The third annual I Love Poke Festival will again tempt guests with the popular Hawaiian seafood dish on Wednesday, May 30 \u2014 and feature an impressive lineup of competing chefs and tastings from30 restaurants and food purveyors. The large-scale Hawaiian food and cultural festival takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Bali Hai Restaurant on Shelter Island. The event\u2019s main focus will be a competition between 14 top San Diego chefs to create the best poke dish in the city. The event benefits the Kona-California Scholarship. Competing chefs include Justin Shea of Hapa J\u2019s; Kari Rich of Food Farm Truck; Kurt Metzger of Kitchen 4140; Antonio Friscia of Gaijin; Simon Dolinky of Saltbox; Syd Marshall of Sushi Foods Catering; Johnny Duran of Top Of The Market; Paul Murphy of Humphrey\u2019s Restaurant and Marc Brislin of Blue Wave Bar and Grill. With the price of admission, guests can taste each competing chef\u2019s poke creations in both the “Traditional”\u00a0category (use of tuna required) and the “Any Kine” category (anything\u00a0goes).\u00a0Poke is a Hawaiian delicacy traditionally made with raw ahi\u00a0tuna, cut into cubes and lightly seasoned. A bevy of San Diego\u2019s best\u00a0restaurants and food brands will provide partygoers with complimentary tastes of Hawaiian,\u00a0Asian and South Pacific Island-inspired cuisine in an assortment of savory and sweet food and drink. Restaurants will be divided into savory and sweet categories, which the festival has named “Food Land” and “Sweet Land.” Participating restaurants and food vendors of the savory (“Food Land”) variety include Gabardine, Isabel\u2019s Cantina, Da Kine\u2019s Catering, Bad Ass Coffee Company, Cups Culinary, Quality Time Catering, King\u2019s Hawaiian Bread, Casanova Fish Tacos, Chris Onolicious Grinds, Pop Chips and Honest Tea. Dishes will include Kalua pig and cabbage, musubi, coffee from Kona, brazil bowls with carnitas, fish tacos, chicken wings, macaroni salad and seafood. King\u2019s Hawaiian Bread will also serve hot dogs in the company\u2019s newest item debuting at the I Love Poke Festival: hot dog buns. Sweet-oriented restaurants and food vendors include Kam Shave Ice, Chuao Chocolate, Specialty Produce, Sweet Layers, Wahine Kai Shave Ice, Ho\u2019onani Cakes, Kona Kakes, CUPS and more. The Bali Hai is located at 2230 Shelter\u00a0Island Drive.\u00a0Single tickets are $50 and are available at\u00a0http:\/\/ilovemusubi.com. Connect\u00a0with the festival at\u00a0www.facebook.com\/ilovemusubifb\u00a0or\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilovemusubi.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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