Hawaii Food Adventure: Day 2



Hawaii Food Adventure
2011
Day 2


Of course I'm still on Pacific time and woke up at 4:30 am... Had a couple of meetings to start the day, so I wasn't too disappointed in not getting any sleep.



It's a Beautiful Day!

And to think, I left 100 degree weather to be here.

One of the benefits of having meetings in Hawaii is
getting to run into old friends and colleagues.

At one of my meetings,
I was invited behind the scenes at
Hawaiian Host, the originator of the chocolate
covered macadamia nut candies.



Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nut candies being made

Mahalo Hawaiian Host!


Kim Chee Fried Rice
Big City Diner
Ward Center

Lunch with @BCDlane


After lunch I head to Ala Moana Center to walk around and to checkout
the new food court at Shirokiya.

I happend to hear my name being called...



Friends from Los Angeles!

Didn't know that they would be in Honolulu...
What a surprise!



Leonard's

They've never been to Leonard's for malasadas...



Leonard's Malasadas
Original

Still the same!


It was now off to meet up with some HNL foodies... Met up at Sushi ii, small place that had a great price fixe menu and opted to share the 5 course and order sushi.



Beet Salad



Scallops

I don't remember exactly what it was, too interested in
the good conversation.



Sushi of course...



Seared Wagyu Beef and vegetables



Grilled Cheese Sandwich and Tomato Soup
Served with a candied kumquat



Dessert
3 flavor Pana Cotta
Green Tea, Kumquat, and Lilikoi


Very Good!
A nice way to complete the meal


Sushi ii
Samsung Plaza
655 Keeaumoku Street, Suite 109
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 942-5350





With @duckie065 and @wedgelee
Missing from photo, @Melissa808 and @jlieu


It was a fun evening!


Tomorrow, meeting Icarus Hilton
Stay tuned...


Photos by Jay Terauchi
©Jay Terauchi
Jay Eats

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