Chefs sign on to help food bank
More than 25 restaurants and food and wine purveyors will join forces for Great Chefs Fight Hunger, benefiting Hawaii Foodbank.
The event takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. March 31 at the charity’s headquarters, 2611 Kilihau St. in Mapunapuna.
D.K. Kodama of Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar and d.k Steak House, Chai Chaowasaree of Chai’s Island Bistro, and Russell Siu of 3660 on the Rise will be joined by chefs from 12th Avenue Grill, SALT Kitchen & Tasting Bar, Himalayan Kitchen, Ola at Turtle Bay and the Beach House at the Moana. Their cuisine will be accompanied by wines, a beer tasting, martinis and sake samples.
Tickets are $125, available online at www.hawaiifoodbank.org, or call 836-3600, ext. 244.
Dinner benefits Bocuse d’Or USA
The cuisine of chef Sonny Acosta Jr., who placed fourth in January at the inaugural Bocuse d’Or USA Commis Competition for young chefs in training, will be featured in Alan Wong’s latest Next Generation dinner on March 28.
Acosta, a cook for Wong’s restaurant, continued to develop his rendition of the competition dish, Poulet Au Vinaigre, or chicken with vinegar sauce. The dish is joined on the menu by Potage ala Garbure, or cabbage soup with foie gras and truffle coulis; Filets de Poisson en Ecailles Croustillantes, a potato-crusted onaga dish; Carre D’Agneau Caramelize, a honey-macadamia nut lamb dish; and pineapple beignet dessert, Baba ah Rum, by pastry chef Michelle Karr-Ueoka.
Proceeds benefit Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation, which is sending a team of chefs to Lyon, France, for the 2013 Bocuse d’Or world competition.
The dinner will be held at Alan Wong’s Honolulu restaurant, 1857 S. King St. Cost is $125, $165 with wine pairings. Call 949-2526.
Student clubs offer imu experience
Kailua High School’s canoe club, Polynesian club and girls water polo team will spend April 6 tending an imu, and the students are offering space inside for trays of food.
Cost is $20 per large aluminum tray, up to 25 pounds. Food — such as turkeys, roasts or pork butt, sweet potatoes, taro or luau leaves — must be thawed and wrapped in foil. Place in pan and wrap again in foil.
Reservations due April 2. Make checks to Kailua High School, 451 Ulumanu Drive, Kailua 96734. Write "Attention IMU" in the lower left corner of the envelope. Include name, telephone number and a self-addressed, stamped envelope for a confirmation ticket.
Call 728-7389 or 234-3700.
Give party food a healthy edge
With a little bit of know-how, party food can also be healthy food. Learn to make vegetarian pupu with chef Paul Onishi at Castle Medical Center’s latest "Eat Well for Life" cooking series.
The class runs 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 28 at Castle’s Wellness auditorium. Cost is $15, $20 per couple and $10 seniors and students. Reservations and payment due two days in advance; call 263-5400 or visit castlemed.org.
Macrobiotics on the menu
Macrobiotic chef, teacher and counselor Gabriele Kushi will hold a lecture, two workshops and private consultations at the Still & Moving Center, 1024 Queen St. Call 397-7678 for details or visit www.stillandmovingcenter.com.
» Sugar Blues (noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, $25): Lecture explores the effects of sugar and offers alternatives to consuming sugar.
» Nutritional Balance for Women (12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, $45): Cooking workshop with recipes that replenish hormones and minerals (Black Soy Beans with Tamari and Cilantro, Leaf Greens with Sea Vegetable Salad, Steamed Quinoa with Edamame).
» The Wonder of Gluten-Free Whole Grain Cooking (1 to 3 p.m. March 31, $45): Learn to prepare grains such as quinoa, millet and brown rice.
» Private consultations run Monday through March 30; Kushi addresses hormonal changes through diet; consultation includes a recipe packet.
Food meets feng shui at workshop
Address your health concerns through food and feng shui at a workshop held by macrobiotic chef Leslie Ashburn and feng shui expert Alice Inoue, 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Macy’s Ala Moana.
Learn to incorporate healthier food into a busy lifestyle without huge expense or time-consuming recipes. Also, find out about how environment affects health.
The event will be held in Macy’s special-events room. Cost is $60. Register by Friday at www.aliceinspired.com or www.macrobiotichawaii.com.
