QUICK BITES
Wine by the half glass at Mañana
By Wanda A. Adams
Advertiser Food Editor
Maui's Mañana Garage has begun offering wines by the half-glass (3 ounces) for those who would like just a taste to match with food — six whites, nine reds and one sparkling wine, costing $3 to $6.
Beaujolais Nouveau, the first pressing of French Beaujolais, is what many call the most frivolous and animated ritual in the wine world. The event signifies a worldwide race to be first to serve this new wine of the harvest. Indigo Eurasian Cuisine's Beaujolais Nouveau Festival kicks off at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow after the arrival of the Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau Wine (via armored car, no less). Food, wine and music will be in abundance. The event costs $30, or $28 in advance. Call 521-2900 for details.
Mark Tsuchiyama has been named executive chef at the Manele Bay Hotel on Lana'i. Tsuchiyama was most recently at the Hotel Inter-Continental in Chicago. Born and reared on Kaua'i and formerly on the culinary staff at the Sheraton Maui Hotel, he is a Culinary Institute of America graduate and has worked at the Drake Hotel in Chicago and the Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows. He succeeds Etsuji Umezu, who is doing amazing things at Brown's Beach House (tried the foie gras and unagi chirashi sushi appetizer there, and it was dreamy) at the Orchid at Mauna Lani.
Who thinks of dessert in a Chinese restaurant? Raymond Siu of Pah Ke's Chinese Restaurant in Kane'ohe — whose restaurant and skill are a too-well-kept secret — has designed a menu of light desserts that friends are raving about. He's using egg whites, soy milk, fresh fruit and powerfully flavored ingredients such as ginger and green tea to retain the flavor but take away some of the fat and calories in dishes such as Egg White Moon Cake with Lilikoi Mousse and Guava Sauce, Warm Ginger Broth with Mochi, Vanilla Soy Milk Custard with Fresh Fruits and Mango Sauce.
Ruth's Chris Steak House has been recognized by Ruth's Chris nationally as No. 1 in sales growth and sales of entrees, beating out more than 80 other locations.
Items of culinary interest may be directed to Wanda Adams, Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu HI 96802. Taste: 525-8055. E-mail: taste@honoluluadvertiser.com.
