Kupu Maui Feast

Over the weekend we had the opportunity and pleasure of attending a Kupu Maui feast.  The short of it is, Kupu Maui "pops up" on the third Saturday of the month at a various farm on the island and serves an amazing meal.  The seating is limited and the food is served family style, or at least at the meal we attended.  The menu is inspired from the crops that the chosen farm grows and the idea is to use only locally sourced ingredients from that farm for the meal.

We attended the last feast for 2012 and it was an unforgettable experience.  October's feast was at Kupa'a Organic Farm in Kula.  The inspiration for our dinner was: Kohana meaning naked or bare.  The food was seasoned lightly.  Pono meaning to do the right thing.  Akepa meaning to only take what you need--no waste.

Our plates for the evening were bamboo leaves and the beverages were served in a corn based recyclable cup.  Everything was composted at the end of the evening.

Menu for the evening:

Pupu (means appetizer in Hawaiian):
Pizza bites by Pulehu Pizza

Beverages:
Ginger and Lemongrass Soda
BYOB

Dinner:
Local Maui Lamb marinated in a ginger sauce and barbecued
Green salads with a ginger dressing, roasted vegetable quinoa
Bread and Naked Cow Dairy butter

Desert:
Ginger lemongrass mousse served in a lilikoi
Shortbread ginger cookies

Kupa'a Farms-Kula, Maui

Dania Katz (creator of Kupu Maui) and one of the owners of Kupa'a Farms

The view from the farm was AMAZING.  You could see all of Wailea, Kihei and out towards Lahaina!

Before the dinner started we got a tour of the farm.  The farm is situated on 14 acres and they grow approximately 40 different crops, including coffee, ginger and garlic.

We took a walking tour of the farm before we taking our seats at the feasting table.

Our company for the evening.
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Pupu (appetizer) made with locally forged produce from Kupa'a Farms by Pulehu Pizza.

All of the food is prepared onsite--here the chef is preparing local lamb.

One of the salads.  Again, made with all local ingredients from the farm.
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Maui Preserved provided an assortment of preserves including a mint jelly, hot sauces, and mustards.

Ginger lemongrass mousse in a lilikoi.
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An amazing sunset.  This was the view from my seat.

So friends, if any of you are planning to visit us, plan to being here on or through the third Saturday of the month.  We would love to share this wonderful experience with you.