Monkeypod Kitchen in Wailea, Some Menu Changes (MauiNow.com)

Monkeypod Kitchen in Wailea, Some Menu Changes (MauiNow.com)

Peter Merriman’s Monkeypod Kitchen in Wailea offers a broad menu “dedicated to handcrafted food, drink, and merrymaking.” Eager to partake in the culinary party, the first item on board was the Crispy Rock Shrimp and Calamari ($13.95). This is an enjoyable appetizer...
A Roadmap To Inner Peace (Maui Vision: Book Review)

A Roadmap To Inner Peace (Maui Vision: Book Review)

Years ago, at a critical juncture in my life, a friend handed me a copy of Debbie Ford’s THE TWELVE QUESTIONS. The book, a slender tome filled with simple but insightful self-inquiries, was as wise as it was helpful. I suspect Jasmyne Boswell’s similarly concise book,...
Bubba’s Gourmet Dog Shack – Beach Snacking (MauiNow.com)

Bubba’s Gourmet Dog Shack – Beach Snacking (MauiNow.com)

It would have been so nice if the hype were true. There is a certain distinctive pleasure to introducing the world to a hidden gem. Mostly – let’s get real – the thought of biting into a pork and pineapple corn dog was equally, if not more, irresistible. Driven by...
A Light From the Shadows (Maui Vision: Book Review)

A Light From the Shadows (Maui Vision: Book Review)

Maui author Eric Micha’el Leventhal’s collection of 108 original poems, essays, and aphorisms urges the reader to explore the nature of love, identity, and reality itself. Named from a passage in J.R.R. Tolkien’s THE FELLOWSHP OF THE RING, the book raises questions...