Food Lover's Guide to Maui

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Hawaii has a lot to offer food lovers, and Maui in particular is undergoing a culinary renaissance. Now more than ever, there are farms, festivals, food trucks, and fine dining that will delight foodies of all stripes.
ADVENTUROUS FOODIES



You’ll be hungry when you fly into Kahului, and luckily, less than ten minutes from the airport is Poi by the Pound (385 Hoohana St.; 808-283-9381), which opened last year and serves legitimate local food. The Hawaiian mix plate can easily serve two people: It comes with kalua pork, laulau, chicken long rice, lomi lomi salmon, poke, poi, and scoops of rice and macaroni salad. There are also specials like squid lau or ahi belly.



If you don’t mind eating picnic-style on the grass, head to the Maui Fresh Streatery truck on E. Kaahumanu Avenue, where local chef Kyle Kawakami, who previously worked in resort kitchens, now serves gourmet farm-to-truck cuisine. The food rotates among twelve themes, from Korean to Southern. The truck operates Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11 am to 1 pm, and tips benefit local charities.



One of the stars of Lahaina is Star Noodle, where Sheldon Simeon, a Maui Culinary Academy graduate and fan-favorite on Top Chef first made his mark. The menu offers shareable plates that show a wide range of Asian influences and plenty of local ingredients. Try the pohole salad with Hana fiddlehead fern, Maui onion, ebi, and kombu.



Upcountry offers a lot of farm tours, but Ocean Vodka has the most unusual one. Here you’ll see the distillery where vodka and the newly launched Deep Island Hawaiian Rum, as well as the native varieties of sugarcane grown for the spirits, are made. All products are made with local and imported organic sugarcane and desalinated ocean water.



The Upcountry Farmers' Market is considered the best in Maui and has produce, nuts, coffee, and flowers, along with some prepared food. Arrive early for the best selection.
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Newly opened Joe’s Nuevo Latino in Wailea features enticing Mexican, Peruvian, and Venezuelan dishes made with local ingredients. While the menu is still a work in progress, dishes like anticuchos made with beef tongue and Pescado con Coco, a coconut milk-marinated white fish with Fresno chiles, mango, crispy plantains, and lilikoi, are already hits.

5 Reasons to Visit Piedmont Now

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Piedmont, Italy, a Fodor's Go List 2015 destination, should be on every traveler’s radar. Whether you’re looking to indulge in great wine, experience culture, or just want what every traveler desires in Italy—amazing food—Piedmont can’t be missed. As excitement around this northwestern region of Italy continues to build, here are five reasons you should plan your trip now.
WINE



From Nebbiolo to Moscato, there are grape varieties for every wine drinker in Piedmont—and very good ones at that. Whether you’re an occasional wine drinker or an oenophile, the region lives up to its “grape expectations.”

With thousands of wineries in the region, it’s hard to choose which ones to visit. For great selections and incredible views at one of the largest private vineries in all of Piedmont, make sure to visit Marenco, the family-run, 200-plus-acre vineyard located on the hills of Monferrato.
ACCESSIBILITY

One of the best things about Piedmont is that it’s easy to get to. Travelers can fly directly into Turin, the largest city in Piedmont, or take the train from various points in Italy, and depending on where you’re going within the region, Milan is only an hour away by car or train.

But, the streets through the area—especially in the smaller towns—are not for the fainthearted. The narrow and windy roads are often closed due to flooding, so if you’re a nervous driver, or just want to enjoy an abundance of wine, it’s recommended you hire a driver. A Piedmont local, Sonia Speroni, offers transfers and will also plan local winery and food tours in English.
TRUFFLES



As if wine isn’t tempting enough, the region’s abundance of truffles will make any foodie salivate. The town of Alba, which hosts the internationally famous truffle fair Fiera Internazionale del Tartufo Bianco every fall, may be the most well-known area for truffles, but you can get your fix in the surrounding areas as well for a more reasonable cost.

In the town of Gavi, just eighty kilometers east of Alba, you can experience truffle hunting with a trained dog and celebrate your finds with great wine at Il Poggio di Gavi.
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