Picture was taken from the 2013 Hawaii Food & Wine Festival event at Ko Olina.
By Staff Reports
(Oahu)– The luxurious JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa has dining options for a spectacular July 4th celebration. From a lavish 4th of July buffet at the resort’s Naupaka Terrace Restaurant that overlooks the Ihilani pool and Pacific Ocean to an outdoor evening poolside dining, Executive chef Jason Kina promises to excite the palate with exceptional culinary flavors to mark Independence Day (see attached menus).
In addition to this red, white and blue celebration, JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa will have a spectacular aerial fireworks display off the beach lagoons at Ko Olina. The 10-minute show for resort guests only is scheduled on July 4th at 8 p.m. and will light up the skies over JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa following dinner.
For more information and dining reservations, please call (808) 679-0079.
About JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa
The luxurious JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina offers 387 spacious guest rooms including 36 suites, which have been completely transformed to feature a residential resort look-and-feel and upgraded amenities including a 42-inch flat screen LCD TV. The AAA Four Diamond award winning resort fronts the first of four lagoons in the 640-acre Ko Olina Resort & Marina, offering the island’s most complete resort experience with a relaxed Hawaiian elegance and gracious, warm personalized service. The resort is ideal for meetings and weddings with a total of 77,694 square feet of outdoor and indoor meeting space, including the newly expanded 15,600-square-foot Hokulani Ballroom. Resort activities include 18 holes of championship play at Ko Olina Golf Club, tennis courts with ocean views and a variety of restaurants showcasing unique and distinctive island cuisine, including the AAA Four Diamond award winning Azul restaurant. The world-class Ihilani Spa, voted one of the “Top Spas in the World” by readers of Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure magazines, has been completely redesigned with a new layout, couple’s treatment room, the Ho‘onanea suite for private events, and a 24-hour fitness center. Ihilani Spa is internationally renowned for its full complement of invigorating body treatments and massages, using products harvested from the honua (earth) and the moana (ocean) here in the islands. The resort recently ranked as one of the “Top 15 Hawaii Golf Resorts” by Conde Nast Traveler, one of the “World’s Best Hawaii Resorts” by Travel + Leisure, and number one in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Best of the Best Hotel & Resort” poll voted by islandreaders.
INDEPENDENCE DAY PRIME RIB BUFFET DINNER
Dining is from 5 pm to 8 pm.
Prices are $45 for adults; $21 children 5-10 years old. Keiki under 5 years old dine free of charge.
COLD ITEMS
Tossed Green Salad with Hoisin Balsamic Vinaigrette and Creamy Macadamia Nut Dressing
Salad bar condiments- Shredded Carrots, Bleu Cheese, Bacon, Chop Eggs, Slice Cucumber, Tear Drop Tomatoes, Red Onions and Croutons
Peel and Eat Jumbo Shrimp, Cocktail Sauce, Lemon Wedges
Ahi Poke, Tako Poke, Kim Chee Mussel Poke
Green Papaya Salad, Grilled Pipikaula
Fresh Beet Salad, Goat Cheese, Pistacio, Lemon Vinaigrette
Bow Tie Pasta Salad
Spicy Watercress, Bean Sprout Salad, Taegu
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HOT ITEMS
Portuguese Bean Soup
Lup Cheong Fried Rice/ Garlic Mash Potato
Hot Pepper Tiger Prawns
Pan Roasted Fresh Vegetables
Pan Roasted Island Catch with Macadamia Nut Herb Butter
Teriyaki Chicken, Baby Bok Choi
Cheese Tortelini, Hamakua Mushroom Cream Sauce
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Toasted Foccacia Bread, Baguette, Olive Tapenade, Hummus, Romesco, Roasted Garlic
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STATIONS
Roasted Prime Rib of Beef
Five Spiced Roast Porkloin
Aus Jus, Creamy Horseradish, Rosemary Dijon, Grain Mustard,
Chili Sesame Aioli, Fruit Chutney
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ASSORTED DESSERTS
Chocolate Fondue with Fresh Strawberries, Bananas, Marshmellows, Shortbread Cookies, Pretzles
Sliced Local Seedless Watermelon and Seasonal Fruit
Haupia Cake
Macadamia Nut Bread Pudding w/ Caramel Sauce
Crème Caramel
Chocolate Macadamia Nut Brownies and more…
**Coffee, Hot Tea and Iced Tea Included**
*** A 15% service charge will be automatically added for parties of 8 or more ***
IHILANI POOLSIDE GRILL’S INDEPENDENCE DAY DINNER
Dining from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
First Course
Choice of Salad or Soup
Mesclun Greens, Hau`ula Tomato, Cucumber
Choice of Dressing:
Tomato Basil Vinaigrette, Hoisin Balsamic Dressing, Creamy Macadamia Nut Dressing
or
Portuguese Bean Soup
Second Course
Choice of Entrée
Grilled Rib Eye Steak 16 ounce $39
or
Organic Jidori Farms Chicken $30
Half Chicken Hulihuli Style
or
Grilled Fresh Bigeye Tuna $36
Soy Sake Marinated, Medium-Rare, Soy Mustard Butter
or
Grilled Jumbo Tiger Prawns $39
Sweet Chili Cilantro Glazed, Makaha Mango Relish
Third Course
Dessert Selection
Warm Apple Cobbler * Vanilla Bean Gelato
Chocolate Haupia Tart * White Chocolate Mango Cheesecake
All entrees are served with the following:
Hapa Mashed Potato and Brocolini
Choice of Soup or Salad, Dessert, Coffee or Tea
