PAI Honolulu will host a holiday
pop-up market on Thursday, December 12, and Friday, December 13, from 11:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. The market will offer shoppers a curated selection of food
gifts and handcrafted items from local vendors including:
·
Cake Works Bakery –
cookies, stollen and bakery gift baskets;
·
Coffea Consulting –
Hawai‘i-sourced and -roasted coffees and gifts;
·
GK Pantry –
cocktail/soda syrups and savory condiments;
·
Kuhn’s Pottery –
handcrafted ceramics;
·
Midori Jewelry –
locally made gemstone and shell jewelry
·
PAI Honolulu –
chef-made hot sauce, popcorn, biscotti bites and other treats
·
Sweet Revenge –
mochi, liliko‘i butter, hot buttered rum mix, sweet pies
To
maximize lunch-hour shopping time, market-goers can purchase grab-and-go
sandwiches from PAI ($8 - $10), with housemade chips and salad add-on options.
For those who prefer a more leisurely shopping experience, the dining room will
be open for lunch service from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PAI offers a three-course
lunch prix fixe for $39 per person, with the option to add on wine pairings
($15/person). Happy Hour-priced drinks will be available all day (11:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.) and Happy Hour food specials begin at 5:00 p.m. in the bar and
lounge, including a new Holiday Bao dish featuring Deep-Fried Turkey Leg
Confit and Foie Gras Terrine with Cranberry Sauce and Gravy ($16/set of two). Parking
is available in the Harbor Court municipal lot.
PAI
Honolulu and the holiday market vendors will donate a portion of market sales
to Les
Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI), Hawai‘i Chapter, a non-profit
organization which funds scholarships and education grants for local women
pursuing careers in the food, fine beverage and hospitality industries. PAI
Honolulu general manager Justine Kadokawa Lee, Cake Works owner Abigail
Langlas, GK Pantry owner Gida Snyder and Sweet Revenge owner Kathy Masunaga are
all members of LDEI Hawai‘i. LDEI is a worldwide organization of women
dedicated to fostering excellence and promoting the achievement of women in
culinary professions through educational and charitable activities.
Chef Kevin Lee has created Holiday Prix Fixe menus for lunch and
dinner featuring three courses at
lunch ($39 per person; appetizer, main and dessert) and four courses at dinner
($69 per person; two starters, main and dessert). Optional beverage pairings
are available. Highlights include Kabocha Squash Soup with pepitas, cranberry,
crème fraiche and spiced rye croutons, and Grilled Tako with green lip mussels,
lemongrass coconut curry and fingerling potatoes.
PAI Honolulu Holiday
Hours: Closed December 25 and 26, January 1 and 2. Normally
closed on Sundays and Mondays, PAI will be open on December 23, 24, 30 and 31 for
those looking for a special place to celebrate. Book your holiday reservation
online at www.paihonolulu.com or
call 808-744-2531.
In
January, PAI Honolulu will present a Chefs’ Collaboration dinner with
special guest Chef Brian Hirata of Na‘au on Sunday, January 19. The
12-course menu event is limited to one seating of just 40 guests. Tickets are
$185 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Optional wine pairings available. Purchase
online at www.paihonolulu.com.
Na‘au is a pop-up concept based on Hawai‘i Island. Chef Hirata specializes in
using wild-foraged, overlooked and “lost” ingredients to create his menus.
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