{"id":10108,"date":"2010-12-27T09:58:31","date_gmt":"2010-12-27T15:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=10108"},"modified":"2016-12-15T13:49:31","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T19:49:31","slug":"hawaii-vacation-forget-the-beach-visit-hawaii-for-award-wining-dining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/hawaii-vacation-forget-the-beach-visit-hawaii-for-award-wining-dining\/","title":{"rendered":"Forget the beach: Visit Hawaii for award-wining dining"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dine at Azure in Honolulu whereyou'll take in this view at the Royal Hawaiian Resort.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Bill Pirraglia<\/em><\/p>\n

Along with the magic of spectacular weather, scenery, and beaches,\u00a0trips to Hawaii<\/a> would not be complete without an evening at one of it’s many award-winning restaurants. From award-winning chefs to some of the most spectacular seafood you’ve ever tasted, restaurants across the Hawaiian islands can almost do no wrong. How to tell the very best from the great? Created in 1984, the Hale Aina (\u201ceating place\u201d in the Hawaiian language) Award recognizes Hawaii’s most notable dining establishments and those most worthy of a traveler’s appetite.<\/p>\n

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When your\u00a0Hawaii vacation<\/a> takes you to Honolulu, <\/strong>visit\u00a0Alan Wong\u2019s Restaurant<\/strong><\/a>, which has won Restaurant of the Year an incredible ten times since 1996. Another perennial challenger and multiple winner,\u00a0Roy\u2019s Restaurant<\/strong><\/a>, captured the top spot for 2010, helped by the wonderful culinary creations of Executive Chef Ronald Nasuti.<\/p>\n

For your next Hawaii vacation, you’ll want to call and book reservations at these other perennial restaurant award winners, too: the\u00a0Lahaina Grill<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0Mama\u2019s Fish House<\/a> <\/strong>(in Paia)\u00a0on Maui, <\/strong>Peter Merriman\u2019s Waimea<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0Caf\u00e9 Pesto<\/a><\/strong> on the Big Island,Todd Barrett\u2019s\u00a0The Beach House Restaurant<\/a><\/strong> on Kauai and the 2010 Best New Restaurant winner,\u00a0Azure<\/a><\/strong>, at the Royal Hawaiian Resort<\/a> in Waikiki.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll find your own personal award winners. For example, you might love\u00a0Longhi\u2019s<\/a><\/strong>, a Maui fixture since 1976. Now with three locations (Lahaina, Wailea and Honolul<\/a>u), you can enjoy their delectable Mediterranean cuisine even while island hopping. Founder Bob Longhi has kept quality standards high with his sons Peter and Charlie managing. Their commitment to excellence shines through via the cuisine and surroundings. Bob and his daughter, Gabrielle, have also authored multiple not-your-typical-recipe-only cookbooks for your dining and dancing pleasure.<\/p>\n

If you love escargot, I recommend that you indulge your passion at\u00a0The Beach House Restaurant on Kauai, which offers some of the best escargot on the islands. If romance is high on your list, watch the incredible sunsets at\u00a0Michel\u2019s at the Colony Surf<\/strong> on the slopes of Diamond Head, voted the most romantic island restaurant every year since 1985.<\/p>\n

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