Hitting the mark of a whopping 100,000 Instagram followers, Hawaii’s Best Kitchens — which puts a spotlight on some of the most popular food in the isles — is having a party.
On Saturday it will bring together 14 top Hawaii chefs at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa to present their signature dishes for the inaugural Best of Hawaii’s Best Kitchens 2017 event.
These selections are the result of a survey, reflecting top choices in 20 categories, including steaks, seafood, desserts, plate lunch, burgers and more.
Among participating restaurants and the categories in which they shine:
>> Arancino Ristorante Italiano (Italian)
>> Burgers & Things (burgers)
>> DB Grill (Korean)
>> d.k Steak House (steak)
>> Herringbone Waikiki (new restaurant)
>> Honolulu Kitchen (plate lunch)
>> Izakaya Kei (Japanese)
>> Karai Crab (seafood)
The event also serves as the official launch of Ciroc French Vanilla, a new premium flavored vodka. Samples and specialty cocktails will be presented.
The event begins at 7 p.m. General admission is $49.50, and VIP tickets, which allow early access at 6 p.m., seating, plus a cocktail and gift bag, are $85. For tickets, go to universe.com/hawaiisbestkitchens.
Call 369-1589 or 369-1586, or email info@barconcierge.com. Follow Hawaii’s Best Kitchens on Instagram at @HawaiisBestKitchens.
FRIDAY A GOOD DAY FOR COFFEE
Friday is National Coffee Day, which means free or discounted cups of joe at a number of locations:
>> McDonald’s (6 to 11 a.m., free with purchase)
>> Dunkin’ Donuts (buy one, get one free)
>> Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (99 cents hot or iced)
>> Kona Coffee Purveyors/b.Patisserie (International Market Place; noon to 6 p.m., free with purchase)
Your favorite neighborhood coffee shop may also be participating.
The website offers.com has a running list of offers from national chains. To mark the occasion, the site conducted a survey of 1,000 coffee consumers to find that most take their coffee black and spend an average of $7.90 a week on their caffeine fix.
What’s interesting, though, is that 3 percent spend more than $50 per week.
