Farm-to-Table Culinary Education Tours

EAT LOCAL, THINK GLOBAL.

Do you know where your food comes from? It makes it harder to find out if they arrive in containers on a ship. There is an abundance of fresh, vibrant, tasteful products grown by farmers and ranchers in Hawaii, harvested by our fishermen, best suited for preparing both regional and international recipes. They are readily available, harvested within a few days, at farmer’s markets, Chinatown open markets, and some local supermarkets. Let us take you on a walk through a local market, visit an island farm, and see, feel, taste, firsthand the uniqueness of these local products. You will be inspired to go home and create new dishes with them.

Custom Farms Tours

Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm for a minimum of 10, requires reservationstwo week in advance summer and fall.

4 hour or 6 hour tours available.

1. “Harvest of Aloha” Island Farm & Culinary Education Tour

4 Hour Tour – Island Farm Tour and Field Harvest

6 Hour Tour – Island Farm Tour and Field Harvest , Cooking Class or Cooking Demonstration with lunch

Farms Tour (4 & 6 hour tours)

- Chef guided tour through the fields where the most seasonal produce are grown

- Find out what makes Hawaii agricultural product so flavorful and unique, and their planting and harvesting cycles

- Picking products for the cooking demonstration/class or Picking products to take home

2. Cooking Demonstration or Hands-on Cooking Class (6 hour tours only)

A Chef Instructor from the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Kapiolani Community College will present a cooking demonstration in an open air classroom and explain how best to use the farm fresh products in preparing several Hawaii regional cuisine dishes. or Participants will learn to cook at individual cooking stations in an open air classroom at the farm using farm fresh produce picked from the fields.

Lunch at the farm (6 hour tours only)

• Participants will lunch on the dishes prepared during the demonstration or the hands on cooking class

3. “A Taste Of Aloha” Chinatown Markets and Island Farm Tour with Cooking class or demonstration

4 Hour Tour – Dim Sum Breakfast & Chinatown Markets

6 Hour Tour – Dim Sum Breakfast, Chinatown Markets, Waimanalo Farm, Cooking Class or Cooking Demonstration with lunch

• Dim Sum Breakfast (4 & 6 hour tours) - A tasting of 7 pieces of dim sum (Chinese breakfast/lunch snacks) with Chinese tea at a restaurant in Chinatown, including shrimp dumplings, taro puffs, roast pork buns, spring rolls, chicken siu mai, chives dumplings, red bean gin dui (sweet glutinous rice balls) (subject to change according to availability.

4. China Town Markets Tour (4 & 6 hour tours)

• A chef guided walking tour of the Chinatown markets including seafood stalls, local farm produce (vegetables and fruits), Asian groceries (cooking ingredients, spices, sauces, and equipment), cooked food stores, Asian crack seeds and candy stores.

5. Waimanalo Farm Tour (6 Hour Tour only)

- A lecture on the characteristics of Hawaii agricultural products: what makes them so flavorful and unique, the relationship between the agricultural industry and the development of Hawaii regional cuisine, sampling of freshly cut field greens and herbs while touring the farm.

6. Cooking Demonstration/Tasting or Cooking Class (6 Hour Tour only)

• A lecture and demonstration of Hawaii Regional Cuisine preparation using farm fresh ingredients purchased during the farm tour or Chinatown markets tour. Will include a variety of dishes including salad, appetizer, and main course. For the cooking class, participants will be able to prepare the dishes after the demonstration at individual cooking stations in a specially designed instructional kitchen.

7. Kapiolani Community College (KCC) Saturday Farmers Market

• Honolulu's premiere farmers' market, the only one featuring all Hawaii grown and produced foods.
• The farmers and food producers are in attendance to tell you about their products, how they grow them and how you should prepare them.
• Variety of products include fruits, vegetables, flowers, beef, aqua cultured seafood, fresh baked breads, hand made pastas, tropical jams and jellies, unique snack foods, honey, baked goods, specialty seasonings and more.
• Come to eat breakfast: a different restaurant prepares hot breakfast plates each week. Also on sale you'll find fresh baked scones, oatcakes and other baked items to have with a cup of Hawaii-grown coffee.