ROYAL RAMEN
New at the Royal Hawaiian Center is Kazan Ramen Express, specializing in tori paitan, a thick chicken bone-based broth. Kanzan’s signature dish is Red Kazan Ramen, topped with spicy ground chicken. The restaurant is in the Pa‘ina Lanai Food Court, open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Call 922-2299.
FARM TOUR SHOWCASES MARI’S GARDEN
Tour Mari’s Garden Saturday to see how a hydroponic farm produces beets, cucumbers, Okinawan spinach, lettuce and other vegetables.
The Hawaii Agricultural Foundation is offering the tour, called the Local Inside Farm Experience. It runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Mililani farm.
Participants also will take part in a succulent workshop and put together an arrangement to take home.
Tickets are $50, which includes a bento lunch. Go to 808ne.ws/insidegarden for tickets or call 721-7655.
The next Hawaii Ag Foundation farm tour will be in September at Ko Hana Rum in Kunia.
A SALUTE TO BREWS AND BARBECUE
Beer and barbecue are the order of the day Saturday at Salt at Our Kaka‘ako.
Butcher & Bird is handling the BBQ, with St. Louis- style ribs, chicken thighs, pulled pork sandwiches and beer bratwurst.
Village Bottle Shop & Tasting Room is handling the brews, offering beer from Ola Brew Co., Maui Brewing Co., Kohola Brewery and Waikiki Brewing Co., and Old Pali Road whiskey.
Butterfly Ice Cream is handling dessert, including an ice cream made from Old Pali Road whiskey.
Entertainment will be by ukulele artists Zach Shimizu and Kalei Gamiao, and the band Spooky Couch.
The event begins at 11 a.m. Salt is at 691 Auahi St.
BAR CLASSES ON THE BEACH
Take the lessons but skip the exams at Summer School, eight weeks of courses at the Moana Surfrider’s Beach Bar.
The free classes run from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Mondays to Thursdays through August.
On Tuesdays, Cocktails 101 provides instructions on mixing a tropical drink. On Thursdays, Honolulu Beerworks holds lessons in beer tasting.
Hula lessons on Mondays and ukulele lessons on Wednesdays fill out the week. Call 922-3111.
MIX IT UP AT INTERNATIONAL MARKET PLACE
Mixology Month is underway at the International Market Place, featuring drink discounts, drink debuts, specials on pupu to go with the drinks, a bartenders competition and a girls night.
A wrap-up:
>> All month: Mixologists at seven marketplace restaurants have developed cocktails for the month, to be served with appetizer specials. Items are priced at $5 and $10 each. At Herringbone, for example, Keali‘i Ho is pouring the $5 Gold Dust Woman — cinnamon-infused whiskey with honey syrup and lemon juice.
>> Wednesdays: A Battle of the Bartenders runs from 5 to 6 p.m. weekly starting July 10, in the first-floor Queen’s Court. Two mixologists from the center’s restaurants will square off each Wednesday in a cocktail mix-off. It’s free to watch and taste. The championship takes place July 31.
>> July 26: The Hawaiʻi Food & Wine Festival co-hosts an evening journey through five spots for drinks and pupu. The tour, from 5 to 9 p.m., begins at Saks Fifth Avenue for a glass of sparkling wine, then continues to Eating House 1849, Stripsteak, Flour & Barley and Burger Hale. Tickets are $95 and include gifts from participating retailers (including a beauty treatment from Saks) and a visit anytime that day to Drybar for free hairstyling. Purchase tickets at 808ne.ws/girlsnight.
For complete Mixology Month menu specials go to ShopInternationalMarketPlace.com (click on “events”).
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