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Pau Hana Friday for July 6

By on July 6, 2012 in Uncategorized

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Kauai Culinary Tour

Dave Power of The Feral Pig will be mixing drinks for our culinary tour. Daniel Lane photo

Dave Power of The Feral Pig will be mixing drinks for our culinary tour. Daniel Lane photo

When we had to cancel our culinary tour last month, I was pretty depressed. We had an excellent foodie-fun-filled-day planned. But, thanks to my supportive husband, and the fantastic food growers and makers involved with the tour, we rescheduled it for July 13.

This time it’s on! We have met our minimum, and will be romping through Paradise on a culinary adventure come rain or shine. I’m so grateful that we gave it another try, because it’s a fantastic line up and it’s going to be a blast! We still have some spaces left, so visit our culinary tour page and reserve your spot. Executive chef Guy Higa is making allowances for those on alternative diets such as vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free. Continue Reading →

Pau Hana Friday for June 29

By on June 29, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Hukilau Lanai

Hukilau Lanai bartender John Scott. Daniel Lane photo

Hukilau Lanai bartender John Scott. Daniel Lane photo

We had a chance to stop by the Hukilau Lanai for lunch, and I’m glad we did! We sat at the bar, next to the pool, with a view of the ocean, and enjoyed a ginormous meatball sub for $5.95. You can’t beat that price for well made food on Kauai! Imagine three tender meatballs nestled in chewy bread that is made in-house, and topped with a savory tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. The lunch special changes every day. Tomorrow, starting at 11:30 they’ll have Teriyaki Burgers for $5.95. Follow the Hukilau Lanai Facebook page to keep up with specials.

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Pau Hana Friday for June 15

By on June 15, 2012 in Pau Hana Friday

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Tasting Kauai Culinary Tour

Coconut Basil and an Elderflower SakeTini at Kukui's in the Kauai Marriott Resort. Daniel Lane photo.

Coconut Basil and an Elderflower SakeTini at Kukui’s in the Kauai Marriott Resort. Daniel Lane photo.

Unfortunately, we had to cancel our inaugural culinary tour. Our deadline to register was June 12, which enabled everyone to gather the necessary ingredients for our guests. When the deadline came, we had one person. Over the next two days we got enough calls to do the tour, but it had already been cancelled.

We are not giving up easily! As my husband reminded me, Thomas Edison tried over 9,000 times before he invented the lightbulb. Our next tour is July 13, and will feature the same line up. For a refresher, check out our culinary tour page.

We are also working on a new north shore tour, and sumptuous details will be forthcoming. Continue Reading →

Haupia, Hawaiian Coconut Pudding

By on May 21, 2012 in To Table: Ono Eats

 

Photo by Daniel Lane

Photo by Daniel Lane

If you’ve been to a luau, you’ve seen haupia. They’re the glistening white squares at the end of the buffet line. Next to the coconut cake and Kona coffee chocolate macadamia nut pie. Most visitors aren’t sure what to make of the milky-white cubes, but if they’re brave, they pop one into their mouth.

The cool pudding-like texture melts once it hits your tongue. Silky, creamy and tasting of pure coconut, it’s a dreamy treat for those who seek coconut’s sublet flavor.

Haupia (pronounced how pee ah) tastes of pure coconut because it’s made with just four ingredients: freshly grated coconut, cornstarch, sugar and water. Sound simple? Well, authentic haupia is a two day process.

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