Culinary Storytelling - Summer Sundays

What: Five Sundays of food stories with local chefs from Hawaii. Chefs will tell local stories and myths and its relationship to the food traditions of Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. The talks are held in conjunction with the Smithsonian exhibit “Key Ingredients” (at the KCC Library).

When: Sundays, 2pm
Where: Kapiolani Community College (KCC)
Free Admission

For more information:
808.734.9268
www.kcc.hawaii.edu/object/keyingredients.html

Summer Sleeves for Ice Cream Lovers

For those hot summer days when a pint of ice cream is in order…

Slip these handy foam sleeves over your favorite pint
and say goodbye to frosty containers, dewy condensation, and melting ice cream. Keeps hands warm and ice cream cold.

Where to get it:
“pint sleeve” ($7.95): www.prepara.com

Keeping Fresh Herbs Fresh

For the chef at home who’s wondered
how to keep left over herbs fresh in the fridge…

This handy water tray lined kitchen gadget allows herbs to stay fresh for 3 weeks!

Where to get it:
“herb savor” ($29.99): www.prepara.com

Epic's David Hoffman Shares his Culinary Secrets

I love a good place to eat...and more over trying to replicate the dishes that I enjoy. What a better way to do this than to watch the restaurant chefs themselves execute their culinary best.

Forget staying home to watch The Food Network and head out to the Ala Moana shopping center on Saturday, June 14 to join Epic restaurant's Executive Chef David Hoffman in a mid-day cooking demonstration. At 12 noon Hoffman will be tantalizing us with his St. Louis style Plum Szechwan Ribs, Prosciutto wrapped Jumbo Scallops, and other Euro-Asian delights.

Epic is a popular contemporary restaurant serving New American cuisine in the revitalized Chinatown district. (1131 Nuuanu Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96817; 808-587-7877)

When: June 14, 2008 12 noon | Where: Ala Moana Center Demonstration Kitchen, Level 4. | Free Admission