Kapalua Wine & Food Festival host and master sommelier, Fred “the human liver” Dame, with celebrity Chef-winemaker Frank Ostini of the Hitching Post in the movie “Sideways” grill with kiawe wood and central coast oak of California. The consensus? Kiawe mo’ bettah. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo

HORSIN’ AROUND . . . We heard lots of juicy scoop at last weekend’s wine and food festival in Kapalua. Maui’s well known Dean Frampton is now in the wine business . . . sad to hear the recently opened Vasi’s Pan in Haiku has already closed its doors. But many of the dishes are available at her adjacent deli . . . Santa Fe Cantina is up and jumping at Lahaina Center and its owner Patrick Silva was having a grand ol’ time at Kapalua. His food items include chilaquiles, menudo, green chile beef, Guadalajara shrimp and ensalada du casa. Enough about the resort life. This week, the spotlight should shine on paniolo country and Makawao town as the annual parade and rodeo kick up their heels beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. Preceding it will be the grand opening of Rodeo General Store from noon to 3 p.m. Friday with free hot dogs and soda. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Rodeo General Store will barbecue across the street in the parking lot with kalua pork, chicken and beef skewers. . . The