ENJOY SPECIAL BEER IN A SPECIAL T-SHIRT
Local craft beer fans can drink good and look good this weekend, thanks to a special collaboration between Beer Lab HI and HiLife Clothing Co.
The local brewery has teamed up with the lifestyle brand to release a special one-time, single-batch beer — ‘Alaea Salt IPA — along with a limited-edition T-shirt.
The IPA will be available on tap and in bottles at Beer Lab locations (1010 University Ave., Pearlridge Center and 94-515 Ukee St. in Waipio) for $7.50. The shirt, at $29, will be sold at HiLife’s Waikiki store, 226 Lewers St., along with beer tokens customers can redeem at Beer Lab. Both beer and shirt will be available only as long as supplies last.
HALEKULANI DEBUTS WINE-TASTING EVENT
The Halekulani’s new wine bar, Cattleya, is launching Wineview events on the first and third Thursdays of each month.
The series premieres this week with a tasting of wines from the Mediterranean, with Ian Bishop of Flavors of Italy wine merchants. The tasting will include Salvatore Ferragamo’s “Il Borro” Toscana Rosso, as well as selections from Italy’s Liguria and Tuscany regions, Penedes in Spain and France’s southern Rhone Valley.
On June 20, importer Dae Jin Kim will host a tasting of the full line of Hwayo premium sojus and “X-Premium” rice whiskey. Two craft soju cocktails are included.
The tastings are served from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and include “light bites” from the Orchids restaurant. Cost is $59. Reservations: 923-2311.
The Cattleya Wine Bar is at the entry of Orchids.
KONA BREWING, PRINCESS KAIULANI TEAM UP
The Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hosts Hops & Pops, a beer-pairing dinner to help mark Kona Brewing Co.’s 25th anniversary.
The event, at 6 p.m. June 14, begins in the 11-floor Kapuni Room for hors d’oeuvres, then moves to the poolside Splash Bar for a four-course meal served family-style.
Mixologist Jesse Suderman and Kona Brewing’s Alex Trolson and Jake Carter will introduce the nine beers to be served.
Hotel chef Blake Kajiwara’s menu centers on an entree of grilled lamb chops (paired with Kona Brewing’s Gold Cliff IPA) and a paella with chorizo prawns (with Castaway IPA).
Cost is $85; $55 for children, who will be served soft drinks. For tickets: honoluluboxoffice.com.
IF YOU CAN ONLY HAVE 1 NEW COOKBOOK…
Two of the top arbiters of quality in cookbooks have weighed in for the year — the James Beard Foundation book awards announced in April and the International Association of Culinary Professionals announced in May.
If your cookbook shelf is overflowing and you can only add one more this year, take note: The only book to make both lists was “Milk Street: Tuesday Nights,” by Christopher Kimball.
“Milk Street,” born of the public television show and the magazine of the same name, presents recipes meant for weeknight cooking, meaning relatively quick and easy, yet big on flavor.
Find it in bookstores and online sources. Published by Little, Brown and Co., the retail price is $35.
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