Archive: Mar 2015

Mark Magiera and Jennifer Sherman will be joining Common Ground Kauai for two Chez Panisse dinner events this weekend, on March 27th and 28th, at Kitchen Table at Common Ground. Seating is very limited and the menu will differ for both nights, so make reservations as soon as possible.  Reservations on both nights are available…

Hapu Crudo with Hawaiian sea bass, cucumber, yellow cherry tomatoes, coconut and two types of passion fruit seeds. Daniel Lane iPhoto This Friday and Saturday will be the last time Hanai serves their food as a pop up restaurant. Since January, owners Adam Watten and Collin Darrell have set up inside Java Kai and served…

Ginger Aid (left) and Coconut x Coconut x Coconut x (right). Daniel Lane photo Three reasons why I love living on Kauai are that our small island community is charming and supportive, and we have excellent shave ice. Our friend, Will Lydgate of Steelgrass Chocolate Farm, tells Dan about a new favorite: Wailua Shave Ice….

There are 20 Roy’s Restaurants in the continental United States, six in Hawaii, one in Japan and one in Guam. There’s a new restaurant on Kauai in Poipu. Culinary pioneer Roy Yamaguchi joins a line-up of Hawaii’s top chefs including Peter Merriman and Jean-Marie Josselin at The Shops at Kukuiula. The addition of Eating House…

Artist Andrew Gorton. I am in the process of restarting the Slow Food Kauai chapter, which is part of an international 501c3 that protects and preserves how food gets to our collective table. I thought I’d write a blog post and invite you to be a volunteer, board member, donate or sign up for a…

Chung Li sells just harvested produce. Photo by Marta Lane This February, Kealia Farm Market opened by showcasing farmers who grow on a 40-acre property known as Kealia Farm. Besides just harvested produce, this market offers fish caught off Kauai’s shores as well as taro products such as poi, cooked corms, pie and laulau. Since…