KWFF NEWS
THREE CELEBRITY CHEF COOKING DEMONSTRATION LUNCHEONS!
Taking it up a notch this year, Kapalua Wine & Food Festival is thrilled to offer THREE celebrity Chef Cooking Demonstration Luncheons. Renowned Chefs Antonia Lofaso, Bryan & Michael Voltaggio and Maneet Chauhan – all featured on multiple shows across Food...
Celebrating Jean-Charles Boisset & The World of Boisset Wines
2026 Kapalua Wine & Food Festival Lifetime Achievement Award Voted Wine Enthusiast’s Person of the Year (2024), we honor Jean-Charles Boisset an international innovator and icon in the wine world. Jean-Charles will share stories of his incredible life...
The Grand Tasting Gala Best of the Fest Winners
Congratulations to Chef Zach Laidlaw of Hua Momona Farms, who took home the coveted “Best of the Fest” award and Chef Justin Purpura of Montage Kapalua Bay’s Cane & Canoe Restaurant, winner of Fan Favorite at the 2025 Kapalua Wine & Food Festival’s Grand...
UH Maui College announces 2025 Summer Culinary Launchpad Scholarship
Featured on Maui Now February 25, 2025 · 10:27 AM HST The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is offering a special Summer 2025 Launchpad Scholarship for students interested culinary careers, that can help recipients reach goals faster, with greater ease. Successful...
Maggy Hawk Acclaim: Jeb Dunnuck
I am thrilled to share the latest acclaim for Maggy Hawk from JebDunnuck.com. These reviews come from an in-person tasting with Senior Editor and Wine Critic Virginie Boone. Scores are as follows, with full reviews pasted below, and the accompanying article attached....
Celebrity Chef Demonstrations featuring Rick Moonen & Maneet Chauhan
Headliners for this year’s Celebrity Chef Cooking Demonstrations and Multi-Course luncheon will feature popular TV Chefs Rick Moonen and Maneet Chauhan. Chef Moonen has been on the forefront of the national culinary scene for many years and is widely known...
2025 Wine Seminars – Regional & Varietal Focus
The slate of interactive wine tasting seminars for the 2025 Kapalua Wine & Food Festival run the gamut of regions and varietals from around the globe and will showcase only the most prestigious brands. This year we take a tour of Anderson Valley Pinots and a...
2024 Kapalua Wine & Food Festival Announces Charity Beneficiaries
The Board of Directors for Kapalua Maui Charities and the annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival are pleased to support charitable beneficiaries from the 2024 event. The benefitting charities for the 2024 event were chosen for their contributions to education, food...
Are You a Master of Your Profession? Michael Jordan is!
Just released – Here is a link to a podcast video on YouTube of an interview with Michael Jordan, MS and the former Mayor of Anaheim and wine connoisseur Curt Pringle. This was recorded in March 2024 - prior to our NBA news, but gets to tell a little about Jackson...
Sunrise Hawaii News Now Kapalua Wine and Food Festival 2024
The 43rd annual event at Kapalua takes place in June. Hua Momona Farms Chef Zach Laidlaw and Master Sommelier Michael Jordan give a preview. VIEW NOW >