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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, December 14, 2009

Lots of holiday activity in various restaurants

Advertiser Staff

Local restaurants are offering holiday menus, sales of gift baskets and food items, discounts and benefit specials.

Here are just a few:
• 2009 ηIlima Award winning 3660 on the rise plans a Christmas Eve dinner buffet, 5-8 p.m. Dec. 24 featuring prime rib, stuffed chicken, Seafood Imperial, miso-glazed wild salmon and more. Adults, $48; children up to 10 years old, $19. Also on sale: gift baskets, gift certificates, seasoned saults and dressings, and "Got Katsu" T-shirts. Information: 737-1177.
• Hilton Hawaiian Village restaurants are offering a variety of holiday meals. Bali Steak & Seafood is doing a four-course dinner on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Rainbow Lanai will have a buffet on those days. And the Waikiki Starlight Lu'au on the Lagoon Green will also do a dinner buffet spread with both Hawaiian and other ethnic offerings. Information: 949-4321.
• The Willows' chef Jay Matsukawa will offer a Christmas day lunch or dinner Hawaiian-American spread ranging from kim chee tako poke to herbed spiced lamb. Information and reservations: willowshawaii.com; 952-9200.
• Kai Market, the Sheraton Waikiki's new farm-to-table buffet plans a Christmas Day menu based on executive chef Darren Demaya's small-kid-time memories — multi-ethnic, local-style fare ranging from Singapore-style Manila clams with lup cheong sausage to roast duck with steamed bao. Open 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christmas Day; $49 adults, $15 children 6-12; also 5-9:30 p.m. Christmas evening, $59 adults, $15 children 6-12 years old. Information and reservations: Starwoodhawaii.com or call 1-866-716-8140.
• All five Ruth's Chris Steak Houses in the Islands are assisting the Hawaii Food Bank, offering those who purchase gift cards a little extra if they bring in non-perishable foods for the needy. For every gift card purchased through Dec. 31, receive an additional $10 dining certificate if you bring in food (canned meats or fish and rice are particularly valued). And if you buy $100 or more in dining certificates, you get an additional $10 certificate from Ruth's Chris and $5 from Romano's Macaroni Grill.
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• Chef Mavro has extended is three-course, $59 Beaujolais Nouveau feats through Dec. 19. The menu includes mushroom salad, suckling pig with Moloka'i sweet potato and a citrus flan, plus pre-appetizer, pre-dessert and mignardises; wine, $10 per glass, $45 bottle. Reservations: 944-4714  chef@chefmavro.com
• Ciao Mein at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki plans a $55 special menu Dec. 18 through 30 featuring both Asian and Italian-style dishes (three seafood, two beef entrees, plus dessert and sides), as is their format. Information and reservations: 237-6140; ciaomeinwaikiki.com.
• Alan Wong's is selling Wong Way Chocolate Toffee Macadamia Nuts for $15 an 8-ounce box and planning both Christmas and New Year's menus. Check the Web site, alanwongs.com.
• Wolfgang's Steakhouse is offering a Christmas Eve and Christmas Day lunch  — $35 for turkey or prime rib plus sides and pumpkin pie dessert. The regular menu will also be offered at lunch and dinner. Reservations: 922-3600 or opentable.com.
Check with your favorite restaurant.