I am so very behind on blogging, so I am starting a new thing: “I’ll Blog It Soon, I Swear!” because that’s what I keep saying. For this first edition, here are previews from the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival. First, from the Under the Modern Moon: Morimoto & Friends event—Cocktails by Tony... Read More
In early June, Shake and I were invited to attend the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival. I did write about our fantastic experience meeting Sarah and Sparky Marquis of Mollydooker Wines, but I’ve been remiss in posting about the event in general. You see, I wanted to do a cool... Read More
When Shake found out that the 2013 Kapalua Wine & Food Festival would feature a wine dinner with Sarah and Sparky Marquis of Mollydooker Wines, he was the first to sign up. Literally. You see, Mollydooker is one of his absolute favorite wineries, and this would be their first-ever visit... Read More
Last year, we attended Lantern Floating to honor the life of a dear friend we had lost the previous year. This year, we went to pay tribute to Shake’s mom, who we lost last fall. She never went to any of the Lantern Floating ceremonies, but she liked to watch... Read More
So, I totally skipped over November and December’s round-ups…but you’ll forgive me, I hope. Of course, the first thing (literally) consumed this year was a bowl of ozoni at my parents’ house. Ozoni is the traditional Japanese New Year’s mochi soup. Every family has their own recipe. Our family recipe... Read More
Yesterday I had the chance to attend Julie Reiner and Francesco Lafranconi’s “Paradise Lost, Then Found: The Evolution of the Classic Hawaiian Cocktail” seminar at the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival. Julie and Francesco are among the crème de la crème in the cocktail world. Julie is owner of New... Read More
Well, hello again, Kapalua! (OK, technically, that is a photo of Ka‘anapali, but it was shot as we were coming in for our landing at Kapalua airport.) Two trips to stay at The Ritz-Carlton Kapalua in three months…a girl could easily get spoiled beyond all reason. Turn down service…can’t tell... Read More
Each year, on Memorial Day, the Buddhist order of Shinnyo-en holds a Lantern Floating ceremony at Ala Moana Beach park. The Toro Nagashi, “lantern offerings on water,” ceremony is a Buddhist rite to pay respect to ancestors and offer comfort to spirits of the deceased. Candle-lit lanterns carry prayers for... Read More