Tiki Iniki cocktails (from bottom left) Trader Vic’s 1944 Mai Tai; Hanalei Sling created for Tiki Iniki by Julie Reiner; Pina Colada from Caribe Hilton in Puerto Rico; Lovely Lini with pineapple puree and lemon juice. Daniel Lane photo
NEWS:
Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. has vetoed Bill 2491, Relating to Pesticides and Genetically Modified Organisms, which was passed by the County Council on October 16. Continue Reading →
Lili-Kai Cosmo (front) and Superfruit Lychee-tini at RumFire.Daniel Lane photo
NEWS:
Hole in the Mountain Farm‘s juicy, low-acid, sweet and tender Kauai Sugarloaf Pineapple won’t be available from now until mid-September. After that, they’ll have pineapple year-round. The white pineapple are rare, and I enjoy being able to send a unique gift from Hawaii. So far, I’ve sent one to my folks in Colorado when, during our Saturday morning call, they said they missed Kauai. That pineapple perked their sweet memories right up! My aunt and uncle are celebrating 50-years this weekend, so one is on the way to them. I got lucky because the Huber’s had one left. Now, I must hold out for about three weeks! You can read about them in my article, and visit their website for ordering information. Continue Reading →
Lychee were in season on last Friday’s farm tour. Mom went crazy over them! Marta Lane photo
NEWS:
Mom and dad left last Friday, after they went on our day-long culinary tour. It was a long day for my 83-year-old parents, but they enjoyed themselves! Dan and I got back to work on Monday, with the full intention of finishing up the paperback version of our restaurant guidebook. Wouldn’t you know it? Dan got two jobs that sidetracked him. We couldn’t put off our friends at Salty Wahine Gourmet Hawaiian Sea Salts or the Kauai Visitors Bureau so Dan spent the week designing a 12-foot by 8-foor banner for Salty Wahine to use at a trade show in New York, and taking shots of the Kauai Museum for the visitors bureau. He did get some time yesterday to work on it, so I am hopeful the paperback will be available by the end of this month. Continue Reading →
This pork belly bau is one of the images for a listing in our restaurant guide. Daniel Lane photo
NEWS:
This morning, I was interviewed on Hawaii Public Radio for our new book, Tasting Kauai: Restaurants. I share poolside lunch bargains, little known dining options as well as food trends on Kauai. Here is a link: Tasty Finds on the Garden Isle.
If you listen to HPR, here is when it will run today:
KHPR ~ 4:30 p.m.
KIPO at 12:30 or 1:30 p.m. Exact timing inside the news programming is subject to change.
KHPR ~ Fine Arts & Classical Music
NEWS:
Our new book, Tasting Kauai: Restaurants, includes 69 options for great tasting food and features chefs who make fresh food from scratch, using local ingredients whenever possible. The book will be a FREE Kindle download beginning Saturday, May 25 until Wednesday, May 29. You don’t need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of the free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. Enjoy!
We’d like to congratulate our friend and Kauai writer Pamela Varma Brown. Her book Kauai Stories has been named a finalist in the 2013 National Indie Excellence Book Awards in the Biography – Historical category.
Kauai Stories is a crisply edited collection of joyful stories told in people’s own words that illustrate life on the Garden Island. Told in the first person, Kauai Stories feels like each storyteller is talking directly to you over a cup of Kauai Coffee while sitting on the lanai of your own Hawaiian cottage. Continue Reading →
