Food

While waiting at Casanova’s one morning, I consider the first time I ever heard the name, the Maui Cookie Lady. It was over the summer, when a friend recommended I try her cookies. By placing an order on Facebook and making a drive to a modest neighborhood in Makawao, my wife and I bought our first batch of Maui Cookie …

The Manapua Bakery is closed today for installation of more appliances. Hopefully this means the bakery can double their supply of 5,000 manapua per day to 10,000! What?! You mean I can actually buy some manapua now? We are keeping our fingers crossed Maui that the answer will be “yes!” Obviously Maui has been experiencing #manapuamadness as this establishment is …

My husband and I went on a rare date night for dinner. Being parents to 2 girls, ages 2 and 11 months- it is hard to get out of the house sometimes. When we do have a “date night”, we like to go to restaurants that we would not normally take our babies to. (Parents, you know how it is.) …

Last Saturday, I took a trip down to Maui’s Swap Meet. That place has lots of hidden gems! Especially, “Aunty Lia’s Baked Goods”- she was the MAIN reason for my trip. Why? Because mango bread, that’s why. Before going to Aunty Lia’s area- I stopped at a few places to try some new goodies: “Maui Rainbow Tea,” “Verdeleaf”, “Hana Hotties,” …

My very first Food Adventure was today with AZD and G-Money. We decided to check up on the food truck, “Maui Fresh Streatery.” Coincidentally, this week marks their one year anniversary of being open. The brainchild of chef, Kyle Kawakami, the menu centers around a farm-to-table strategy. The menu changes every two weeks, in conjunction with what is grown around …