Entertainment & Activities
2011 Tentative Schedule:
(Times and activities may change)
| 10:00am |
Rice Fest Begins! (Hosted by 102.7 Da Bomb's "Bruddah" Bryan) |
| 10:15am-10:45am | Jody Kamisato & Uke's Rising Stars |
| 11:00am-11:20am |
1st Celebrity/Chef Cooking Demo (with Chef Kent Thompson and Hawaii News Now's Minna Sugimoto) |
| 11:30pm-12:00pm | "Riceipe" Cooking Competition - Amateur Division |
| 12:00pm-12:30pm |
Judging for "Riceipe" Cooking Competition - Amateur Division (With special guest judges: John Heckathorn, Nadine Kam, Melissa Chang, Mari Taketa, and TBA) |
| 12:30pm-1:00pm | "Riceipe" Cooking Competition - Professional Division |
| 1:00pm-1:30pm |
Judging for "Riceipe" Cooking Competition - Professional Division (With special guest judges: John Heckathorn, Nadine Kam, Melissa Chang, Mari Taketa, and TBA) |
| 2:00pm-2:20pm |
2nd Celebrity/Chef Cooking Demo (with Chef Mavro's George Mavrothalassitis and The Cat Dish's Catherine Toth) |
| 2:30pm-3:00pm | Taiko Drum Performance by Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Hawaii under the direction of Sensei Akemi Martin |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm | Ukulele performance by Bruce Shimabukuro. |
| 4:00pm-4:20pm |
3rd Celebrity/Chef Cooking Demo (with Maui's Sea House Restaurant's Chef Craig Erickson and KHON2's Justin Cruz) |
| 4:30pm-5:00pm | Guinness World Record™ for Largest SPAM® Musubi - Official Weigh-In |
| 5:00pm-5:30pm | 2nd Annual SPAM® Musubi Eating Contest |
| 5:30pm-6:00pm | Contest Winner Announcements |
| 6:00pm | Rice Fest Concludes |
| All Day (10am-6pm) |
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See detailed descriptions below:
Celebrity & Chef Cooking Demonstrations
Watch with excitement as local chefs team up with local celebrities to put on tantalizing cooking demonstrations featuring rice.
2nd Annual "Riceipe" Cooking Competition
Defending his "Riceipe" Champion crown is Tokkuri-Tei's Hideaki "Santa" Miyoshi. What tasty rice dish will he be entering this year? Come on down and find out! We're also excited to have an Amateur division to showcase the chef in all of us. All chefs for the Cooking Demos and "Riceipe" competition are from Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi's new book called "The Hawaii Book of Rice".
Guinness World Record™ attempt to create the Largest SPAM® Musubi
We will attempt to set a Guinness World Record™ for the Largest SPAM® Musubi at this year's Rice Fest, weighing in at a whopping 220lbs! Come see the spectacle for yourself.
2nd Annual Da SPAM Musubi Eating Contest
Think you got what it takes to be on the next episode of Kanak vs. Food? Battle your will against other kanak attackers in Da SPAM Musubi Eating Contest. The contestant who downs the most SPAM Musubis in the shortest amount of time wins! Returning champ "Uncle Rodney" is ready to take you down!
Keiki Zone
From 10am-2pm, members of the 2011 Narcissus Festival Court will play host to a coloring contest, while Douglas Odani (balloonist), Lei Crystal Tattoos (crystal face painting and tattoos) and JMJ Gaming (video games) will be on hand to entertain the rest of the keiki for the entire day (10am-6pm).
Live Tweetup
Join Hawaii's Twitterverse for an official Tweetup at the Rice Fest! Meet your fellow tweeps, participate in an interactive scavenger hunt, and be a part of the #ricefest conversation all night long!
Official Rice Donation Center
An official rice donation center will be on site to collect your generous rice donations. Bring your brown rice donations in to our non-profit partner Lanakila Meals on Wheels and your white rice donations to the Hawaii Foodbank!
All About Rice - Rice Education Booth
University of Hawaii at Manoa's Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Science educator Dr. Maria Stewart will share her current research in an interactive display entitled "Nutrition for Everybody: Learn How Rice Promotes a Healthy Body".
Other Activities
» Numerous food vendors serving up their most popular rice dishes
» Live Music
» Cultural performances
» Activities for the kids
» Best of Show awards
» and much, much more!
Don't miss it!
