{"id":38355,"date":"2015-09-16T11:01:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T21:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=38355"},"modified":"2021-07-26T15:16:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T01:16:01","slug":"hawaii-food-and-wine-festival-dinner-supports-culinary-institute-of-the-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/09\/16\/hawaii-food-and-wine-festival-dinner-supports-culinary-institute-of-the-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi Food and Wine Festival dinner supports the Culinary Institute of the Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The Fifth Annual Halekulani Culinary Masters Gala Series: Indulge<\/a>, held on Friday, September 11, was a shining highlight of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Food & Wine Festival<\/a>. Part of the proceeds from the dinner will go towards the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Colleges System<\/a>’s Culinary Institute of the Pacific, which broke ground on September 8.<\/p>\n

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A Indulge dish: Chilled Maine lobster with hearts of palm, cucumber, local avocado, charred pineapple and vanilla essence by Chef Michael Mina (photo courtesy of Hawaii Food & Wine Festival)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The dinner featured gourmet delicacies such as caviar, foie gras and wagyu paired with the finest wines for a special evening of indulgence. Chefs included Halekulani Executive Chef Vikram Garg<\/a>, co-founder and Chef of Hudson Valley Foie Gras Michael Ginor<\/a>, Toshiya Konno<\/a> of Ukai Co., Ltd., Michael Mina<\/a> of Mina Group and Janice Wong<\/a> of 2am:lab.<\/p>\n

“The Halekulani gala dinner Indulge is one of the major signature events of the entire festival and the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head along with all other beneficiaries are very grateful to be a part of this successful annual event,” said Culinary Institute of the Pacific Director Conrad Nonaka<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Makaha Studios<\/a> produced a video featuring the Culinary Institute of the Pacific, which was shown at the event.<\/p>\n

“We thank the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Food & Wine Festival steering committee for the opportunity to promote the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head at this gala event through this video,” said Nonaka.<\/p>\n

The Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head<\/h2>\n