We send our wishes to you and your families for peace and happiness as we welcome 2010! We hope that you will have a chance to enjoy time with family and friends this season and enjoy a few new recipes from our talented chefs & bartenders at Lahaina Grill!
Happy Holidays & Bon Appetit!
Whip up this delicious new favorite
Chef Arnie's Butternut Squash & Chestnut Risotto
ingredients: (serves 6-8)
1 cup white wine
1 lb. butternut squash, cooked & coarsely cubed
3/4 lb. chestnuts, precooked & chopped
1/2 stick butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup minced shallots, finely chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
1 1/2 cups arborio rice, uncooked
3 cups chicken stock, hot but not boiling
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup pecorino romano cheese, grated
method:
- Add butter and olive oil in a sauce pan over medium heat. Stir in the shallots and onions and cook until translucent, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add the Arborio rice and stir for about 5 minutes until the rice is well coated and becomes translucent.
- Add the wine. Stir slowly allowing the rice to absorb the wine.
- Add 1/2 cup at a time of the hot stock stirring constantly until the stock is absorbed. Add more hot stock in 1/2 cup increments slowly cooking and stirring until the stock is absorbed and rice is tender but still firm to the bite, about 20-25 minutes. Please note the stock amount given is approximate.
- Remove from heat. Add coarsely cubed cooked Butternut squash, chopped chestnuts and grated cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well and serve immediately.
Mix up a batch of our newest bar creation
blood orange cosmos to keep your toes warm this winter
ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Charbay organic blood orange vodka
1/2 oz triple sec
1 oz cranberry juice
squeeze of lime
method:
- Add ingredients in order to a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake and serve up in a martini glass, garnish with a blood orange slice.
Visit www.charbay.com for more information about this delicious libation.
Lahaina Grill
Voted "Best Maui Restaurant—Gold Level"
Voted "Best Service—Gold Level"
by HONOLULU Magazine Readers' Poll for 2010
Lahaina Grill is proud to share that the readers of HONOLULU Magazine once again have voted us "BEST MAUI RESTAURANT—Gold Level" via ballots provided in the 2009 summer and fall issues. This year was extra special as we were also honored with "BEST SERVICE—Gold Level" for the entire state! The winners were just unveiled in November at an awards ceremony held in Honolulu. This is the SEVENTEENTH consecutive Hale ‘Aina win for the restaurant! We are pleased and honored that our patrons recognize the quality and creativity of our cuisine and the hard work and effort which goes into our service. Mahalo!
We want you [to vote]!
If you have 2-3 extra minutes at your computer, please visit this link and vote for Lahaina Grill in this year's Maui No Ka Oi Magazine Poll (‘Ai Pono Awards) for Best Maui Restaurants. FINAL DAY TO VOTE IS 12/31/2009.
www.mauimagazine.net
Look on right side of the page for ‘Ai Pono Awards Ballot 2010 and go to "CLICK HERE TO VOTE".
Mahalo for your help!
HAPPY 10 YEARS!
We want to say Happy Anniversary to Jurg, he has just celebrated 10 YEARS as the chef/owner of Lahaina Grill! Congratulations Jurg and here's to many more!
The Perfect Gift (and no work for you)!
Lahaina Grill Gift Cards are easy for you and always appreciated! When you are looking at your list of holiday gifts, choose an easy stocking stuffer or gift-by-mail, our gift cards can be purchased over the phone, online or in person, and can be prepared in any $50-increment (i.e. $50, $100, $200, etc.). They are the size and weight of a credit card and come inside a colorful custom notecard. What a clever way to treat someone to dinner…without having to coordinate or attend to anything! Click here to order gift cards online.
Keiki Art Winners
We are pleased to share our two budding artist co-winners of this quarter's keiki art contest. Congratulations to Sydney Louie and Ariana Swei! They each won a $100 gift certificate for their next visit to Lahaina Grill.
Stay in touch on Facebook
Are you on facebook? Become a "fan" of Lahaina Grill, simply search "Lahaina Grill" when you are logged in your facebook page or CLICK THIS LINK.
Mahalo for your support this year and we hope to see you soon!
Jurg Munch & the Lahaina Grill ‘Ohana
