The desserts at Hali'imaile General Store are sometimes rotated-- new delicious options are added and others are removed from the menu-- and at times, this generates a strong desire from our customers to bring back a dessert. One of the classic mainstays is the Pineapple Upside Down Cake, often known as the house specialty-- as it should be with the restaurant being located in the middle of a pineapple field and many of the chairs having pineapples engraved in the wood backs.
During a regular menu rotation, one of the desserts was taken off the menu and created quite a stir. It came as no surprise when customers began asking en masse for the Chocolate Macadamia Nut Pie.
It turned out that not only did our loyal customer base miss the dessert, but in fact, a campaign to bring it back had begun. An uncounted number of comment cards requested the the choc mac nut pie. We traced the movement back to an article written by maui restaurant reviewers Molly and James Jacobson in the magazine Maui Menus.
As he described it, the
Chocolate Macadamia Nut Pie is
"heaven on a plate".
As it turned out, James's birthday was coming up and he chose to spend it with us at the Hali'imaile General Store. Bev surprised him by returning his favorite dessert to the menu and personally wishing him a happy birthday.
Labels: desserts, hgs, maui restaurants
