Learn more about sustainable farm
What does a sustainable farm look (and taste) like? Find out on a tour of Kanu Farms in Waimanalo and talk story with farmers Shellee and Gabe Machado.
The event includes lunch at Sweet Home Waimanalo Market Cafe, known for sourcing local products, including greens from the roof above the restaurant.
The tour runs from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. Cost is $30, including bus transportation and lunch. Register by 1 p.m. Thursday; visit hccfarmtourandlunch.eventbrite.com. Call Kim Coffee-Isaak at 947-2914 or email kimcoffeeisaak@gmail.com.
Class offers tips on jazzing up salad
If your salads are ho-hum, learn to liven them up at Castle Wellness Center’s "Celebrating Salads" cooking class July 25.
The class will cover how to turn a salad into the star dish of a meal with the addition of beans and grains.
The class runs 6 to 7 p.m. at Castle’s Wellness Center. Cost is $10. Reservations are required two days in advance; call 263-5400 or visit castlemed.org.
Kailua to hold outdoor brunch
Visit Kailua on Sunday for the most important meal of the day at the town’s inaugural Brunch Fest, slated to take place every third Sunday of the month.
The outdoor brunch offers plates from such venues as Cinnamon’s, Pinky’s Pupu Bar & Grill, Whatcha Fillin’ and Mark’s Specialties, plus eating and food decorating contests.
The fest runs 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 419 Uluniu St., next to Walgreens.
Visit www.kailuabrunchfest.com.
Malie Kai opens its first retail store
After participating in the weekly farmers market at Royal Hawaiian Center, Malie Kai Chocolates is hoping for sweeter success at its first retail shop.
The store opened Tuesday on the center’s Level 1 of Building C, and in celebration of the milestone, Malie Kai Chocolates has introduced a Hawaiian Rum Truffle, sold exclusively at the Waikiki shop.
The chocolatier was founded in 2005 by Nathan Sato and Miki Azuchi. All of Malie Kai’s chocolate bars — available in eight flavors — are made from sustainably grown cacao from the North Shore of Oahu. Varieties include milk and dark chocolate with cacao nibs, Kona espresso in dark chocolate and Kona cappuccino in milk chocolate, and a new white tangerine bar.
Malie Kai Chocolates is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Call 599-8600 or visit MalieKai.com.
