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In New Orleans, Thanksgiving is not the ultimate feast, but merely a warm-up. 4-course Creole-Cajun meal
leads Thanksgiving specialsTwo weeks after the traditional turkey dinner, French Quarter restaurants begin offering Reveillon menus, following an old Creole dining custom.
Reveillon -- a huge Christmas Eve meal -- had lapsed as a tradition until about five years ago, when residents and restaurants took to it with a passion, spreading it over two weeks.
"People start slacking off at work, get out early and start hanging out with friends," said David Luna, the new chef at Brew Moon Restaurant & Microbrewery who until just four months ago was working at the landmark Broussard's in New Orleans' French Quarter.
Luna is featuring traditional Creole and Cajun dishes typical of a New Orleans feast during a pre-Thanksgiving dinner, Wednesday at Brew Moon.
The four-course meal opens with appetizer choice of Crawfish and Artichoke Casserole or Sweet Potato Bisque, followed by salad. Entree choices are Cajun Deep-Fried Turkey, Mexican Turkey Mole or Tur-Duc-Hen, the Creole specialty of turkey stuffed with duck stuffed with chicken. Dessert is Pumpkin Crème Brûlée. Cost is $22.50. Call 593-0088.
Here are some Thanksgiving Day specials around town:
Buffets
Canoe's, Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki: Turkey and fixings, plus Macadamia-Crusted Pork Loin, chilled seafood station, made-to-order poke, 5 to 9 p.m., $28.95 ($17.95 children). Call 949-3811, ext. 6285.Duke's Waikiki: Turkey with Portuguese Sausage Stuffing and fixings, 4:30 to 10 p.m., $19.95 ($6.95 children). Call 922-2268.
Hee Hing: Hawaiian and Chinese entrees, plus dim sum and turkey. Brunch, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., $16.95 ($8.95 children). Dinner, 4 to 9 p.m., $21.95 ($12.95 children). Call 735-5544.
Naupaka Terrace, JW Marriott Ihilani: Brunch includes salads, carving station with turkey and prime rib, Mediterranean and breakfast specialties, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., $38 ($15 children). Call 679-0079.
Navatek: Sunset dinner cruise, 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. (check-in at 4:45 p.m.), $59 ($39 children). Kamaaina rates available. Call 973-1311.
Orchids, Halekulani: Brunch features turkey and fixings, roast pig, rib eye steak, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., $43 ($28 children). Dinner features seafood bar, prime rib, ham and turkey, 5:30 to 10 p.m., $60 ($29 children). Call 923-2311.
Parc Cafe: Turkey plus side dishes such as Wild Rice with Roasted Duck and Apricot, Figs and Spiced Pecans with Bleu Cheese, Butternut Squash and Ginger Soup. Brunch includes breakfast specialties such as Lychee-Stuffed French Toast Sandwich, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., $30.95. Dinner includes Sausage and Oyster Stuffing, Sweet Potato Casserole, 5 to 10 p.m., $32.95. Children's price for either buffet is $1 per year of age. Call 931-6643.
Plantation Cafe, Ala Moana Hotel: Turkey plus crab legs, oysters, prime rib, lobster Newburg, 2 to 5 p.m., $27.50 ($12 children). Call 955-4811.
Plumeria Beach Cafe, Kahala Mandarin Oriental: Features Braised Beef in Beaujolais, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., $41.50 ($20.75 children). Call 739-8888.
Sam Choy's Breakfast Lunch and Crab: Turkey, kalua pork, island fish, prime rib, snow crab legs, seafood specialties. Brunch, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., $25.95 ($13.95 children). Dinner, 5 to 10 p.m., $28.95 ($15.95 children).
3660 on the Rise: Turkey with Portuguese Sausage and Macadamia Nut Dressing, plus Keawe Grilled Kahua Beef Tenderloin, Pan Seared Nori Wrapped Mahimahi, Penne Pasta with Seafood, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., $29.95 ($13.95 children). Call 737-1177.
Fixed-price dinners
Diamond Head Grill: Four-course meal with entree of Cinnamon and Guava Roasted Turkey or Pepper-Crusted Prime Rib baked in ti leaves, 5 to 9 p.m., $39. Call 922-3734.
Hoku's, Kahala Mandarin Oriental: Turkey and fixings plus Wok-Seared Lobster. Lunch, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., $40 ($24 children). Dinner, 5 to 10 p.m., $65 ($40 children). Call 739-8888.
House Without a Key, Halekulani: Turkey and fixings with Smoked Sea Scallop Chowder, noon to 9 p.m., $28. Entertainment by the Islanders and Kanoe Miller, 5 to 8:30 p.m. Call 923-2311.
La Mer, Halekulani: Cream of Pumpkin Soup, Roasted Wild Turkey, Pumpkin Tart, 6 to 10 p.m., $80. Call 923-2311.
L'Uraku: Four-course meal with entree of turkey, Kabayaki-Style Salmon or Garlic Steak, plus Turkey Turkey appetizer (turkey done traditionally and as sushi), $24 to $26, depending on entree. Call 955-0552.
Naupaka Terrace, JW Marriot Ihilani: Five-course dinner features crab cakes and entree of turkey with chestnut stuffing or prime rib, 5 to 9 p.m., $50 ($22 children). Call 679-0079.
Plantation Cafe, Ala Moana Hotel: Turkey and fixings, plus Cream of Pumpkin Soup and pie, 2 to 5 p.m., $17 ($8.40 children). Call 955-4811.
Sam Choy's Diamond Head: Four-course dinner features Sam's Thanksgiving Plate of turkey, ham, cornbread and smoked pork stuffing, plus Kabocha Squash Sweet Corn Chowder, $25.95. Call 732-8645.
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New releases from Hawaii authors,
By Burl Burlingame
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The True Story Of Kaluaikoolau As Told By His Wife Piilani, translated by Frances N. Frazier (University of Hawaii Press, $14.95 and $29)The tale of Koolau the Leper is one of modern Hawaii's great and true legends, in which a man shot and killed government officials and soldiers attempting to deport him to the leper colony on Molokai, then fled into the mountains of Kauai with his wife and child.
There they hid for years, becoming celebrity outlaws, until the man and boy died of the disease and the wife, Piilani, returned to "civilization." In 1906 her account appeared in a slim booklet in Hawaiian.
This compilation includes Frazier's elegant translation, plus the original text, errata, notes and pictures. The Hawaiian language of that era was rich in poetry, equally weighted by oral traditions and biblical references.
Piilani adds drama and color: "During the years of wandering in the wilderness of Kalalau, we climbed the steep ridges, then descended into the headlong depths of valleys, we trolled the mountainous regions and were watchful in the underbrush, we dwelt in the nooks and crannies, and this entire valley from its high cliffs to the flat terraces of earth became our home, and the dark clouds of Kane were our ridgepole." An extraordinary tale told in an extraordinary voice.
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