From Farm to Table
Maui’s Best Bets for Fresh, Local & Delicious Meals
by James & Molly Jacobson, TopMauiRestaurants.com
 Maui’s restaurants have access to some of the best food on the planet. Fish caught this morning, fruit and vegetables with five times the flavor, and beef, lamb, and pork grown right on the volcano. It’s hard work to coordinate all the suppliers for every ingredient, but great chefs light up when they see fresh, local, organic food. It’s worth every early morning phone call and every last-minute delivery to create inspired cuisine. Visit I‘o, Capische?, and Flatbread Pizza Company — three of our favorite restaurants — to taste what happens when dedicated, talented chefs take advantage of Maui’s bounty.
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West Maui
I‘o Chef James McDonald—a masterful food artist—also owns O‘o Farm, the bio-dynamic, pesticide-free farm in Kula. O‘o supplies exceptional fruit, vegetables and herbs to his three Lahaina restaurants. His fresh fish is delivered by boat directly to his beachside restaurants from the fishermen who caught it, and his beef comes straight from Maui Cattle Company (never frozen).
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South Maui
If you see a truck towing a fishing boat at the Diamond Resort, the fabulous home of Capische?, it’s probably Beamer the fisherman back from the harbor, dropping off his fresh catch of fish for Chef Brian Etheredge. With a strong attention to detail,
Chef Brian and his sous chef, Chris Kulis (both trained by the Culinary Institute of America), have created a foodie haven at the top of Wailea.
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North Shore
Pa’ia is a haven for the health conscious, but Flatbread isn’t just catering to the local trends. Its firm commitment to sustainability is spelled out in the mission statement, and the staff demonstrates it daily. Fishermen deliver direct to the store, an upcountry rancher provides organic, grass-fed beef, and local organic farmers know who to call when they have a crop of interesting, tasty produce. |
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