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Ben Wood
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Neiman Marcus’ food guru Kevin Garvin loves his Spam
It's not much of a surprise to learn that
Kevin Garvin, VP of corporate food services for Neiman Marcus, digs sashimi, but it is surprising to learn he loves Spam. He sees to it that there is always some for him in Neiman's Mariposa kitchen when he is in town. Kevin worked at the Waiohai Hotel at Poipu, Kauai, in 1982-84. He was here last weekend to celebrate a new cookbook he authored with
John Harrison, "Neiman Marcus Taste: Timeless American Recipes," priced at $45. Kevin revealed his taste for Spam at a Mariposa reception Friday night.
Jimmy Funai played standards in his smooth guitar style during the evening ...
Matthew Gray, owner of Hawaii Food Tours, says he will explain why Hawaii has been such a huge consumer of Spam for many years on the Travel Channel today. The show is entitled "10 Things You Don't Know About Hawaii" and is described as covering "strange customs, weird places and local color of Hawaii" ...
Tautua Howell Reed obviously has some of his grandmother Mamo Howell's flair for fashion design and retail. He has taken some of her Mamo boutique area at Ward Warehouse and has introduced the new Cerbae line of urban street couture for men. Tautua is the son of Leigh Howell Reed and LeRoy Reed ... Don't forget the free Peace on Earth concert, with Keith and Carmen Haugen and Friends tonight 6 at Kapiolani Park Bandstand ...
Briefcase 6 Abrigo plays it out at the Bali
Hawaii's
Megan Abrigo, who carries Briefcase No. 6 on NBC's "Deal or No Deal," dined at Hilton's Bali the other night. Megan must be a good sport because she played out the opening of the Briefcase routine with waiter
Andreas Pesentheiner, who soared to Cloud 9 in the presence of such beauty ... More than $195,000 was raised for the American Cancer Society last month by the Boots on the Beach event at the Sheraton Waikiki. Cancer survivor
Chris Pablo was honored with the 2007
Patti Schuler Recognition Award for being an inspiration to cancer survivors ... Composer, singer, musician
Kapono Beamer has branched out into what he calls his "encore career," real estate. He is armed with his license and has joined Prudential Locations ...
Ben Wood, who sold the Star-Bulletin in the streets of downtown Honolulu during World War II, writes of people, places and things in our Hawaii. E-mail him at
bwood@starbulletin.com