Archive for the ‘food’ Category

Teshima’s North & Red Velvet Cake

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Tempura, Teshima-style.

Had the annual Teshima’s birthday lunch but this time instead of driving to Kona we cooked it up ourselves in Waimea. Not all of it shown in these photos as I was too busy eating. Tempura purple sweet potato, carrots, yellow squash, zucchini, onion, shrimp, namasu, rice, miso soup, dipping sauce, green tea and something not served at Teshima’s, red velvet cake.

This was a ton of food and I had to take a break before the cake. Next year we’re gonna have to invite more people or cook less food. I think I ate enough tempura to last me a year…unless I drop by Sekiya’s. I usually get the teriyaki beef & tempura combo at Teshima’s. The tempura we made came out pretty darn close if not the same as Teshima’s.

Birthday cake for Aquarians.

Slice of Red Velvet cake.

New favorite Thai food place

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Had food at Sukothai restaurant again in Pahoa. Food takes awhile to be prepared but it’s worth it, yummy stuff. I’m worried though that they may not stay in business long as there was nobody eating there when I dropped by to pick-up my takeout order, though two other people were ordering/waiting for their takeout food.

I wrote a review on Yelp to hopefully help them out as I’m afraid folks heading down to Kalapana to view the lava flow and such drive right past Pahoa town.

Here’s there menu. Drop by there and the other businesses in Pahoa and keep the bucks in Hawaii.

Here’s the menu. Sorry, no photos, food was scarfed down.

 

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I wen win li’dat!

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

I just got an email while at Nae‘ole Pool in Keaau. I’m a winner! See here http://hahaha.hamakuasprings.com/2009/04/caption-contest-winners.html

I will truly get to savor this win.

Maui Grinds

Monday, December 29th, 2008

 

Krispy Kreme Pineapple Fritters

Krispy Kreme Pineapple Fritters

Visited Maui for the day and of course one of the first thing you see after leaving the airport is Krispy Kreme donuts. I stopped for the $0.05 cup of coffee of course. Okay, I went touristy and had a pineapple fritter. I’d have to say I prefer the apple fritter at Waikoloa Village Market which has a higher oil content.

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More donuts.

I must admit that having a cup of coffee for a nickle and free WiFi this isn’t a bad place to stop in. Take the bench seat facing the kitchen next to the window, there’s a power plug there for your laptop.

 

Fran's Island Grill Paukiki Chicken

Fran's Island Grill Paukiki Chicken

For lunch I Yelped on my iPhone and found Fran’s Island Grill in Wailuku. I almost went for the chicken carbonara special but decided to try the Paukiki Chicken. This is a marinated, lightly breaded, deep fried chicken breast with a garlic chili dipping sauce, a couple scoops of rice and one of mac salad. Good stuff, not diet food and it takes them 20 minutes to prepare.

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Friday, November 14th, 2008
Brendan razzle dazzles with his iPhone 3G.

Brendan razzle dazzles with his iPhone 3G.

Who says Editorial and Advertising can't get along?

Who says Editorial and Advertising can't get along?

Kim strikes a pose with me

Kim strikes a pose with me

Carolyn helps me celebrate my escape

Carolyn helps me celebrate my escape

Andi and the graduate, I mean ex-staffer

Andi and the graduate, I mean ex-staffer

My peeps in da house

My peeps in da house

Ken taking a photo while I take a photo of Ken.

Ken taking a photo while I take a photo of Ken. Old WHT press building in background.

I didn’t take many photos this night. You really needed a 10 and some Alien Bees. So staffers and even some ex-staffers and friends came out for my farewell get-together. Okay, the food and brew probably would have had them enjoying the night anyway but at least my escape from the paper stood as a good excuse.

It was fitting that this was held at the Kona Brew Pub since it’s the property where I started work for WHT 18 years ago. The newsroom, production, advertising, business and administration offices were next door in the building which houses Firestone. The Brew Pub building was WHT’s printing press building back then. I think most would agree that it’s a much better use for the building.

Who knows, maybe one day when everything goes digital they can turn the current pressroom into another Brew Pub. That would sure make it convenient for employees, though OSHA might not like it.

Lots of dots but where’s the com, net and org?

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Spending a day shopping for hardware at Home Depot in Honolulu builds up an appetite, or at least that’s my excuse. So I decided to test out an iPhone App I have called Yelp that uses my location to make suggestions for places to eat or drink nearby. Yelp suggested Sugoi only about a block away.

I bet all the three dot reporters eat here

I bet all the three-dot reporters eat here

I got there just before the lunch crowd started piling in, here some highway guys stop for lunch. You see lots of folks in some kind of matching uniform come in there to eat on their lunch break.

 

click on the above image for a larger view so you can phone in your order

click on the above image for a larger view so you can phone in your order

One constant in the Yelp reviews was talk of the garlic chicken there so that’s what I ordered. If you must view the full menu click here as they serve breakfast and have bentos.

 

Garlic Spicy Chicken Plate

Garlic Spicy Chicken Plate

Not exactly the most healthy of meals. Deep fried boneless chicken pieces with a spicy garlic sauce mixture poured over it. I could have had brown instead of white rice and not gotten mac salad but I decided to get the baseline standard. The sauce is not overly garlicky, sweet and Sugoi’s sells it in bottles in case you have to make this at home. Overall a thumbs-up. Plenty of food, lots of tables in the air-conditioned place, self-serve soda fountain.

Shaka and suds at 777

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Rabbi and myself at Triple 7 Brewpub

Rabbi and myself at Triple 7 Brew Pub

Dennis at Triple 7 during my last night in Las Vegas. He hosted a BBQ at his place the night before, no photos of that as it was just too kick-back. Dennis practicing his shaka for a future trip to Hawaii.

 

Carly at Triple 7 Brewpub

Carly at Triple 7 Brew Pub

Carly probably wondering if she could finish another Royal Red Ale. Triple 7 is a pretty easy place to hang out since it’s right in Main Street Station, I can use the freebie food coupons to get grinds there too. The day before I watched the Hawaii Little League team win the World Series on the many flat panel TVs in the Brew Pub with the loyal Hawaii crowd watching during lunch.

I recommend the marinated portabella mushroom burger with pepperjack cheese over the standard hamburger there. I had the brewmaster’s special Mango Cream Ale 5% ABV, pretty good stuff but I’m not a real beer drinker so what do I know?