Your guide is Bonnie Friedman who has made a 27-year study of Island foodways.

        Born and raised in Brooklyn to a family of talented bakers and professional chocolatiers, she has pursued a multi-faceted career on the Valley Isle – she has owned and operated a small chocolate manufacturing company and a gourmet catering company, served as publicist for critically acclaimed restaurants and “celebrity” chefs, and is a well-traveled and well-published food and travel writer; her work has appeared in numerous local and national publications.

       
        Bonnie has built close personal and professional relationships with chefs, farmers and food producers here, is a certified Pastry Cook, co-authored two cookbooks for Ten Speed Press  (Berkeley) and one for the local culinary academy. When national food media visit Maui, she’s a key source.
                

        Bonnie is a well-traveled and well-published freelance writer. Samples of her work are posted at www.grapevineproductionshawaii.com and you can read her blog here. Click here to read about the Sandy Kodama Memorial Scholarship Fund, something close to Bonnie's heart.