Raw Java Plum Pie

Raw Java Plum Pie (Syzygium cumini) with a kiawe (Prosopis pallida) crust.

Keeping it Fresh

  Sprouted mung & cucumber salad - avocado - mint - haole koa (Leucaena leucocephala) crumble. This late September menu also included Roasted Squash Pesto - sunflower - spicy amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus) - Savage garden basil and…

Java Plum Takes Center Stage

Our third week open Java Plum took the stage. Fresh & herb-infused beet, dried star fruit slices, wildcrafted powdered aweoweo (Chenopodium oahuense) kraut spice, java plum (Syzygium cumini) seed vinaigrette photographed above. Flaky…

Have You Ever Had a Bowl Like This?

Crispy Egg bowl with wildcrafted kahili ginger flower onion jam (Hedychium gardnerianum), fermented beets with wild fennel seeds (Foeniculum vulgar), marinated seaweed, pickled turmeric sauce made with turmeric I grew and spices from the…

Food Made with Love

curried pumpkin garnished with roasted haole koa seeds (Leucaena leucocephala)/macnut/kukui (Aleurites moluccana) spice blend. Wash it down with a cup of wild root beer kombucha (we nailed it!), kiawe tea, or have a crispy egg bowl with…

First Week’s Menu

Our first week of the food truck being open we served up a great menu, including this Wild West Pumpkin Salad :: organic pumpkin^, Spanish needle greens*, organic green onion^, organic vegenaise, Cat's ear vinegar*, organic lemon juice, sunflower…

Introducing a New Chef to Savage Kitchen!

We are so excited to welcome the incredibly talented Chef Robert Ramshur at Savage Kitchen! Bringing his own unique talents, energy and interests, Rob shares incredible vision for bringing forth our edible invasive species and other wild and…

Savage Kitchen Maui Goes Solar!

Did you know that Savage Kitchen Maui runs entirely from the energy of the sun? We are committed to sustainable solutions, and running our refrigerators and water pump and lights is done through a pretty state-of-the-art solar system installed…

Harvesting Kahili Ginger with The Nature Conservancy

Interested in joining the team to save endemic Hawaiian plants? The Nature Conservancy on Maui manages the Waikamoi Preserve and they need your help. Contact  hike_waikamoi@tnc.org for more information on their quarterly service trips.…

Java Plum Season has begun!

I just harvested my very first Java plums (Syzygium cumini) of the year. They'll be on the menu for this Monday's food truck opening party & eclipse portal, a little mocktail with a Java plum/ginger/orange syrup and Java plum bark bitters.…

Wild Indigo on Maui!

For the last year I have been having an absolutely lovely time playing with the wildly abundant wild indigo growing on Maui. The piece in the photo above was created using an upcycled silk scarf, wild indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa), rainwater…

Why I Gave It All Away. And Why I Think You Should Too.

 There was a time in my life when I chided those who gave money to the homeless, saying it was just going to feed their addictions and not their bellies. I did what the majority do, I walked by my brothers and sisters in need of help and pretended…