Jay Eats Worldwide

I was on Oahu for the  2012 Hawai'i Food and Wine Festival  as guest of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau , I thank them for the invitation and hospitality.   I knew this would be food-filled four days of go-go-go and go...  Arrangements were made for  me at the Hotel Renew in Waikiki.   When I visit Honolulu , I usually stay on the Ala Moana side of Waikiki, so I had no idea where to find Hotel Renew .  It's actually located on the Diamond Head side of the Marriott Waikiki and not far from the beach...  Photo by Hotel Renew You're probably thinking the same thing I did... Well, Hotel Renew is Honolulu's first boutique hotel, designed by acclaimed designer Jiun Ho .  Since I'm a food guy, hopefully my descriptions make sense. First off, it's not a mega resort, only 72 rooms.  It's a modern hotel with a tranquil feed, away from the Waikiki noise and the tons of people.  It didn't have a chain feel to...

Having spent a couple of weeks in Hawai'i, you could imagine how hard it was getting back to the daily routine. Thinking back to all of the great food, drinks and incredible sunsets, too bad I couldn't bring it all back with me. You did follow my April 2012 Hawaii Food Adventure, right? I can, however, make some incredible island cocktails at home with help from award winning Hawai'i mixologists. You've probably seen these mixologists on Food TV and The Travel Channel, as they were voted Hawai'i Hottest Bartenders by Forbes Travel Guide. Jesse Greenleaf and Amie Fujiwara are behind-the-bar at Duke's Waikiki creating award winning cocktails. MAMA-JITO Photo by David Croxford With Mother's Day on Sunday, it's ironic that this cocktail that happened to be created on a Mother's Day. While setting up this backyard BBQ brunch, they noticed the fresh herbs in the yard and thus the MAMA-JITO was created... Here's the famous...