By George F. Lee, Star-Bulletin
Jerry Hall holds up a ladle full of his winning chili.
The winner of the top prize goes on to the International Chili Society's World Cook Off in Las Vegas.
This year's winner was Jerry Hall, of Ewa Beach. Here's his winning formula:
Phase 1: Heat oil, meat and garlic, stirring until slightly brown. Stir in broth and onions; cook for 30 minutes.Phase 1:
3 tablespoons oil
5 pounds boneless cross-rib roast, in 1/2- to 1/4-inch pieces
1 pound boneless pork chops, in 1/2- to 1/4-inch pieces
2 tablespoons crushed garlic
3 15-ounce cans chicken broth
4 medium yellow onions, diced
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions
1 cup Gebhardt chili powder
1/2 cup cumin
3 15-ounce cans tomato sauce
2 large green bell peppers, diced
1 large red bell pepper, diced
1 large yellow bell pepper, diced
1 pound chorizo pork sausage
2 jalapeno peppers, minced
1 teaspoon salt
Phase 2: Add remaining ingredients and simmer 2 hours. Makes 2 gallons, about 32 servings.
Approximate nutritional analysis per 1-cup serving: 270 calories, 16 g total fat, 6 g saturated fat, 65 mg cholesterol, 740 mg sodium.*
"Hawaii's Rising Stars" is the name of the 11-week program, the latest teaching-eating experience dreamed up by KCC's Culinary Institute of the Pacific.
The chefs, all from prominent Oahu restaurants, will take turns serving two-week residencies in the Ka 'Ikena Laua'o Restaurant, giving culinary students some real-life experience and the public a fine-dining experience.
They'll offer fixed-priced menus including appetizers, wine and desserts made by the college's baking classes.
The program links several island businesses with the school. Donations are coming from Southern Wines, Better Brands, Mondavi, Paradise Beverages and Kona Brew. Aloun Farms is donating produce.
Kelvin Ro of the Kahala Moon, dining room instructor and manager, will kick off the residency program, through June 12. Other chefs to be featured:
June 15-26: Todd Constantino, David Paul's Diamond Head Grill
June 29-July 10: Jim Gillespie, 3660 on the Rise
July 13-24: Steve Newman, Prince Court
July 27-Aug. 7: David Saccomano, Dixie Grill
Dinner price is $40, with seatings at 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. For reservations call 734-9488.
INSTINCT
Rated R
Dr. Ethan Powell (Anthony Hopkins) is a primatologist whose life among the mountain gorillas in the jungles of Rwanda has caused him to become more ape than human. What, if anything, did his newly honed kill-or-be-killed primal instincts have to do with the savage murders he's been charged with? What other secrets are inside the brilliant mind of this man that has been mute for years and is now being held captive in a brutal prison for the criminally insane? It is up to Dr. Theo Caulder (Cuba Gooding Jr.), an extremely determined psychiatrist, to find out. Once the mind games begin, both men embark upon an extraordinary journey of self-discovery in this psychological thriller loosely based on the novel, "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn.
TEA WITH MUSSOLINI
Rated PG
A semiautobiographical character study that centers on a group of English and American eccentrics in northern Italy during the rise of Fascism and WWII. Spanning 10 years, the story starts in Florence in 1935, when cultured Britons' love affair with Italy was still on a roll and "Mussolini was just a man who made the trains run on time." Luca (Charlie Lucas) is a young local kid whose mother has run away and whose stern father, a fabric importer, is more than happy when he's taken in by Mary (Joan Plowright), an Englishwoman who lives at the aptly named Pensione Shelley.
Kahala Mandarin Oriental appoints two: Wayne Hirabayashi has been promoted to executive chef, from executive sous chef, of the resort's Hoku's restaurant. He is now in charge of the resort's entire food preparation operation, including restaurants, banquets and room service.Aaron Griffiths has joined the resort as executive sous chef in charge of Plumeria Beach Cafe and banquets.
VIVA l'orange cow!: All hail orange cows -- or whatever color cows produce the newest brainchild of VIVA and the folks at Meadow Gold Dairies: Orange Vanilla Milk.
A flavorful reminiscent of the popular Creamsicle frozen treat, the drink -- touting a tastier way to imbibe calcium -- is for kids and adults alike. In stores now.
Rejuvenate with soulful cuisine: "Soul Food -- Cuisine for Health and Vitality," Tuesday's
"Hawaii Cooks with Roy Yamaguchi" television offering, provides an array of healthy foods that soothe the mind, the soul, the body.
During the program, discover "living food" at Wild & Raw, a small deli and grocery specializing in uncooked, organic, vegetarian fare.
Also follow Jean Marie Josselin of A Pacific Cafe on a gastronomic tour of his "restorative menu" featuring cuisine with "unique healing properties."
Chef Roy will prepare a "Cured Salmon and Tomato Salad," and master sommelier Chuck Furuya will appear.
Tune in 7:30 p.m. on KHET-11.
Crack crab specials at Dixie Grill: A festival of crab will begin Friday at Dixie Grill and continue through June 20.
The restaurant will feature such crab treats as an appetizer of snow crab claws with Hawaiian cocktail sauce and toasted coconut, Crab-Crab-Crab & Artichoke Dip with parmesan cheese and grilled herb bread; Dixie Brew BBQ Crab Cakes with aioli sauce; soft shell crab sandwiches with smoked jalapeno corn tartar; and Crab Salad Melt on sourdough bread.
There will be daily specials during the festival,including a meal of all the snow crab legs you can eat in an hour for $16.95 on Mondays, $3 crab cakes on Thursdays and a prime rib and snow crab combination on Sundays.
Crab Festival diners will receive complimentary refills of Pepsi and chances to win such prizes as tickets to a performance of the musical "Miss Saigon" in October at the Blaisdell Concert Hall and a Dixie Grill surfboard by Mike Woo.
Live entertainment will be provided by Sunset After 5 on Friday and June 11 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
For reservations, call 596-8359.
The new service is free and popular topics include:
Aging well in the new millennium as baby boomers hit age 50
Ups and downs of impotency and Viagra
The truth about cholesterol
How to avoid Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Medical breakthroughs in the prevention and treatment of stroke
Healthy travel tips for a safe trip
For information, or to request a brochure about the bureau, call Michelle Jerin Shirai at 522-4395.
