Goodnight my darlin’, it’s time to go (doo doo doo doo doo)…
Alas, we’ve come to the final series in EATS! (at least for this week! )… Aww… there, there. Don’t worry *hug* There’ll be more…
Before I get even sillier, let’s get this party started… (RIGHT)!
First stop is Kountry Style Kitchen in Kapaa for breakfast. Get here early as it’s crowded. I ordered my favorite (hash and eggs) and the lady got the garden omelette. Both came with their scrumptious cornbread. Check it out yo:
KSK’s Garden Omelette - $9.75
(Filled with fresh mushrooms, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and grated cheddar cheese. All omelettes include a choice of hash brown or rice, corn bread or wheat/white toast and jelly.)
That evening, we stayed at Princeville (mahaloz for the upgrade guys!) so of course we had to hit up the cute little city below called Hanalei. We settled on Postcards Cafe. The lady liked it there (and so did I for that matter… at least for the atmosphere), but my dish was ridiculously too miniscule, especially for the price!
Seafood Sorrento - $24
A divine seafood pasta with fish, shrimp and scallops, oven-dried tomatoes, braised organic greens, goat cheese, red onions and garlic, sauteed in a light Chardonnay sauce.
Saffron Risotto - $25
A colorfully divine rice dish with shrimp, mussels, scallops, mushrooms, and pesto, perfumed with white truffle oil.
On our last day on the north shore, we headed to the popular Kalypso for breakfast. Eggs Benedict and, of course, an Acai Bowl were on the menu for us that morning…
Hope you’ve enjoyed this series of EATS!… Send me some feedback below and let a brutha know what you like and don’t like about what I blog about please. I’m still trying to figgah out what y’all want me to do with this little space on the Internet and how I can make it better/more interesting for ya. Shoots!
Part 2 in our Kauaian Style EATS segment leads us to Kauai Chocolate, aboard Holoholo Charters, and Hamura’s Saimin. Let’s get on it!
While waiting to board our sunset catamaran tour, we stopped at Kauai Chocolate Company near Port Allen for a lil’ snack. I’m not a big sweets person, but the immense chocolate smell that enters your nasal passages when you walk in the door hypnotizes you.
Then it was “all aboard” Holoholo Charters for the Na Pali Coast Sunset tour. Motion sickness almost got the best of me, but a couple of beers and a little mental toughness allowed me to pull through and enjoy their “heavy pupus” meal.
What’s a trip to Kauai without mentioning the ever-popular Hamura’s Saimin? Not exactly my favorite, but still a decent place to grab a (reasonably) quick bite…
Well, that’s it for part 2. Tune in tomorrow for “Where in Hawaii” Wednesday and then Thursday for the final part (part 3) of this Kauai EATS series.
On another related note, Congratulations to fellow co-worker Wayne Yamada’s adorable daughter Carly, who was honored at this past weekend’s dedication for the bronze, life-sized statue of Spark Matsunaga in Hanapepe. The statue includes the late Matsunaga with a little girl (Carly)!
OK, I’ve got issues. 427 pictures and videos in just 4 short days on Kauai… I need help.
But my issues = your gain cause we’ll get to embark on the second adventure of EATS (Ed Ate Tasty Stuffs)! Ya ready?
So right off the bat, we head southwest towards Kalaheo. We first stop by a vendor’s office to drop off some famous Apple Napples from Zippy’s, then kill time in the area by going on a mini hike at _____________ park and the nearby town of ________________. Crud! Sorry folks… I forgot that if I name these places, a future edition of “Where in Hawaii” would be ruined. LOL! Just use your imagination with me won’tcha?
In any case, we head back to Kalaheo and arrive at a favorite of many: Brick Oven Pizza, some of the best damn pizza you’ll ever eat.
We ordered the popular “Super Pizza” with garlic butter crust and all the fixin’s. What an awesome start to our vacay.
*skipping boring details of our trip*
For our next meal, we decided to go to BarbieQ!’s suggested Blossoming Lotus in Kapaa. I’ve heard a lot about this place (heck, they’ve even won numerous awards), but have never gone because, well, frankly, I’m a meatatarian (yes dudes, it’s a vegan joint). The lady was interested in checking it out, so we did.
For lunch the next day, we stopped over at Garden Island Barbecue & Chinese Restaurant in Lihue. This was suggested many times by the readers of my Kau Kau Kauai series, as well as BarbieQ! again right here, so there is where we had to be.
Since this Wednesday will be “Where in Hawaii” Wednesday (based out of Kauai), I’ll make the posts for this whole week Kauai related. Smaht chyeah?
