Goma Tei Ramen is making its own ramen and udon noodles.
Owner Kenneth Siu said he spent several months working with engineers in Sanuki, Japan, to create machines that would mix the ingredients — including flour shipped in from Kagawa, Japan — and cut the noodles to Goma Tei’s specifications.
The new noodles are available at all five Goma Tei locations.
Come September, the company will roll out specialty noodles during its inaugural monthlong Noodle Festival.
The first four flavored noodles to be introduced will incorporate shrimp, scallops, porcini mushrooms and truffles:
>> Sept. 1 to 8: Truffle ramen with shoyu broth, topped with chicken and mushrooms, $19.95
>> Sept. 9 to 15: Shrimp ramen in tan tan broth, $16.95
>> Sept. 16 to 22: Porcini noodle tan tan, $16.95
>> Sept. 23 to 30: Scallop noodle with shoyu broth, $16.95
Future varieties may include tomato, spinach and carrot.
Goma Tei locations: Ala Moana Center, International Market Place, Kahala Mall, Pearlridge Center and Ward Centre.
— Nadine Kam, Special to the Star-Advertiser
CHEFS PAIR UP FOR BENEFIT
Maui chef Sheldon Simeon joins chef Keith Steel Kong of Basalt for a benefit “Collaboration Dinner” on Aug. 8.
The chefs have compiled a five-course menu with wine and cocktail pairings. For example: Summer Garden Adobo with charred cabbage porridge, paired with a Manila Metro Fizz; and braised beef cheeks with breadfruit, paired with the 2012 Chateau-Figeac “Petit-Figeac” from France.
The 6 p.m. dinner will be held at Basalt, in the Duke’s Lane complex in Waikiki. Cost is $125 to benefit the Culinary Institute of the Pacific.
Simeon is opening Lineage in the Shops at Wailea on Maui. It is an ABC Stores-affiliated project, as is Basalt and Duke’s Lane.
A BLIZZARD OF GOODWILL
Dairy Queen is hosting its 13th annual Miracle Treat Day on Thursday, donating $1 for every Blizzard Treat sold to the local Children’s Miracle Network hospital (in Hawaii that’s Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children).
Last year the benefit raised more than $4 million in North America.
Participating locations:
>> Oahu: Windward Mall, Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, Navy Exchange Pearl Harbor
>> Big Island: Kona Commons, Kailua; Queens’ Marketplace, Waikoloa; Parker Ranch Center, Kamuela; Prince Kuhio Plaza, Hilo
>> Maui: Lahaina Cannery Mall
WORKSHOPS FOR HEALTH
The Still & Moving Center is offering Zen of Cooking workshops throughout August, taught by Sheila Wrede, a holistic health coach.
Classes run from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays. Cost is $39 per class or $140 for all four, plus $6 per class for supplies.
The schedule:
>> Saturday: Cooking basics, covering how to organize ingredients and cookware, and the steps involved in creating a meal.
>> Aug. 11: Health benefits of herbs; how to use and store them.
>> Aug. 18: How root vegetables can promote healthful eating.
>> Aug. 25: How to handle sugar cravings.
To register go to stilland movingcenter.com (click on “Workshops & Events”) or call 397-7678. Still & Moving Center is at 1024 Queen St.
BREAKFAST BRINGS CASH
The breakfast plates might have cost just $6, but that adds up when hundreds line up to buy them.
Finance Factors’ 23rd annual Charity Breakfast held July 21 raised $12,400 for aio Foundation’s Kahauiki Village, a long-term housing project for homeless families.
More than 70 Finance Factors employees prepared and served over 1,200 plates at the event.
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