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KINE BREW GRINDS
We are proud to offer refreshments and non-alcoholic beverages
from some of Hawaii's top restaurants who serve sweet
and savory tastes of Pacific Rim gourmet food, including
island-style fish, barbecue, fresh local produce and a
sweet selection of desserts.
Resorts,
Restaurants, Coffee & Water Companies featured at
the Kona Brewers Festival in 2010:
•
ACF Kona Kohala
Chefs Association
• Adaptations
• Blue
Dragon Restaurant
• Big Island Ice Cream
• Big Island Organics
• Brown's Beach
House
• Bubba
Gump Shrimp Company
• Buns
in the Sun Bakery Deli
• Buzz's
Sandtrap
• Café
Pesto, Hilo
• Daniel
Thiebaut Restaurant
• Hilton
Waikoloa Village
•
Island Lava Java
• Island
Naturals
• Island
Thyme Catering
• Kailua Candy
Company
• Kawaihae
Harbor Grill
• King
Kamehameha's Kona Beach Restaurant
• The
Kona Coffee and Tea Company
• Kona
Coffee Council
• Kona
Coffee Farmers Association
• Luke's
Place
• Lu Lu's
• Merriman's
• Monette's
Restaurant at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
• Pancho &
Lefty's Cantina & Restaurante
• Rocky's Pizza
• Romano's
Macaroni Grill
• Rosie's Cantina
• Saketumi
• Senor Billy's Cantina
• Sheraton
Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa
• Spike's
Waikoloa Clubhouse Hawaii
• Starbucks
• Tako Taco Taqueria
and Big Island Brewhouse
2010
Awards
1.
Aina Akamai: Blue Dragon Restaurant. Beet cured
marlin with caper cream cheese on crostini & Handmade
chocolate truffles served on Ti leaves
Aina
Akamai: Spikes Waikoloa Club House. Smoked pork tostada,
grilled Mongolian beef lettuce wrap & Okinawan donut
on Ti leaves
2. Last Chef Standing Bubba Gump Shrimp Company,
Hale Kai Restaurant at the Fairmont Orchid, Island Naturals,
Island Thyme Catering, King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach
Restaurant, Buns in the Sun Bakery Deli and ACF Kona-Kohala
Chapter.
3. Best Decorated Booth: Hale Kai Restaurant at
the Fairmont Orchid.
'Aina
Akamai Award
Each year, Festival committee members select the most
innovative and environmentally friendly food tasting station
based on the materials used (or not used!) in food presentation
of guest portions. The award is a perpetual trophy, on
display at the Kona Brewing Company Brewpub.
Recipients include:
Ceviche Dave's, 2008
Kenichi Pacific, 2007
Sheraton Keauhou Resort & Spa, 2006
Kawaihae Harbor Grill & Seafood Bar, 2005
Merriman's Restaurant, 2004
Kailua Candy Co., 2003
Kailua Candy Co., 2002
Palm Café and Merriman's Restaurant, 2001
Best
Decorated Booth Award
Festival committee members give a prize to a booth each
year that best represents the spirit of the Kona Brewers
Festival. Recipients include:
Brown's Beach House at the Fairmont Orchid, 2008
LuLu's, 2007
Sheraton Keauhou Resort & Spa, 2006
Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, 2005
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., 2004
Waikoloa Beach Marriott, 2003
Last
Chef Standing Award
This is a new award established in 2008 to honor restaurants
that continue to serve delectable bites all the way up
to the final minutes of the event. Recipients include:
Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, 2008
Daniel Thiebaut Restaurant, 2008
Of
special note:
Kailua Candy Company and Big Island Ice Cream are celebrating
their 14th year with the Kona Brewers Festival! Mahalo
for your support!
Download
participation form,
introductory letter,
and 'aina
akamai information. For additional information
about how to participate as a restaurant, resort, water
company, coffee shop or other food purveyor, please contact:
Cyndy Dyal
email okfine2@hawaii.rr.com
phone 808-937-9937
