Friday, July 18, 2014
6:30pm–9:00pm
Hawaii Convention Center
(1801 Kalakaua Avenue)
$95 per person
($105 at the door)
The Joy of Sake celebrates Hawaii's hundred-year love affair with sake—from the early days of Japanese immigration and the founding of the Honolulu Sake Brewery up to the present. Today Honolulu hosts the annual U.S. National Sake Appraisal and has more sake-serving restaurants per capita than any other city in the country.
Sake tastes wonderful with a wide variety of appetizers and entrees. The restaurants below distinguish themselves not only by their outstanding cuisine, but also by their appreciation of the luster that fine sakes can add to a meal.
66-246 Kamehameha Highway
Haleiwa, HI 96712
Phone: (808) 637-4404
www.banzaisushibarhawaii.com
Featured Dish: Seared Opah marinated in vinegar, dashi and soy sauce with lemon, garden vegetables and needle-cut chili peppers
223 Saratoga Road
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 683-7440
www.bltsteak.com
Featured Dish: Torched Steak Tartare with rice crisp & horseradish
2250 Kalakaua Avenue Level 5
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 922-2846
Featured Dish: Slow-cooked Pork Belly Tacos with pineapple pico and achiote aioli on homemade tortillas
2820 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96826
Phone: (808) 946-4333
www.cakeworkshi.com
Featured Dish: Plum Wine, Pikake & Green Tea Gelee
1009 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 585-0011
www.chefchai.com
Featured Dish: Shrimp Salad with lemongrass mango dressing on a crispy wonton chip
1009 Kapiolani Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 591-0101
www.dorakusushi.com
Featured Dish: Dashimaki Tamago with minced scallop, shrimp, Kona kampachi and yamaimo mountain yam
1020 Auahi Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 537-6555
www.gokujosushihawaii.com
Featured Dish: Gokujo spicy ahi or California temaki sushi
2199 Kalia Road, Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 923-2311
www.halekulani.com
Featured Dish: Olive Oil-poached Cubed Salmon with horseradish and watercress salad
5000 Kahala Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: (808) 739-8888
www.kahalaresort.com
Featured Dish: Roast Pork Summer Roll with umeboshi honey paste & Asian slaw
1915 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 788-6217
www.hopscotchoakland.com
Featured Dish: Tri-tip Yukke with pine nuts and quail egg
226 Lewers Street
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: (808) 924-1555
www.kai-wa.com
Featured Dish: Crab Parfait with dashi gelee, soy milk mousse and crunchy green beans
1145c 12th Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: (808) 732-8920
www.kokoheadcafe.com
Featured Dish: Mazemen Soba with crispy chicken skin, parmesan dashi cream and carmelized onion tsuyu
576 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: (415) 864-7675
www.memphisminnies.com
Featured Dish: 18-hour slow-smoked Texas Beef Brisket
3700 Wailea Alanui Drive
Kihei, HI 96753
Phone: (808) 875-9394
www.migrantmaui.com
Featured Dish: Migrant Adobo with mushrooms, bay leaf rice, atchara pickled green papaya and Boy Bawang
1538 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 107
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone: (808) 955-6505
www.mwrestaurant.com
Featured Dish: “Spam” Musubi of mochi-crusted smoked pork and arabiki meatloaf
83 N. King Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: (808) 585-8255
www.thepigandthelady.com
Featured Dish: Freshly grilled layers of betel leaf, minced garlic beef and a shiitake cap filled with sake and a drop of artisan Red Boat
Pop-Up Restaurant
www.pilihawaii.com
Featured Dish: Molokai Venison with Namihana Hawaiian Shochu and fresh paʻiʻai
69-250 Waikoloa Beach Drive # C01, Waikoloa, HI 96738
Phone: (808) 339-7145
www.thethreefatpigs.com
Featured Dish: Kauai Shrimp Poisson Cru
1450 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu HI 96814
Phone: (808) 441-1744
www.vintagecave.com
Featured Dish: Oyster with yuzu & ginger
