The Hali'imaile General Store Cookbook: Home Cooking from Maui

This is a really great cookbook reflecting beautiful, upscale preparations and presentations for every day, local style food items. I recommend it for those who are home chefs in their own right, and already have a passion for cooking and enjoy the process of making great food. I borrowed this book from the library so many times, then finally bought it. Great sauces; great flavors and Pacific Rim ingredient combinations. While now a few years old, it is a classic for anyone who can appreciate Hawaii's Island Star Chef's and the perfect flavors and methods they collaborated on as a culinary community to create this island food movement, now well integrated into the everyday food scene in the islands. Chef Bev Gannon, author of this book, is one of my favorite chefs; her restaurant quality recipes are made simple enough for home use, yet yield great return. I also love the culinary talents of Island Chefs' Russel Siu of "3660, On The Rise", Alan Wong.. of many Alan Wong cookbooks, and Jean Marie Josselin who put out a decade+ classic titled, "A taste of Hawaii". All are wonderful editions, and additions to a good cook's library.

The Hali'maile General Store Cookbook is one of my very favorite cookbooks. Bev Gannon and her restaurants are very well known on the island of Maui, Hawaii. She takes a little bit of southwestern and a little bit of Pacific Rim ingredients to create the most delicious dishes. The recipes are fairly easy to prepare, most ingredients can be found on the mainland, she explains every step clearly, and the photographs of the food are beautiful. You can see how she prepares some of the dishes on her website.

I collect cookbooks, and play in the kitchen daily. This is the only one that stays on the counter! LOL A must have! Loaded with the most mouth watering~unique dishes of any cookbook I own~PLUS loaded with full color photos of food~Hawaii~etc with personal stories from author that make it a Great read whether using recipes or not! But , you would be crazy NOT to use the recipes....too very hard to pick a favorite! Go Bev! You rock, girl!

I love love love this cookbook! I have purchased it for myself and as gifts for my "foodie" friends. Been fortunate enough to eat at the restaurant when visiting Maui. Beautiful pictures and lots of wonderful recipes.

I purchased this book several months ago in anticipation of hosting a baby shower with a luau theme. I spent several months agonizing over which of the many amazing dishes I should make. I settled on the soba noodle salad, pork tenderloin with pineapple chutney (I omited the mushroom polenta) Paella and pineapple pie. It was amazing. although the recipes involve a boatload of chopping, and in some cases, a lot of ingredients, most can be made one or two days ahead. Anyone interested in fresh, complex flavors and textures should buy this book. My guests ran the gamet of tastes and ages, but I ended up with very few leftovers. I am a cookbook affeciando and I say this is a Great Great Book. I'd even fly to Maui to have them cook for me.