Delight in Coffee Flavored Cuisine

Taste coffee flavored pupu (appetizers), entrées and desserts as creative cooks, adults and students, display their talents with original recipes at the Ka‘u Coffee Recipe Contest on Sunday, April 29. Ka‘u Coffee Mill hosts this official Ka‘u Coffee Festival event, which begins at 11 a.m. All are welcome to come and sample free coffee and recipe entries. 

     Those interested in becoming a contestant, should contact Ka‘u Coffee Mill, by calling 808-928-0550 or emailing sales@kaucoffeemill.com, or download a Rules and Entry Form from kaucoffeefestival.com/recipecontest.html. Entry forms can also be found at Ka‘u Coffee Mill or Mizuno Superette in Pahala. Completed applications are due back by Friday, April 20. Two printed, legible copies of each recipe for each entry must be submitted with entry form.
     Entries must be plated and presented at Ka‘u Coffee Mill no later than 10 a.m. Sunday, April 29. No cooking facilities are provided. Contestants must be present to win. There is no entry fee.

     There is a limit of one entry per category, per contestant, with no more than 20 entries per category allowed in the competition. Recipes will be judged Sunday, Apr. 29, 11 a.m., at Ka‘u Coffee Mill. Youth and adult submissions will be judged separately. All recipes must be made with coffee grown in Ka‘u.
     Come support the applicants as you enjoy free live entertainment, meet Miss Ka‘u Coffee, tour the Ka‘u Coffee Mill and farms, and indulge yourself in free coffee and recipe tastings.

     For a complete list of upcoming Ka‘u Coffee Festival events, visit kaucoffeefestival.com.