Hawaii Tribune-Herald Island Beat Thursday, September 8, 2016 3 Taste of the Hawaiian range returns There are still a few hours left to get your tickets for the 21st annual Taste of the Hawaiian Range, which takes from 6-8 p.m. Friday (Sept. 9) at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. Pre-sale tickets are available online at www. TasteoftheHawaiian- Range through midnight tonight for $45, and at islandwide locations until they sell out. You also can purchase tickets at the door for $60 each. The Taste of the Hawaiian Range provides a venue for sustainable agricultural education, plus encouragement and support of locally produced agricultural products. The event features more than 75 stations, including tasty culinary booths, food producer tables and agricultural themed displays both inside and outside of the resort’s conference center. Each participating Taste chef is assigned a specific cut of pasture raised beef or locally sourced pork, lamb, mutton, goat or USDA-inspected wild boar. They must prepare 100 pounds of their assigned meat to showcase the versatility of the island’s homegrown bounty. Most of the beef cuts are utilized so chefs and attendees alike can become more familiar with some of the more unusual or seldom used cuts. It’s a fun adventure. New to the restaurant line-up this year are Noodle Club, Waipio Cook House, 3 Fat Pigs, Daylight Mind Coffee Company Waikoloa, Monstera and The Fish Hopper. “In addition to several new culinary participants and exhibitors, we will show a video of seven local food producers at their ranches and farms,” explains Taste of the Hawaiian Range co-chair Jeri Moniz. “The video will be shown at several locations throughout the event and is another Taste effort to hook up consumers with our hard-working ranchers and farmers while sharing their challenges.” Guests can also taste samples at local food product booths and learn about the future of Big Island food at educational displays on sustainability and agriculture. New participating exhibitors include Beyond Organic Consulting, Waimea Butcher Shop, Paradise Hawaii Balsamics, Spicy Ninja Sauce, Rapid ‘Ohi‘a Death, Farm Works Hawaii, Orchid Isle Traders, Hawaii Lassi Akmal Foods, USDA Farm Service Agency, and UH-CTAHR Veterinary Extension. “In the last few weeks, we’ve been doing an online survey and have found people come to Taste not only to enjoy the locally produced food with their friends, but also to visit the food producer and educational booths,” says Dr. Russell Nagata, Taste of the Hawaiian Range co-chair. “Almost 70 percent said they enjoy learning about and supporting local agriculture.” And if you want to learn first-hand how to use and prepare 100 percent pasture-raised beef, you can attend the annual Cooking 101 culinary demonstration at 3 p.m. Friday with guest presenters chefs Kevin Hanney and J Schoonover of Oahu’s 12th Avenue Grill and Kokohead Café. The presentation includes sampling; fee is $10 and tickets are available online or at the door. There also is a free seminar at 1 p.m., “Learn Where Beef Cuts Come From.” Purchase tickets at Kuhio Grille in Hilo, Kamuela Liquors and Parker Ranch Store in Waimea, Kona Wine Market in Kailua-Kona and Kohala Essence Shop at Hilton Waikoloa Village. Courtesy photo Hilton Waikoloa Village Executive Sous Chef Clayt Ohta prepares a beef steamship round at the 2015 Taste of the Hawaiian Range.
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