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Wednesday, October 25, 2000

Hôtel Hermitage
Jöel Garault will work with Yves Garnier.

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The list of activities is long and varied, but here are the primary food-related events of the Fourth Annual French Festival:

Halekulani Culinary Workshops: Jöel Garault, chef de cuisine at Le Vistamar in Monte Carlo's Hôtel Hermitage, joins La Mer chef Yves Garnier in four hands-on workshops, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Nov. 1. Cost is $125 and includes lunch with the chefs. Call 931-5040.

French Fry Fry-Off: Several Oahu chefs compete to create the Most Creative and Most Ethnic fried treats, as well as Best French Fry Using Potatoes, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Pacific Beach Hotel. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Call 922-1233.

Hilton Hawaiian Village: Dennis Foley, Christie's rare wine consultant and auctioneer, leads a French wine tasting and auction, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

French Fest dinner affairs: Offered at Padovani's Bistro & Wine Bar, Bali by the Sea and La Mer, Saturday through Nov. 4.

File photo
D.K. Kodama's shrimp tempura handroll was
the People's Choice at Taste of Kapolei.

Kapolei 'Taste' hits

The waterslides were closed, yet more than 1,200 people packed the Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park Saturday night. This time it was food, not thrill rides, that made a splash.

The Taste at Kapolei brought more than a dozen Oahu chefs together, offering their signature dishes in an unusual locale. The event, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kapolei, earned more than $20,000 for Leeward Community College and schools in the Leeward Oahu district.

Chef D.K. Kodama of Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar won the People's Choice award for the dish served at his station, a Crispy Jumbo Shrimp Tempura Handroll with Spicy Unagi Glaze.

Rodney Uyehara of Chai's Island Bistro won the No Ka Oi award from a panel of celebrity judges for his Garlic & Pepper-Crusted New York Steak with Mashed Kabocha Pumpkin and Merlot Demiglace.

The judges also gave the award for Most Creative dish to Ceferino Maduli of Baci at the Row for his Pancetta Prawns Escapade with Mango and Balsamic Reduction.

In addition to their trophies, a scholarship in the names of the winning chefs will be given to the Leeward Community College Culinary Arts program.

Restaurant notes

Carelli's becomes Sarento's: Restaurateur Aaron Placourakis will be adding Carelli's, on Maui's Keawakapu Beach, to his chain of restaurants that already includes Aaron's Atop the Ala Moana, Sarento's Top of the I and Nick's Fishmarket. Carelli's will become Sarento's on the Beach early next year.

The restaurant will undergo a $1 million renovation, to include a mahogany wine cellar that will accommodate 1,500 bottles. The new Sarento's will feature a menu of multiregional Italian cuisine.

Halloween affairs

Who says this is a holiday for kids? These events are on Tuesday night:

L'Uraku: "The Artist in You," 8 p.m. to midnight, is a masquerade ball benefiting the American Diabetes Association's Team D Program. Ten Feet and Backyard Boys will perform. Also featured: costume contest, drawing for a mainland trip and a $10,000 prize. Tickets are $26 in advance; $30 at the door. Call 947-5979.

Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar: Restaurant gift certificates go to scariest and most creative costumes of the night. Register from 10 to 11 p.m. Judging is at midnight. A "ghostly gourmet" menu by chef Sean Kinoshita includes the liberal use of pumpkin in wonton, with tiger prawns in ravioli, with pearl onion in a cake served with grilled ulua, and a Cheeken Skeen Kabocha Squash & Rum-Soaked Fruit Cobbler with Enchanted Vanilla Bean Ice Cream and Mystical Homemade Caramel Sauce. Call 536-6286.

3660 on the Rise: The "Ghosts & Goblins Dinner," 6 p.m., is a five-course affair; four courses paired with wine. On the menu: duck pastrami and venison pate on toast, roasted wild salmon, braised baby pheasant in grape leaves, saddle of axis deer with caramelized apples and dessert of apple and pear tart. Cost is $70. Call 737-1177.

Scholarship opportunities

The International Association of Culinary Professionals Foundation offers several full-tuition or cash awards for the 2001-02 academic year. Application deadline is Dec. 1. Forms are available from Kristi Kelly. Call her at (502) 581-9786, or email kkelty@ hqtrs.com.

Culinary Concert Award: $12,500 for a student in a nationally accredited culinary school.

Le Cordon Bleu Awards: Three full-tuition awards for 10-week basic pastry or cuisine certificate courses. Includes stipend for travel and accommodations to Cordon Bleu schools in Canada, London or Paris.

Julia Child awards: $10,000 awards for independent study in France. Two are for female writers and teachers to study French food, wine and culinary disciplines; one is for a culinary professional interested in research, writing and teaching in those same areas; one is for a culinary professional, for the study of French food history and tradition.

For teen chefs

National High School Recipe Contest: Scholarships to Johnson & Wales University will be awarded high school seniors who win the Healthful Family Dinner and Healthful Dessert contests. Top prizes are $5,000 scholarships renewable for three years; runners-up win $4,000 renewable scholarships.

Entries must meet nutritional guidelines of the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. Finalists will attend a cook-off in Providence, R.I. For information and entry forms call (800) 342-5598, Ext. 2370. Entry deadline is Jan. 26.

Breast cancer awareness

Kuakini Health System is offering a free four-hour Breast Cancer Awareness Fair on its Kuakini campus on Saturday.

From 8 to 11 a.m., there will be talks about breast cancer prevention, therapies, intimacy concerns and a discussion about surfing the Internet for cancer information.

For more information, call 547-9735.

Make a difference for NKF

Pearlridge Center will play host to the 2nd Make a Difference Day Health Fair and Showcase 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at both the Uptown and the Downtown sites.

The free event is being sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii and 11 other health agencies which will provide screenings, information and activities for families including arts and crafts, face painting, healthy cooking demonstrations with Dr. Terry Shintani, entertainment and more.

For more information, call NKF at 593-1515.

Good health in Kahuku

Kahuku Hospital hosts Health Fair 2000 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on the lawn in front of the hospital.

Adults can take advantage of free blood pressure testing, blood glucose screening and body fat tests, learn more about alternative health practices and get $10 flue shots.

Meanwhile, keiki will find distraction in a bouncing booth, petting zoo, and a dunking booth and can obtain a free keiki I.D.

There will also be food and craft booths, entertainment and a rummage sale.

Admission is free. Call 293-9221.

For those who want to start their morning with exercise, a 7 a.m. 5K fun run/walk is planned. Register on site beginning 6 a.m. There is a $15 entry fee.

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