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Pau Hana Friday for November 2

By on November 2, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday
To those on the east coast, we offer our aloha and this Coconut Painkiller made with Koloa Rum and served at Merriman's. Daniel Lane photo

To those on the east coast, we offer our aloha and this Coconut Painkiller made with Koloa Rum and served at Merriman’s. Daniel Lane photo

NEWS:

Common Ground

This Saturday Common Ground is hosting a wedding ceremony and reception for a couple from Brooklyn, NY.  Originally a party of 20, they are now only traveling with nine adults and two children because many family and friends were effected by the storm. Thankfully, no one was injured, but due to the storm, folks couldn’t make travel arrangements.

As an extension of the aloha spirit from Kauai, Common Ground is waiving all cancellation and change fees and is refunding a chunk of their money. On the night of the wedding, there will be a special, intimate dinner setting to make their party seem less empty. Cheers to everyone at Common Ground, way to share that aloha spirit!

Akamai Juice Co.

Last Friday, Hot Shots and Wellness Shots from Akamai Juice Co. became available at The Garden Cafe. Now, Noni shots have been added to the Wellness & Hot shot menu at The Garden Cafe. “It’s a really great combo,” says Cas Schwabe Lutton of Akamai Juice Co. “A wellness shot or hot shot, followed by the Noni. I think they have a special price if you buy two shots. It used to be hard to find raw, organic noni nectar on island. I think the goat cheese peeps and I are the two biggest.” If anyone has organic lilikoi for sale, email Cas at akamaikauai@gmail.com.

According to the website HealthySteps.com noni is: Continue Reading →

Guest Post by Daniel Shipley

By on April 9, 2012 in Guest Posts
21 year-old Daniel Shipley

21 year-old Daniel Shipley

Daniel Shipley lives in British Columbia and writes about food and travel at Northern Rambler, a blog about discovery. While living on Kauai for a year, he worked in the kitchen at Oasis on the Beach, a seaside restaurant that showcases farm-to-table cuisine. Inspired by this young man’s passion for food, I asked him to write about his island experience for Tasting Kauai.

It was an easy decision for me to move to Kauai. My parents had recently moved and I hadn’t spent time with them for a couple of years so it was really a no brainer. As a foodie, what drew me to the island were the alien-like fruits and vegetables that at that point were a mystery to me. Continue Reading →

Kauai’s Infinite Variety of Avocados

By on March 6, 2012 in From Seed

Wootens Produce of Kauai

Nandi and John Wooten at their farm near Anahola. Daniel Lane photo

Nandi and John Wooten at their farm near Anahola. Daniel Lane photo

Two of my favorite farmers are John and Nandi Wooten, of Wootens Produce of Kauai. Nandi, with a ready smile and easy laugh, is an excellent cook. At market, she furnishes clever tips about exotic ingredients while John plays with children, laughs at his own jokes, and cheerfully explains the virtues of jackfruit. He’s also very smart, and after interviewing him for MidWeek Kauai, he changed the way I bought avocados.

John grew up playing in a neighbor’s orchard in Southern California. A fascination for exotic fruit took root, and as a teenager, he became a farmer at a subtropical fruit farm.

In 1995, the couple moved to Kauai and began growing tropical fruit on a 20-acre farm near Anahola. Today, the farm’s garden rotates seasonally, and includes thirty varieties of avocado, as well as jackfruit, soursop, breadfruit, Meyer lemons, cilantro, basil, parsley, Indian curry leaf, spring onions, lettuce, kale, collard greens, carrots, eggplant, beets and fennel. Continue Reading →

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