Colgin Cellars is one of those elusive wineries in Napa Valley. A vineyard with history, a winemaker with passion, and limited supply. They produce just shy of 3000 cases a year, half of them sold to wine club members...
Lunch at Hawaiian Airlines
Today I flew from Oakland to Oahu to attend the 2014 Hawaii Food & Wine Festival. In the San Francisco Bay Area it is so convenient to fly to the Hawaiian islands! And there is no other way to...
Interview with Hawaiian Airlines Chef Chai
Last time I went to Hawaii in March I flew Hawaiian Airlines for the first time and had a really great experience. One of the things I was completely unaware of was the fact that I would be served...
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival 2014
The photo above is from the 2013 Hawaii Food and Wine Festival. I am thrilled to have just finalized plans to attend the 2014 event! This amazing food and wine festival starts this weekend on the 29th of August,...
Maui Recap
I spent two-and-a-half memorable days in Maui. I had great hosts at the Napili Kai Beach Resort, it was hard to leave my room and that gorgeous view! When I did leave I met the warmest, most gracious people,...
Maui – Surfing Goat Farm
I will confess. I was in it for the cheese. Sure baby goats are cute and all, but goat cheese? Come to mama! Plus, I saw the chocolate goat cheese and vodka truffles in the Ocean Vodka gift shop...
Maui – Leoda’s Kitchen & Pie Shop
After a full day of farm tours, on my last evening in Maui driving back to the Napili Kai Beach Resort I hit up Leoda’s Kitchen & Pie Shop for dinner (and dessert). I had that little voice in...
Maui – Ocean Vodka Farm
After a lovely morning at the Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm I headed to the farm at Ocean Vodka to learn how this popular organic vodka is made. The farm offers a tour and tasting of their vodka for $10...
Maui – Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm
One of the most unique experiences I’ve had in Maui was visiting Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm. I’d never been to a lavender field or farm in my life, being a Francophile, I thought they only existed n the South...
Maui – Napili Kai Beach Resort
After five truly enlightening days on the Big Island, I departed for my next adventures in Maui. My home-base for the next few days was the Napili Kai Beach Resort, a place that was completely unknown to me prior...
Big Island Round-up
I got the greatest compliment this past Monday. A longtime reader who I recently met in person in March in Seattle (she was on the AFAR Experiences trip and she recognized me, talk about an exciting experience!) sent me...
Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
My base-camp while staying on the Hilo side of the Big Island was the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. Hilo is the working side of the island, driven by small businesses, a lot of them started by vets after World War...