CHOPSTICKS AND WINE
HONOLULU, HAWAII
Was lucky to get two tickets to the Chopsticks and Wine event held at the Honolulu Convention Center. Tickets are $125 each and they always sell out. The doors open at 6:00 PM and there is unlimited food and wine until 8:30 or whenever they run out. We arrived around 6:30 because the parking lot was backed up really bad. Recommend you get here early next year. You enter Chopsticks and Wine to find a huge table of wine glasses. You can grab one off the table or purchase a premium glass for $10. All proceeds from this event go to the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce so I bought the nice glasses. We started to sample wines and I tell you most were pretty good. Enjoyed a few glasses from Napa, Spain, Italy, Australia and France. There a probably a dozen food stations with small plates from some really good restaurants. The lines for some of the food were just too long so I did not get to try them all. Seating is also limited and it is hard to hold a wine glass and eat while standing. There is a VIP seating area with tables but I have no idea what it cost to get a table there. I liked bouncing all over the large room. We would grab a glass of wine and then cruise around until we met people or saw friends. The vino really started rolling around 8:00 and then right when we are having fun the thing ended. Really enjoy this event and hope to be back again next year. Only wish they had more tables and a few more hours to party. Plus I wish it were on a Friday or Saturday night rather than a work night. Click link below for more information
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| WELCOME TO CHOPSTICKS AND WINE |
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| ENTRANCE TO CHOPSTICKS AND WINE AT THE HONOLULU CONVENTION CENTER |
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| HOLLYWOOD WAS THE THEME FOR THIS YEARS EVENT |
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| GRAB A WINE GLASS AND LET THE FUN BEGIN |
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| A LARGER PREMIUM WINE GLASS CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $10 |
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| THE BEAUTY QUEENS |
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| SOLD OUT EVENT AGAIN THIS YEAR |
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| TABLES RESERVED FOR COMPANIES AND GROUPS |
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| RESTAURANT NAMES ILLUMINATED ABOVE FOOD STATIONS |
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| SILENT AUCTION IN THE MIDDLE OF BALLROOM |
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| FORGOT WHAT THIS STUFF WAS |
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| A LITTLE BIT OF REDS |
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| TRY ONE OR ALL |
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| NICE SELECTION OF WHITE AND RED WINES |
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| CHICKEN AND PASTA FROM ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL |
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| RUTH CHRIS STEAK HOUSE STATION |
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| LOVED THE RUTH CHRIS FILET OF BEEF AND MASHED POTATOES |
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| OYSTERS |
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| OYSTERS WERE AMAZING |
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| PORK BELLY |
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| A LITTLE MORE WINE PLEASE |
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| CHEZ KENZO SERVED UP SOME NICE UNI PASTA |
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| UNI PASTA |
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| GYOTAKU SERVED UP ONE OF MY FAVORITE DISHES OF THE NIGHT |
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| SEARED AHI TUNA AND SALAD WITH JAPANESE DRESSING FROM GYOTAKU |
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| WORKED ARE WAY OVER TO THE MARIPOSA TABLE |
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| MARIPOSA SERVED UP SOME LARGE PIECES OF SALMON |
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