EATS! for Tuesday will include Kauai Chocolate, pupus aboard Holoholo Charters and Hamura’s Saimin, and Thursday we’ll cover Kountry Style Kitchen, Postcards Cafe, and Kalypso. Then, we’ll round it all off on Friday with a Kauai-related Fave Five Friday post. Sound like fun? Sound off below won’tcha?
I know I know… It’s supposed to be Where in Hawaii Wednesday, but travel plans have changed things a bit for us this week. So sorry ah.
Like Biggie Smalls, I’m going going back back to Cali Cali Kauai Kauai (or LL Cool J’s Going Back to Cali, Cali, Cali, for you old schoolers ) from tomorrow and wanted to get some advice from you Kauai pros out there. Whether you travel there often, know a lot about there or are from there, holla atcho boy and tell a brutha where to go. I’ll be checking in on this blog during my trip so send some good kine, spontaneous fun and I’ll go check um out if can.
I’ve been, many times before (see my Kau Kau Kauai series here: Part I, Part II and Part III), but there’s always something fun and new to discover right? I’m particularly interested in EATS and fun kine activities, so lemme have it won’tcha?
P.S. You’ve wanted a challenge… Next week’s “Where in Hawaii” photo may very well be coming from the Garden Isle itself. Muhahaha!
Oh yeah, here’s the answer from last week’s contest. Congrats to kako mochi for the correct guess!
P.P.S. Don’t forget to support our boys from Waipio, who will be participating in the Little League World Series against Shelton National, Connecticut, starting this Friday at 12PM noon on ESPN2 (Oceanic Digital Channel 0224 of ESPN2 HD on 1224)!
OK, so it’s a meaningless title cause it’s self proclaimed and nobody really cares, but I just got the sickest deal for a weekend trip to San Jose - that I booked for a good friend’s wedding (Congrats Tom!) - and I just want to gloat a bit. *grin*
Usually, I’m not too concerned about saving a few dollahz here and there if it means getting a trip that perfectly fits the ol’ schedule, but, unfortunately, due to my limited amount of resources and vacation days for 08 (on account of the big dance and honeymoon of my own), I’m in a bit of a squeeze… So saving money and preserving vacation days is the number one priority at this point.
For the last week or so, I’ve been scouring dem online travel sites for the cheapest, fastest, dirtiest flights I could find. OK, not dirty, but you know what I mean yo. Making things a little more complicated/challenging was the coordination around the other friends’ varying schedules (most of them are going up in advance and making a vacation out of it… LUCKY!), in addition to around the wedding schedule. My friend Glenn and I have been in constant contact with one another on the almost stock-market-like volatility of the ever-changing airfare prices.
$1,000s… Merrcy!
$900s… Blah!
$600s… Interesting.
$500s… Woah, should I book?
No ways! I wanna hold out for another day!
Finally, today, $444.93 son! I am da man!
Instead of ending this blog here and making you feel like you’ve wasted 5 minutes of your life that you can never get back, I’ll turn this into a helpful and productive post that you will look back upon and not hate, but appreciate.
Ed’s helpful tips to becoming your own King or Queen of Travel:
So, I always start off at the multiple listing service/consolidator sites to get a feel at what’s out there. You know the Expedias and the Travelocitys of the world.
Then, I look at the cheapest carrier and go directly to their web site to see if they have similar, cheaper or special rates. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t, depending on the deal they cut with the sites above.
Most times, booking online is cheaper than calling their customer service lines, so plan on that (buying online).
If you haven’t already, sign up for their frequent flier or preferred member clubs. Most times it’s free and you’ll earn miles and sometimes you’ll even get a break on airfare.
SHOP AROUND! The same exact flight you see on one site will be a totally different price on another site.
Timing! Sometimes prices change daily or even multiple times a day, even on the same web site. If you’re into gambling, wait a bit and see if you can time it to get a cheaper price. If you like to really gamble (which I don’t recommend), wait ’til the very last minute as airlines and vendors will offer “Last Minute Deals” for the inventory that hasn’t been sold. You can often get big discounts.
If you’re planning a vacation way in advance, you might want to consider signing up for the individual airlines or travel partners’ web site newsletters. I hate junk mail, so I don’t, but they will send you e-specials as they come out. You can even set some to notify you based on your travel preferences.
I think that’s about it. There are tons of sites out there, but here’s a short list of the ones I use.
Partner/Consolidator Sites:
AroundHawaii Travel: ironically, this is where I got my killah deal this time around.
)… Aww… there, there. Don’t worry *hug* There’ll be more… 
Sound off below won’tcha?
