QUICK BITES
Chefs' fund-raiser aids ASSETS School

By Zenaida Serrano Espanol
Advertiser Staff Writer

KODAMA	SIU

Chefs including DK Kodama of Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar, Mariano Lalika of Meritage and Russell Siu of 3660 on the Rise will lend their talents.

Money raised will benefit ASSETS School, which provides educational services for dyslexic students, gifted and dyslexic students, and students who are gifted and have other learning differences.

Tickets are $150 per person. Details: 423-1356.

Writer tries Keoki's fish, finds Paradise

Kaua'i-based restaurant Keoki's Paradise received national exposure by landing on the pages of Good Housekeeping magazine's January issue, the result of a travel writer's visit to the Poi'pu eatery.

The article focused mainly on the restaurant's Orange-Ginger-Glazed Fish, including the recipe and a quote from chef Frank Sweeney, who devised the dish.

'Kona Coffee Story' percolates at gallery

The free exhibit includes the arrival of the first coffee beans in 1828 and the poignant stories of Japanese coffee pioneers on the Big Island.

"The Kona Coffee Story" was organized by the Japanese American National Museum and the Kona Japanese Civic Association. For more information, call 945-7633.

Food editor Wanda Adams is taking time off. Her Food for Thought column will return soon.