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Pau Hana Friday for August 24

By on August 24, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

NEWS:

Kauai County Farm Fair

Tortilla Republic's Poipu Heat Margarita. Daniel Lane photo

Tortilla Republic’s Poipu Heat Margarita. Daniel Lane photo

With carnival rides, live music and a petting zoo, the Kauai County Farm Fair is the big news this week. Rides include a Century Wheel, Crazy Plane, Dizzy Dragons, FireBall, Merry-Go-Round, Pharaoh’s Fury, Bumper Cars, Spring Ride, Super Sizzler, and Umbrella and Zipper rides. It’s a festive sight, especially at night when all the rides turn their lights on.

The Kauai Grown booth is festooned with seasonal produce, mostly from Yoshii Farm, and features a rainbow of beautiful fruit and vegetables including dragon fruit, avocados, oranges, pineapple, mamey sapote, huge mangos, and lettuce. Last night, Honi Honi Honey their honey, which you could sample at the honey tasting booth. There were about 10 varieties, including an 8-year-old honey harvested from the Kauai Coffee Farm. It looked and tasted like molasses. Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for August 3

By on August 3, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

NEWS:

Honua Lani Gardens

RumFire Mango Mojito and the Bom. Daniel Lane photos

RumFire Mango Mojito and the Bom. Daniel Lane photos

“I have a garden cart in front of my permaculture estate at 6200 Helena Lane, Kapaa, in Kapahai,” says Jai Roberts. “We sell bananas, green beans, greens of all sorts, turmeric and avocados. Everything is grown using organic practices with aged compost. I am passionate about growing food and sharing it with my community.”

Jai created Honua Lani Gardens as a model of sustainable tropical living. The property is on five-acres of botanical grounds with ponds, tropical flowers, sustainable vegetable gardens and a fruit tree orchard. Five bungalows offer a Mini-Resort experience that includes a spa featuring Lomi-Lomi massage, and a Finish style sauna for cleansing Hawaiian salt scrubs. For more information visit the Honua Lani Gardens website, or Facebook page. “I am co creator of the Kauai Sustainability forums, and we have a page for that on Facebook.  Continue Reading →

Hawaii Coffee Competition 2012 Cupping Results

By on July 24, 2012 in Uncategorized
The house blend at Small Town Coffee in Kapaa uses beans from Big Island's Ka`u district. Daniel Lane photo

The house blend at Small Town Coffee in Kapaa includes beans from Big Island’s Ka`u district. Daniel Lane photo

I just received an announcement naming the winners of the Hawaii Coffee Competition. Congratulations to every island, and to the farmers who hand-craft their coffee. Big coffee companies add 10 percent Kona coffee beans to 90 percent inferior beans sourced from outside the United States. As the Hawaii government bumbles through the Truth in Labeling bill, the only insurance you have when buying authentic Hawaiian coffee is knowledge. So feel free, indulge in these award winners! Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for June 22

By on June 22, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

NEWS:

Taste of Hawaii

Martini at Oasis on the Beach. Daniel Lane photo.

Martini at Oasis on the Beach. Daniel Lane photo.

The Rotary Club of Kapaa has just released the People’s Choice Winners for their Taste of Hawaii event held on June 2. Here’s what they have to say:

BEST SEAFOOD: Chef Leanne Kamekona of the Sheraton Kauai Resort  RumFire/Lavas on Poipu Beach won for her crab-crusted Hawaiian opah, sautéed tot soi, Chardonnay cream sauce and lomi lomi tomatoes.  A pure native Hawaiian, award-winning Executive Chef Kamekona has a passion for Hawaiian sustainability — utilizing traditional staples to create her twist within her Hawaiian-rooted cuisine.

BEST MEAT & POULTRY: For the second year in a row, the winner is Chef Randall Yates of Casa di Amici in Poipu for his Nero Risotto made with Casa di Amici Sausage and sautéed with Grana Padano Parmesan Cheese. At Casa di Amici since 1990, Chef Yates specializes in Mediterranean and many cross-cultural cuisines. He uses his classical training in conjunction with many locally produced products.

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Pau Hana Friday for June 1

By on June 1, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

The Feral Pig's Corn n Oil will be featured on our culinary tour. Daniel Lane photo

Kauai Coffee Agricultural Business Plan Competition

The winners of the Kauai Coffee Agricultural Business Plan Competition were announced last night. Congratulations to the lucky recipients, we look forward to your business expanding, and tasting your delicious food!

First Place and $20,000 went to Salty Wahini. Melissa McFerrin of the Kauai County Farm Bureau was there last night and says, “Right now they are 82.9 percent local. They can’t get things like garlic and pepper because it doesn’t grow here, but they are going to use the money to expand their operations.”

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