{"id":28624,"date":"2014-10-21T14:21:47","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T00:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=28624"},"modified":"2021-10-22T13:52:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T23:52:40","slug":"maui-culinary-academy-presents-the-noble-chef-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/10\/21\/maui-culinary-academy-presents-the-noble-chef-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui Culinary Academy presents The Noble Chef benefit"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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\nMaui Culinary Academy at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Maui College<\/a>, in partnership with the Fairmont Kea Lani Maui<\/a> and Maui No Ka ʻOi<\/span> Magazine<\/a> presents the 18th annual Noble Chef<\/a> benefit on Saturday, November 1. This year’s theme is The World on a Plate—La Dolce Vita. The students and chefs will embrace the “sweet life” of Italy, with cuisines selected from Umbria, Abruzzo, Tuscany, Sicily, Calabria, Veneto, Piedmont, Lombardy, Puglia, Lazio and Sardinia.<\/p>\n

Master mixologists will be pairing the reception and dinner courses with fine wines and spirits. In addition, designer cordials will be created for the After Party Lounge.<\/p>\n

The event begins with a lively courtyard reception at 6 p.m., followed by an elegant gourmet dinner with entertainment and an auction at 7:30 p.m. New this year is an after party celebration at 9 p.m. in the Kea Lani’s Mezannine Lounge.<\/p>\n

The Noble Chef is Maui Culinary Academy’s largest annual fundraiser, and features a mentorship program that pairs together many of Maui’s most celebrated chefs with academy students.<\/p>\n

This year’s celebrity “Noble Chefs” include:<\/p>\n