The Literary Chef on Pacific Rim Cuisine

Grilled chicken kebabs can make you feel a bit closer to Maui, especially with the right music and good company.

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The Literary Chef on Pacific Rim Cuisine
Photo courtesy of Lucindy Willis / Yanceyville is a long way from Maui, but students can pretend to be on the island while threading pineapple chunks onto skewers and listening to The Descendants soundtrack and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole.

Maui. Most people return from vacation with photographs and souvenirs. I return with recipes.

My fifteenth wedding anniversary was celebrated in Maui, a ten-day adventure that included whale watching, hiking Haleakalā Crater, swimming in the Seven Sacred Pools, driving the winding Road to Hana with its 629 hairpin curves and precious few guardrails. We visited a pineapple plantation on Lānaʻi, where each morning started with grilled mahi-mahi and fresh pineapple for breakfast. It was heaven.