The drinks looked psychedelic in the photo. ^^;; Before we left for airport, we stopped by the lovely Pa’ia one last time. Who knew there’re fresh juice from this Raggae store? Guava and Passion Fruits, the later was too sour, but the former was very sweet very good! This ends our Maui report, back to normal tomorrow!
Tags: Juice
On our final night we decided to treat ourselves. We passed by this French restaurant Chez Paul at the small and remote Olowalu town. It is far from the touristy resort area, I wonder how the business survived all these years…sure it say something about the quality and people’s support! ^_-
Charming & intimate, love the interior~
Raspberry Champagne, the amazing Foie Gras with Fig and Pears ($33). Speechless~
Cold Foie Gras with Fig, Pear, Hawaiian Salt and Truffle Oil, very smooth & rich tasting, the truffle oil added a wonderful musky smell, though it taste sweet (? it must have mixed with honey?). Came with a golden soft crisp Toasted Brioche.The flower decorations complete each plate with a delightful islandic touch.
Joan ordered the duck. Canard Au Cassis: Crispy slow-roasted duck, with a black currant sauce. VERY GOOD! Despite the sweet fruit flavor from the mango and starfruits, the crispy skin and the sauce reminded me of Peking duck! ^^;; The Chilled Potato and Leeks Soup is chef’s special offers for everyone, delicious!
Yan got the Fish: Poisson Des Isle Au Champagne: fresh island fish poached in champagne with leeks and capers. Taste classics. I got the the lamb: Carre D Agneau Paniolo Chutney De Fruits Exotiques: Rack of Colorado lamb accompanied with a paniolo marinade and exotic fruits chutney. My jaw dropped when I saw huge rack. How tall and big are these Colorado lambs? O_o It is VERY meaty, the sauce very tasty and sweet, though it got a bit too intense later (should have order one more glass of wine). So satisfied!!!
Every meat plate is gigantic portion. I did manage to clean out the plate completely, but my stomach was ready to burst, no space left for dessert! REGRET!!! The tropical island twist to these classic French Provencal cuisine is lovely~ What a great experience.
According to guidebook there’s this woman named Julia who makes the Best Banana Bread on Planet, at a remote tiny village up on the mountain. The state highway ends midway and soon the mountain road became one-lane only. I really don’t know what would happened if two giant Jeep faces each other. ^^;; It was scarier than the Hana Highway drive. We see villagers (a 8 year old looking boy actually) who live deep in the mountain driving golf carts.
The Banana Bread house is simply identified as the “the last green house at the end of the village.” A cyclist rode by us earlier (as cars had to drive in turtle speed) and we saw him eating their dried mango in the stand.
The Best Banana Bread on Planet was coined by the guidebook we got and the owner Julia put this as her sign. It smell sooooo heavenly, the right moisture and texture, indeed very good! (however I don’t eat enough to tell if it’s indeed the best on planet ^^;;)
Another stand in the village selling their homemade dried fruits. We bought the dried mango, Coconut Candy, and dried starfruits. Their pineapple jam is very good too!
Though I think the food hunt journey itself was more of the highlight.
Tags: Pastry, Travel Report
After overdose of mountains, beaches, jungle, waterfalls…there’re still plenty of rocks. This lava rock formation called Dragon’s Teeth by the cliff feels like Mars or some alien planet! Maybe due to the harsh waves, the teeth were all chipped unlike the photo in guidebook ^^;;;
The rock climb down to the Blowhole was long and scary (steep, slippery rocks). It’s worthwhile though, very fun!
Tags: Travel Report
Moving from South to West, the Honoapi’ilani Highway along the coast has breathtaking scenary! However there was a fire up the hill so we were stuck in a traffic jam…watching the firefighting helicoptors (it’s yellow!) scooping buckets of water from the ocean carrying them up.
We booked a condo at Ka’anapali, the biggest and most commercial resort beach on Maui.
View from our 10th floor room! So stunning~
I like the Ka’anapali Beach more than Waelia Beach…clearer bluer water, less snobbish and way bigger~ The water is so beautiful to swim, though a bit unpredictable. Every 10 mins or so there’d be a couple huge wave hits (casualties: Joan scratched her back by the ocean bottom sand, Yan’s sunglasses got washed away ^^;;). We have so much fun here. It’s paradise!
No bar nor drink served there though, so no cocktail sipping ^^;; (Ritz Carlton has a beach front bar, they located on the black rock seen in the above pictures). There’s a very touristy mall right next to our condo. We were too tired to drive at night so we just, even though we knew they’re going to be $$$ and not good. No choice, we went to this tacky island decor beach front restaurant. The other gals’ orders were very bad (clam chowder and salad). My $18 Teriyaki Steak is quite alright. Meat quite tender, tasty sweet mango sauce~
Tags: Beach, Travel Report
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