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...
(Not quite) Wordless Wednesday #212 – 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...
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...
Hawaii – AgriTourism
“90% imported. 90% imported.” As I drove around visiting Greenwell Farms, Hamakua Mushrooms, Volcano Winery; as I had conversations with folks at hotels and looked a restaurant menus, I still found it crazy that 90% of produce to Hawaii...
Hawaii – Volcano Winery
Living in the San Francisco Bay Area with famous wine neighbors like Napa and Sonoma it is easy to take wineries for granted. And although there are wineries in every state now (really, I looked it up) that doesn’t...
Hawaii: Hamakua Mushrooms
Ever had a super-fresh mushroom? Good, right? A luxury item? Maybe not. But if you live in the Hawaiian islands, a fresh mushroom used to be unthinkable. Enter Bob Stanga. Gentlemen farmer (with an interior designer wife) who just...
Hawaii for Foodies: Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort
After a fun day checking out Greenwell Coffee Farm and devouring some excellent poke from Da Poke Shack, I spent the evening enjoying another perfect Hawaiian sunset from my terrace at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. As...