What a great way
to get the
community -- and
the next generation
of chefs -- engaged
-- in what our land
has to offer. Chef
Sven Ulrich --
executive chef for
Hyatt Regency
Waikiki -- joining us
with more. Good
morning!
Mealani's "Taste
of the Hawaiian
Range" 6-8 pm
Friday, Oct. 9,
Hilton Waikoloa
Village, Big Island.
Over 30
participating chefs
-- pasture-raised
beef cuts, plus
lamb, goat, mutton,
feral pork.
complimentary
Cookbooklet,
scavenger hunt,
prizes,
TasteoftheHawaii
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Free
Parking/Shuttle
20th Mealani's
Taste of the
Hawaiian Range is
6-8 pm Friday, Oct.
9 at Hilton
Waikoloa Village on
the Big Island.
Pre-sale tickets are
$45 online and at
numerous Big Isle
locations, $60 at
the door. Info at
www.TasteoftheHa
waiian Range.com.
Event boasts a
stellar lineup of
over 30
participating chefs
from O'ahu, Maui
and Hawai'i Island
who prepare a
variety of pasture-
raised beef cuts,
plus lamb, goat,
mutton and
commercial and
feral pork. While
grazing, attendees
can talk story with
local food growers
and sample new
products, plus view
informational
exhibits on
agriculture and
food sustainability.
Anniversary
festivities will
include honoring
the event's 20-year
participants and
others who have
been long-term
event supporters.
Each attending
family will receive a
complimentary
copy of the Taste of
the Hawaiian
Range 20th
Anniversary
Cookbooklet, filled
with recipes by
local chefs and
members of the
local beef industry.
New activity is an
event scavenger
hunt where up to
500 event
attendees can win
prizes while
learning about
Hawai'i's
agriculture. Also on
tap are pre-Taste
educational
activities open to
the public: - Using
oxtail and beef
tenderloin, Chef
Roy Yamaguchi of
Roy's Restaurants
instructs the 2015
edition of Cooking
Pasture-Raised
Beef 101 at 3 p.m.
for $10. - Geared
for college culinary
students and food
service
professionals,
Peter Merriman of
Merriman's
Restaurants offers
a free presentation
on purchasing local
for the professional
kitchen at 1:30 p.m.
A free parking and
shuttle service to
Taste is available
from
'Anaeho'omalu Bay
noon-10 p.m.;
follow parking signs
on Waikoloa Beach
Drive. Guests are
encouraged to
come early to avoid
shuttle lines. For
general event