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Pau Hana Friday for October 19

By on October 19, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Hukilau Lanai

Island Orchid at Hukilau Lanai. Daniel Lane photo

Island Orchid at Hukilau Lanai. Daniel Lane photo

 

One of the best fine-dining deals you can find on Kauai, is the Food and Wine Tasting Menu at the Hukilau Lanai. The five-course dinner ($40 for food and wine, $28, food only) is available from 5 to 5:45 p.m., and can be ordered gluten-free. Recently the Tasting Menu changed to:

  • Island Gazpacho with koloa Rum Pineapple Basil Sorbet, St. Gabriel Riesling Auslese, Mosel, Germany
  • Candied Ahi with Coconut Chipotle Sauce, Gazela Vinho Verde, Portugal
  • Sausage and Warabi with char-grilled house-made longanisa and tomatoes, Torres “Las Mulas” Rose, Central Valley Chile
  • Fresh Catch served on quinoa with Kauai-grown kale salad and preserved lemon vinaigrette, Poggio Anima Sangiovese, Toscana, Italy
  • Choice of Artesian Cheese Duo or Big Island Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee, R.L. Buller & Son Muscat, Victoria, Australia

Owners Ron and Krissi Miller feel a responsibility to source local and sustainable ingredients. On their website, the Hukilau Lanai menu is interactive. If you hover over an ingredient, it will show you what farm it comes from. If you click on the ingredient, you can get even more details. Continue Reading →

Kauai Pau Hana Friday for October 12

By on October 12, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Kauai Kunana Dairy

Today's Pau Hana Cocktail is a Poipu Cooler from Brennecke's Beach Broiler. Click picture for recipe. Daniel Lane photo.

Today’s Pau Hana Cocktail is a Poipu Cooler from Brennecke’s Beach Broiler. Click picture for recipe. Daniel Lane photo.

 

Our friends at Kauai Kunana Dairy shared this good news with us.

“Finally, after three administrations and years of pleading, we are going to be able sell our value added farm products at the Kauai Sunshine Markets!  Look for our stand at the Kapaa Wednesday Sunshine Market and, hopefully, at the Koloa Monday Market.  Under the new market rules, qualified, bona fide value-added food products that contain 50% Kauai grown farm ingredients will be available for sale at all County Sunshine Markets.  All vendors are being required to reapply for market permits and have their applications reviewed to affirm that they are really farmers and not re-selling produce from Costco or another middle man. (Yes, sadly, this is all too common!)  A huge shout out to Derek Kawakami who introduced the legislation while he was on the County Council and to Councilmember JoAnn Yukimura for her support and work in initiating the first Sunshine Market in 1978! 

Another happy note is that our fellow farmers, Ned and Marta Whitlock received approval for their Special Use Permit from the Kauai Planning Commission to begin construction on their farmworker housing once the other county agencies have reviewed their building plans!

We presently have an overabundance of Certified Organic arugula, chard, and vine-ripened cherry tomatoes in our garden. Louisa also has a very limited edition of her select mold-ripened aged cheeses.

Ryan is making a killer mango lemonade juice drink lightly sweetened with agave.

That’s it for now, back to the garden!

SAY NO TO GMO!”

The Wooton Family Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for September 21

By on September 21, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Winter Sun Margarita. Daniel Lane photo

Winter Sun Margarita. Daniel Lane photo

Today’s Pau Hana Friday cocktail shot is from our last culinary tour. Besides the tasting, Stephanie Krieger of Nani Moon Mead gave us an exclusive tour of her meadery, and taught us how to make a Winter Sun Margarita. It was a refreshing ending to our day-long tour.

I always learn something on these tours. Guy Higa, executive chef of the Kauai Marriott Resort, does a cooking demonstration while he makes our four-course lunch. Last time, I learned that if you boil tofu for a minute, it takes the water out. I had no idea. I always pressed it between paper towels and hand cloths! This time, I learned that to make the best fried noodles, you must take them straight from the boiling water and into a hot pan with oil. Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for September 14

By on September 13, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Kauai Farm Connection

Bloody Goose at Kalapaki Joe's in Lihue. Daniel Lane photo

Bloody Goose at Kalapaki Joe’s in Lihue. Daniel Lane photo

As the former Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) manager for the Kauai Farm Connection (KFC), I can tell you this organic farm in Kilauea grows good food. We’re happy to announce that Art Cafe Hemingway is now using their fruit and vegetables, which can be found on the gourmet European brunch menu.

If you like weekly boxes of farm-fresh, organic produce, join KFC for a new CSA season beginning October 1. If you prefer, sign up for customized weekly boxes. Deliveries are made to Papaya’s Natural Foods and Cafe in  Kapaa, or you can pickup at the farm In Kilauea. Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for September 7

By on September 7, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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The 22nd Annual Hawaii International Tropical Fruit Conference

Pau Hana Friday Lychee Sangria from Josselin's Tapas Bar & Grill. Daniel Lane photo

Pau Hana Friday Lychee Sangria from Josselin’s Tapas Bar & Grill. Daniel Lane photo

The 22nd Annual Hawaii International Tropical Fruit Conference kicks off September 13 -16 at the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus on Oahu and continues with free mini gatherings for Kauai, Maui, Hilo and Kona.

Open to the public and presented by the statewide Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers (HTFG), the events are geared for farmers, educators, orchard managers and proponents of sustainable agriculture.

Kauai’s free 2012 post-conference mini meeting is 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17 at the National Tropical Botanical Garden Education Center, 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo. Continue Reading →

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