Cafe` Sistina

Times Super Markets started as a dream over 75 years ago on the sugar plantations of Hawaii. Albert and Wallace Teruya, who were sons of Okinawan immigrants, dreamed of creating a successful business in the “land of opportunity” which Hawaii was to thousands of immigrants and their offspring.

Café Sistina stands out in Honolulu as an Italian restaraunt with a unique culinary and ambient experience. It would also stand out in Italy because of its unique personality. With frescoes from floor to ceiling and subtle, yet distinctive flavours, Cafe Sistina introduces the visitor to many levels of experience.

This week on Hawaiian Grown TV, we visit a hidden gem in Central Oahu, Sugarland Farms to harvest a special hybrid tomato with Larry Jefts. Next we head to Cafe Sistina with Chef / Owner Sergio Mitrotti as he uses the tomatoes to create a couple unique but classic Italian dishes. Last, we head to Times Supermarket and show you where you can get some fresh Sugarland Tomatoes.

Sergio Mitrotti has always exhibited an adventurous spirit, first as an avid sailor and scuba diver in the Mediterranean, then as a successful graphic artist in his native Italy, then as a proprietor of a high-end clothing store in Beverly Hills.

Thank God for Italy. It’s given us luminaries from St. Francis to Fellini, epic cathedrals, great pizza, fabulous shoes, neo-realist cinema and the best ice cream on the planet. Italian gelato is so good—so smooth, so luxe, so delizioso—that it’s hard to believe there’s no sacrament involved in its consumption. But no: You buy it, you eat it, you marvel. You buy more, you eat more, you marvel.