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Tuesday 6/19
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Maui Prince Hotel, Makena - I forgot to mention that Sunday we switched from our nice (but not air conditioned) timeshare suite to the Maui Prince Hotel, which is the southern most resort in Makena. It's a pretty nice hotel, but it is also one of the older ones so the amenities weren't as nice and the facility wasn't absurdly fancy like some of the newer ones. The room was a bit small and trying to fit all four of us in with two double beds was a bit inconvenient, but we made it work. They had a really nice koi pond where the koi had grown to a monstrous 2 feet and their breakfast buffet was excellent. They also had their own beach with an activity hut that provides snorkels, kayaks and all sorts of other equipment.
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Kayaking, Makena - While my parents were at the medical conference, Christina and I ventured down to the beach and rented a kayak. Once again, being more daring than me, my sister suggested we paddle all the way to Molokini, a prime snorkeling area. It looked pretty far so I vetoed the idea (we later found that it is about 2 miles away, very far, but probably doable). Instead we explored the harbor around the beach.
Not wanting to get totally wet, we took turns donning the snorkel gear and leaning out the kayak to stick our heads under the water and look around. It was kind of hard hanging off the kayak b/c then we couldn't easily look around. Even so, we managed to see sea urchins, fish, a large eel and three sea turtles. After that my sister returned to the room for a nap while I stayed at the beach to dig a hole. Yes, dig a hole. I wanted to see how deep a hole I could dig using my hands. By the time I was done, I had to lay with my face in the sand to reach to the bottom where I found sea level. I could also stick my entire leg into the hole. Lots of fun.
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Sansei, Kihei
For my last dinner in Hawaii, we went to Sansei restaurant. The waitress recommended the Omakase (aka tasting menu, prix fixe or just plain menu in French). She said it could actually feed three of us and there would be no extra charge for sharing. Here are a few descriptions of some of the most excellent dishes:
- Sansei's Mango Crab Salad Hand Roll* -
Ripe Mango, Blue crab, Nalo Greens and Crunchy Peanuts wrapped in Mamenori with a Sweet Thai Chili Vinaigrette (see picture)
- Panko-Crusted Fresh Ahi Sashimi* -
Fresh Island Yellow Fin Tuna wrapped with Arugula, Panko dusted and flash fried to a Crispy Crust, served with a Soy Wasabi Butter Sauce 10.25
- Japanese Calamari Salad* -
A crispy Wonton Basket served over a fresh bed of Nalo Greens and Filled with Calamari Frito tossed in a spicy Ko-cho-jang Vinaigrette
- Rock Shrimp Dynamite* - Crispy sweet rock shrimp tossed with a creamy Garlic Masago and drizzled with Unagi Glaze
- Kapalua "Butterfry" Roll -
Snapper, Smoked Salmon, Blue Crab and Island Vegetables coated in Japanese Panko and flash-fried to a crispy crust, served with tangy ponzu dipping sauce
- Mentaiko nigiri - Spicy cod roe sushi
- Seared Foie Gras Nigiri - Lightly Seared and served with Sweet caramelized Maui Onions and ripe Mango in a Rich Unagi Demi-Glaze, garnished with Masago. There were two really BIG pieces for only $17, twice what I've had before and at half the price!
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When we finished, we were all very content and very full, yet the bill was only $120 for four of us. An excellent deal for an excellent meal. Reservations are highly recommended even though they accept walk-ins. They have multiple locations but the two we saw both had long lines waiting outside. Restauraneur.com has a full menu (except for the omakase). I will admit, however, that we elected to have desert at McDonald's (mmm... taro pies...)
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06/28/2007 08:11 PM in Uncategorized
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Testing (for a typo)...
The link looks right, but the text is just a bit off (like the "hicked" from before): "Restauraneur.com has a full menu." Let's see if this comment sticks around for a while....
Submitted by Dan on 07/01/2007 09:09 PM
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