Extend your Girl Scout cookie experience this year with a visit to one of six island eateries that have limited-edition desserts dedicated to the cookie cause.
A portion of each purchase goes to the Scouts.
On Oahu, bite into a cheesecake with Thin Mint crust at Tiki’s Grill and Bar, a Do-si-Do Hula Pie at Duke’s Waikiki or an icy scoop from Via Gelato in flavors of Thin Mint, Samoa or Do-si-Do cookies.
On the Big Island, have a Mint to Be Pie at Hilo Bay Cafe or a Thin Mint mousse pie at Huggo’s Fine Dining or Lava Lava Beach Club.
Oh, and if you just want more cookies, and don’t have a Girl Scout near you, visit gshawaii.org.
PREMIUM SAKE ON THE MENU
Beachhouse at the Moana is showcasing sake in a dinner April 14.
“Taste of Sake Edition” is the year’s first in the restaurant’s Pairings series, which partners a winemaker, brew master or master distiller with a five-course menu by chef David Lukela.
The 6 p.m. dinner features five premium sakes selected by Chris Pearce, founder and CEO of World Sake.
Lukela’s Japanese-inspired dishes include king crab tempura (with Hoyo Kura No Hana “Fair Maiden”), abalone chawanmushi (with Miyasaka Yawaraka “Sake Matinee”) and grilled shortrib (with Sohomare Tokubetsu Kimoto “Heart and Soul”).
Cost is $120; reserve through Honolulu BoxOffice.com. Beachhouse, in the Moana Surfrider resort in Waikiki, has additional Pairings events scheduled for June 15 and Sept. 14.
GIVE BACK, GET BACK
Bring canned goods to participating restaurants and retailers at the Waikiki Shopping Plaza or Waikiki Business Plaza through April 29 and you’ll earn special deals during the Waikiki Food Drive.
For example, get a free pack of cookies from Royal Hawaiian Cookies in exchange for a donation that goes to the Waikiki Community Center food bank.
For a list of the giveaways visit waikiki shoppingplaza.com.
A LUXURY LIMU EXPERIENCE
Limu comes to Luxury Row in a free talk by marine biologist Wally Ito.
Ito, Limu Hui coordinator for Kua‘aina Ulu ‘Auamo, will speak on “Foods of the Past and Future,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, discussing the uses of seaweed and its Hawaiian cultural importance.
Email vip@honolulubiennial.org to reserve a spot. The Luxury Row shopping complex is at 2124 Kalakaua Ave.
RITA’S OPENS SECOND SHOP
The Rita’s Italian Ice chain launches its second Hawaii location, at Koko Marina, with a grand opening at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Italian ices will be discounted to $1 and gelato to $2 all day, and the first 50 customers will receive a year’s worth of free ices.
Rita’s is inside Wild Tiki Fun Zone. The first Oahu Rita’s opened last year at another game center, Tiki’s Family Fun Center at Dole Cannery.
The Koko Marina shop will be collecting donations for Pa‘ani Wai Hawai‘i, a nonprofit that teaches ocean safety.
Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays, until 10 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays. Call 445-9487.
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