The Grand Taste competition at Maui AgFest featured 12 local chefs creating dishes with Maui-grown ingredients, drawing a sold-out crowd and highlighting the island’s farm-to-table dining scene.
- Twelve chefs from Maui restaurants competed in four categories using local ingredients as the star of their dishes.
- Hua Momona Farms’ Chef Zach Laidlaw won both Best Vegetarian and Judge’s Choice Overall awards.
- KÅ Restaurant’s Chef Matt Dela Cruz captured Best Kai and Fan Favorite for his Filipino grilled fish dish.
- The sold-out event aimed to promote connections between Maui agriculture and the local restaurant scene.
- Organizers encouraged diners to support restaurants that source locally grown ingredients.
Source: Maui Now
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