally: What's Fresh for Summer." Information on Hale: www.halemacro.com.
Chef Colin Hazama of RumFire at Sheraton Waikiki. Hazama's theme: "Building a Better Bento," how to make a more healthful and locally sourced box lunch. Information on RumFire: www.rumfirewaikiki.com.
The Kapi'olani Community College American Culinary Federation western region award-winning Team Hawaii's KCC will help vendors and grilling Hamakua mushrooms and Twin Bridge asparagus at event. The team needs donations for their trip to the nationals in Orlando, Fla., July 11 to 14. Frank Leake, professor of culinary arts and coach of Team Hawaii said checks may be made payable to KAPCC-ACF Jr. Chapter Team, UHF Account No. 12395104 and sent to him care of the culinary department, Kapi'olani Community College, 5303 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816. Or you may make a donation at the May 30 "Think Global, Live Local" event.
Reach Wanda A. Adams at wadams@honoluluadvertiser.com.
