Leave it to Four Seasons Hualalai in Hawaii to create this delicious Cornish Game Hen Recipe. What could be better for a quick dinner recipe than a jazzy entree with an Asian twist?  Market fresh peas and pea tendrils are the perfect answer for great presentation. The best part? This easy recipe  can be prepared the night before. Many […]

The Four Seasons boasts incredibly talented chefs, and this Lobster Salad is an example of what can be done with fabulous ingredients and a drop dead artistic presentation. One morning, Sous Chef Angela of the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai saw that a box of fresh lobsters had been mistakenly delivered to the kitchen at Beach Tree Restaurant. In […]

Leave it to Four Seasons Resort Hualalai to outdo itself. Honestly, this was one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life.  My family was included in  the initial test run for one of the greatest Hawaiian adventures ever! We were picked up at the hotel and driven to Paradise Helicopters, just a  short jaunt from the […]

  Enjoy this Asian inspired Cornish Game Hen from Four Seasons Resort Hualalai‘s new Ulu Restaurant. Healthy, easy to prepare, but sure to delight friends and family, you will love this secret restaurant recipe. SERVES:  1 INGREDIENTS: 1 cornish game hen (you can substitute chicken) 1 cup low sodium soy sauce 1/2 cup sake 2 ounces sugar […]

Back by popular request is the fabulous Mango Mai Tai cocktail recipe. This is defiinitely my favorite Mai Tai drink, especially while enjoying at Beach Tree Sunset Bar at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. The Mango Mai Tai is  simple to make and slightly less lethal than a regular Mai Tai, but I dare you to stop after […]

Celebrity Chef Ludo Lefebvre is an award winning culinary artist and chef extraordinaire. Whether appearing on Bravo’s Top Chef Masters show or inside the kitchen for his “pop- up” restaurants in Los Angeles or  the Big Island of Hawaii, you will find magic. Critics and loyal foodies alike go where Chef Ludo goes and guests […]

Our favorite bartender at Four Seasons Bora Bora’s Sunset Bar was Heiarii. My husband loved this specialty cocktail. It had just a bit of kick and we had never heard of infusing tequila with hot peppers, much less lemongrass. That’s the secret to this wonderful cocktail. If you can’t plan ahead, just try infusing for […]

Moorea Prawns and Pineapple Salad. As if the turquoise waters and white sand of French Polynesia’s Four Season’s Bora Bora Hotel  aren’t already enough! You’ll have to make a quick trip to an Asian market for some of the vinaigrette ingredients, but it’s worth the effort. The combination of shrimp, tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh pineapple and […]

Pinch me. This isn’t real, is it? Located in French Polynesia, the Four Seasons Bora Bora hotel is a paradise beyond description. My husband and I are  just arriving and exploring what could be one of the most beautiful places on earth. This is the view from our plane before landing! First, we arrive on the […]

So, how do chefs at the Four Seasons keep their cuisine new and exciting? If you oversee an Italian restaurant, nothing quite beats a trip to Italy to do the trick. And so it was that Executive Sous Chef Nick Mastracusa spent time last fall in Tuscany. He came back to the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai inspired […]