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60 Maui's Favorites Island Directory • MauiMagazines.pub No doubt many of my other "Maui's Favorites" colleagues will have written about the deliciousness of island fruit and vegetables, but I have to mention the Maui grown tomatoes. As a pizza and Italian food chef, cooking with local tomatoes picked off the vine – that is amazing! Seek out places with fresh island-grown ingredients. – Juan Gomez Juan Gomez is an Italian food aficionado and the owner of Penne Pasta Café in Lahaina. To taste Maui's freshly grown tomatoes or find out more about his specialty dishes call Juan at (808) 661-6633, and visit them at 180 Dickenson Street in Lahaina. You can also see their menu at PennePastaCafe.net. Tomatoes are a fruit, rather than a vegetable. Interesting fact:: Tomato or Tomato Bursting with great flavor. k f s f s k f s f s FAVORITE FAVORITE MAUI'S MAUI'S 2 0 1 9 PE NN E PA STA – A S SEE N I N M AU I' S FA V O R I TE S M AGAZ I N E ITALIAN RESTAURANT ITALIAN RESTAURANT Okay, I admit it, this is kind of a silly little article, but seriously, the picture to the right is my favorite use of fire. If you've never seen an onion become a flaming volcano, you're in for a treat! On Maui, Haleakala is our local volcano, and Pele is the Hawaiian Goddess of Fire. Lighting these onions on fire is one way we keep the spirit of Pele alive. If you get the chance to watch the show, do it! – Martha Halekala Fire on Maui A restauranteur's love of volcanos. Martha Haleakala is a passionate foodie and owner of Kobe Japanese Steakhouse in Lahaina. If you'd like to watch the flaming onion of Haleakala, or get some great teppanyaki, call Martha at (808) 667-5555. Visit Oku's for Maui's best sushi too! Check out her website at KobeMaui.com. The volcano Haleakala last erupted before 1600. Interesting fact:: k f s f s k f s f s FAVORITE FAVORITE MAUI'S MAUI'S 2 0 1 9 KO BE & O K U ' S – A S SEE N I N M AU I' S FA V O R I TE S M AGA Z I N E SUSHI & TEPPANYAKI SUSHI & TEPPANYAKI Being Chinese, I was raised on a diet that was rich in seafood. As a child, my mother would let me cook with her. Her favorite was steamed fresh fish, Cantonese style. Blended with soy sauce, green onion, and ginger, she used the same perfect timing I use today to cook my dishes. If you're a seafood lover like me, be sure to taste some of the fresh fish Maui has to offer! – Mei Lam Mei Lam is the owner, operator and chef of Fu Lin, an oceanfront Chinese seafood restaurant. They're open 11am -10pm daily and serve some of the best Asian/Pacific cuisine in Hawaii. Call Mei at (808) 661-7071 or stop by 1312 Front Street near Safeway for some great Chinese food. FuLinChinese.com. First Chinese people on Maui arrived in 1852. Interesting fact:: I Love Frh Fh A childhood memory lives on. k f s f s k f s f s FAVORITE FAVORITE MAUI'S MAUI'S 2 0 1 9 F U L I N – A S SEE N I N M AU I ' S FA V O R I TES M AGAZ I N E CHINESE RESTAURANT CHINESE RESTAURANT