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36 hours of eating in Maui

Over the weekend, my mom and I did a whirlwind tour of eateries on Maui, a full 36 hours of eating. It was a food frenzy. On the first day alone we ate at nine restaurants. Seriously.


By Catherine E. Toth

I still can’t believe I’m not either holed up in a hospital or shopping for new jeans.

Over the weekend, my mom and I did a whirlwind tour of eateries on Maui, a full 36 hours of eating. It was a food frenzy. On the first day alone, we ate at nine restaurants. Seriously.

By the end of the trip, we had dined at nearly a dozen eateries, drank a lot of Diet Coke and said out loud, “I don’t think I can eat anymore!”

Here’s a peek into our food-filled adventures over the holiday weekend. Don’t attempt this. You’re better off living vicariously.

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Manju from Sam Sato

Sam Sato has been a landmark in Wailuku since 1933. It's known for two things: dry noodles and manju (shown).

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edmorita 71 pts

36 hours of food?!?! props for taking one for the team Cat. hehe

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MauiGrrlz 7 pts

wow...you really got around the island for such a short stay!! looks like you had great fun!!

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Annoddah_Dave 82 pts

CAT,

Aaaiiiyyyaaahhh! Fuud Pix! Tenks! This is a great post. My eyes are watering like my mouth. BTW this is my umpteenth attempt to submit a comment. This blog spot takes some getting used to.

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MaxMaxMax 75 pts

Annoddah_Dave -- I am pulling out hairs here trying to post as well. Something is awry in the coding of the commenting feature I suspect.

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jennalanger 859 pts

MaxMaxMax Annoddah_Dave Sorry guys, the comment stream has been unstable today due a large number of new installs of the Livefyre comment plugin. We're about to push changes to make it much more stable. Check out this post for more info: http://www.nonstophonolulu.com/blogs/nocache/you-livefyre-awesome/

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Cat 132 pts

Annoddah_Dave I know, the comment thing is driving me nuts, too. We're working on it!

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MaxMaxMax 75 pts

Cat, you wanna borrow my P90X DVDs, hehe!

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Cat 132 pts

MaxMaxMax Have you done Insanity yet? I'm thinking about it. THINKING.

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Cat 132 pts

Thanks for stopping by! I can't even look at my own photos from Maui... I'm still a bit queasy from all that eating...

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turkfontaine 202 pts

when you statue goes up next to Duke, you will be standing on your board, holding a fork to your mouth

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Cat 132 pts

turkfontaine I realize that every single photo on this site is me eating something. What's going on...

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jennalanger 859 pts

I've had some great saimin noodles at a local place in Kauai, and now I know where to stop in Maui. Thanks for the tips, can't wait until I get out there again!

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Cat 132 pts

jennalanger Are you talking about Hamura's? I haven't been there in years. Actually, maybe that's my next food adventure... After a diet!

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jennalanger 859 pts

Cat Yes that's exactly the place! I forget how small Kauai is :) I think we got the delicious cream pie for dessert as well. A great place for a post-diet food adventure!

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Cat 132 pts

jennalanger It's on my list for my Kauai eating frenzy! :)

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mauiguide 6 pts

Nice job on your Maui stop off. You caught a few of the greats. There is so much more, including some local secret spots. You gotta know to go. We'll be adding them here http://www.mauirestaurantcatering.com

Ron the Suda family reopened their snack shop up at Blackie's Pit Stop in Kihei (At Piilani Hwy

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Cat 132 pts

mauiguide http://www.mauirestaurantcatering.com@Ron Well, I didn't actually post EVERY place I ate. Gotta keep some spots secret! :)

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Ron 22 pts

mauiguide Yup, Suda's reopened up the hill, but it's not the same as the original store, which is now an ABC store. Cat, that's why I mentioned the places that are long gone....the best eat'n place is Grandma's.....after I bring home the kumu, the oio, the opihi, the tako....yum! When I walked that beach in Wailea, and there's just one couple on that beach -- it was too crowded -- went to the next beach.

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Ron 22 pts

mauiguide Cat Azeka's ribs and rib eye on a kiawe wood grill....hard to beat. Dunno where if any Azeka's can be found. Cat, you gotta head back to the Maui County fair on Sat Oct 2nd. Wailuku Hongwanji chow fun.....and other eats.

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Cat 132 pts

Ron @mauiguide@Cat Ribeye u00e2u0080u0094u00c2u00a0you speak my language!

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Ynaku 78 pts

Yay, great job. Thanks for taking us on your trip to Maui. I miss that place. Oh man I had to do a double take on your first pic. Thought was one dog fuud bowl :lol:

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Cat 132 pts

Ynaku LOL! There should be a restaurant with that gimmick... Eating out of pet dishes... Hilarious!

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808lum 5 pts

Hello Cat!

I found you! :)
I'm "M" from the old side if you didn't know that already. Eating your way though Maui and putting some pounds on? You got to go surf it off now. lol

Where's your boyfriend?

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Cat 132 pts

808lum Took my mom. It was our girls weekend!

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Ron 22 pts

Maui has a lot to offer. The Maui of old -- which no longer exists -- had way more to offer. Azekas ribs, Suda chow fun, Shishido mochi, the original Maui hot dog.....as new things are built up, the old is fading away. Central Maui, where it all began has changed quite a bit.

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Cat 132 pts

Ron I was so sad about Shishido... It was nice to see the old places like Tasaka and Sam Sato still around u00e2u0080u0094 and still operated by family.

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johngarcia 180 pts

By the way u00e2u0080u0094u00c2u00a0how many of these shots were taken with your iPhone 4!? Hope you're liking it!

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MaxMaxMax 75 pts

Cat -- you have an iPhone 4? I suggest jailbreaking it. I did and it is infinitely more useful! Go to jailbreakme.com with your iPhone in Safari. Just "swipe" to jailbreak.

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jennalanger 859 pts

MaxMaxMax Who knew it was that easy! I don't have an iPhone 4 but I want to get one now just to jailbreak it :) Thanks for the tip!

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MaxMaxMax 75 pts

jennalanger -- Yeah, it a piece o' cake. Earlier jailbreaks of iOS was risky, but I read several blogs on jailbreaking iOS4 and most said it was bulletproof... plus, I had an Apple Store employee friend of mine talk me into it. He said most of them already did, LOL!

- Special lock screen functions
- Free hotspot creation with your iPhone for t free tethering (I use this all the time)
- Texting from the little blue box without having to leave current app and going to text app. Just type a quick reply and send.
- Backgrounder app for making EVERY app multitask, etc.

Sorry to highjack your topic Cat. You guys at Nonstop need a digital lifestyle blogger? Lemme know, hehe!

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johngarcia 180 pts

Awesome! Never knew Maui had so much to offer. Must try a few of these places next time I visit! Big Island or Kauai next!? :)

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About Catherine E. Toth

Born and raised on O'ahu, Catherine E. Toth has been chronicling her adventures in her blog, The Daily Dish (www.thecatdish.com), for four years. She worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai'i for 10 years and continues to freelance — in between teaching journalism full time at Kapi'olani Community College, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight — for national and local print and online publications.

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