Posted on: Wednesday, September 22, 2004

QUICK BITES
Graze on goodies and help educate Hawai'i's future chefs

Advertiser Staff

Ho'okipa ("gathering"), the delicacy-packed fund-raiser for the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Program at Kapi'olani Community College, is 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. This year, 300 "grazing" tickets are available $125 apiece. Purchase by Oct. 4 or mention The Advertiser and tickets are $100. Call 734-9570. Entertainment is by Robert Cazimero and friends.

Best-seller author plans Kapalua talk

Dr. Andrew Weil, author of the best seller (with Rosie Daley) "The Healthy Kitchen," will make a rare Hawai'i appearance, giving a two-hour talk on "Spontaneous Healing, Healthy Living," at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the ballroom of the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua hotel as part of the 2004 LifeFest Kapalua health and wellness event. Tickets: $45; call (808) 669-2440. Information: www.lifefestkapalua.com.

Sample restaurant delicacies and help O'ahu's young scholars

The Rotary Club's Taste of Kapolei, set for 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Ko Olina Resort & Marina's fourth lagoon, raises money for educational and scholarship programs for Leeward students and offers a delicious opportunity to taste-test samples from restaurants around the island — from the new Roy's Ko Olina to the yet-to-be opened Buono Pasto Assaggio restaurant, coming in December. Tickets: $75. Information: 275-3010.