MANGO DELIGHTS

Mango season brings mango restaurant specials:

>> At Taormina Sicilian Cuisine, chef Hiroyuki Mimura’s annual Mango ‘Sognare’ menu — named for an Italian dream or “sognare,” features Haden mangoes and runs only as long as this year’s bounty lasts.

Dishes are the Oyster Mignonette ($24) of four raw Fanny Bay oysters, topped with a mango sauce; Carpaccio di Polpo ($22), Spanish octopus topped with mangoes and chili pepper vinaigrette; and Cheesecake Espuma ($16), cheesecake custard with fresh mangoes.

Taormina Sicilian Cuisine is at 227 Lewers St. Call 926-5050.

>> At the Moana Surfrider, a three-course mango tasting menu runs through July. The dishes: grilled Kauai prawns with green mango salad, porchetta with mango chutney, and Mango Vanilla Verrine, a sponge cake with almond crumble and mango compote.

Cost is $65; $80 with wine pairings. Call 921-4600.

Also at the Moana are mango-inspired items at the Veranda (think the Mangosada malasada), the oceanfront Beach Bar and the Surfrider Cafe.

DINE AL FRESCO AT BISHOP MUSEUM

Sample foods from 25 vendors at Luau on the Lawn, July 20 at Bishop Museum.

Hawaii’s Best Kitchens hosts the event, with cocktails beginning at 5 p.m. and dinner from 6 to 10 p.m.

All-you-can eat dishes will be served by vendors such as Burgers on Bishop, Infernos Brick Oven Pizza, Kalapawai Market, Olena by Chef Ron Simon and Rainbow Drive-In.

Tickets are $60, available at 808ne.ws/July20luau; $100 VIP admission, which includes a private lounge and bar.

PIE PROJECT A BOON FOR GIRL SCOUTS

An ice cream pie inspired by a Girl Scout Cookie has earned a $2,624 donation for the Girls Scouts of Hawai‘i.

Duke’s Waikiki put the Do-si-do Hula Pie on the menu during cookie-selling season, collecting $2 from every slice sold for the Girl Scouts. The pie was a Do-si-do (peanut butter) version of the restaurant’s signature Hula Pie, made with cookies purchased from Girl Scout Troop 170.

TEACHING ABOUT TACOS

Ashley Watts of the fish supplier Local I‘a hosts a Demo Dinner, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at Kaimuki Superette, featuring her fish tacos.

Cost is $45, $40 for Slow Foods Hawaii members and Local I’a subscribers, and includes a meal and local beers from guest Ola Brew.

Demo Dinners are held on the third Monday of each month.

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