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Taste This!
Friday-Saturday, 5-10 p.m. in Lahaina
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September 08, 2005
[FOOD/MUSIC] Maui's annual Taste of Lahaina food and music festival is back, with their usual beer and wine garden, live Hawaiian music, a country store, Kid Zone, and 25 restaurant tents. I'll never forget my first festival of this kind. We called them Farmer's Markets in Pennsylvania, for good cause. The day was overflowing with all the corn, apples, pumpkins, pies and melons that give Pennsylvania its very rural reputation. After chowing all day, getting a ride on a tractor and having my face painted, I counted myself the luckiest 10-year-old alive. The only detraction from the fun came when I accidentally taunted a goose with a piece of funnel cake and was bit—thus learning not to mess with adult geese. Anyway, since then I've attended every food festival possible, and realized they're just as fun at all ages. Life feels carefree, waltzing through the commotion with a smile on your face and something edible in your hand. I can only imagine Taste of Lahaina will be a more gourmet, island-style version of the homestyle farmer's markets from my bumpkin childhood. Frolicking around an environment of local homegrown produce, yummy kettle corn, refreshments, and joyful people sounds like a slice of heaven. Admission: $5, keiki under age 12 get in for free. Located at the Lahaina Recreation Center II behind the Lahaina Aquatic Center. For info, call 667-9175. [MOLLY RETTIG]
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