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Taste of Hawaii will be held on Sunday June 1, 2014 at Smith’s Tropical Paradise. Daniel Lane photo Here’s an up to date listing of the 2014 Taste of Hawaii participating restaurants, chefs, food and beverages. For more information and reservations, visit the Taste of Hawaii website. For an insider’s look, check out  Friday’s edition…

The Angry Goat at Trucking Delicious. Daniel Lane photo Tasting Kauai Happy Aloha Friday! We had an exceptional week and hope you did too. Today, get an update on our weight loss progress while learning about healthy dining options on Kauai in our “Trucking Delicious food in Hanalei” article that runs in our “Tastes of…

Award-Winning Craft Cider Comes to The Aloha State Tieton Cider Works, a Washington State craft cidery, announces their arrival in Hawaii. Tieton’s award-winning ciders, distributed by Southern Wine & Spirits, are now available in restaurants, bars, and shops on Hawaii, Maui, Oahu and Kauai. Additional seasonal releases will come along later in the year. Tieton Cider Works was founded in 2008 by Sharon and Craig Campbell on the fruitful land that Mr. Campbell’s grandparents homesteaded nearly a hundred years ago. They now have the largest orchard of cider varieties in Washington and as the cider industry has grown, Tieton Cider Works has emerged as a leader in both craft and quality. With the creativity and skill of cider maker Marcus Robert, Tieton produces over 10 varieties of naturally gluten-free hard cider. A true farm family, the Campbells oversee the entire…

Kai Choy at One Song Farm. Photo by Daniel Lane Tasting Kauai Happy Aloha Friday! We had an exceptional week and hope you did too. Today, get an update on our weight loss progress while learning about healthy dining options on Kauai in our “Working out and eating healthy” article that runs in our “Tastes of…

Tasting Kauai celebrates mom with bubbly at the St. Regis Princeville. Daniel Lane photo Tasting Kauai Happy Aloha Friday! We had an exceptional week and hope you did too. Today, find out how to spoil mom to the supreme in our “A toast to Mother’s Day” article that runs in our “Tastes of Kauai” column in…

Tasting Kauai is happy to introduce Melissa Gregory, the newest member of our team. Daniel Lane photo Tasting Kauai is thrilled to introduce Melissa Gregory, a kindred spirit who is handling sales for our food tours and restaurant guidebook. Since Tasting Kauai likes to celebrate food through family, friends and kinship, we offer edible experiences…

Paco’s Tacos El Molcajete is made with beef, chicken, pork and shrimp. Daniel Lane photo Tasting Kauai Happy Aloha Friday! We had an exceptional week and hope you did too. In Food, Fiestas at Paco’s Tacos House, that runs in our “Tastes of Kauai” column in today’s The Garden Island newspaper, you can learn what…

Dan and Ellen O’Connell at The Wine Shop in Koloa. Photo courtesy of The Wine Shop.   Tasting Kauai is happy to partner with the O’Connells for Winesday with The Wine Shop. Owners Dan and Ellen O’Connell are a delightful couple whose passion for wine is infectious, their knowledge is vast, and their service is…

The recipe for Jason Takemura’s Garlic Salt and Pepper Shrimp is in From Kau Kau to Cuisine. Photo Credit: Rae Huo Tasting Kauai Happy Aloha Friday! We had an exceptional week and hope you did too. In our “Tastes of Kauai” column in today’s The Garden Island newspaper, you can learn about the new cookbook…

Tuesday, April 22 at Kauai Community College Electronics Room 114, free Panel Discussion: 4-6pm Film and Discussion: 6:30-8:30pm In celebration of Earth Day 2014, Regenerations Botanical Garden, KKCR, and Kauai Community College present a panel discussion and film focused on remediating contaminated and depleted soils on Kauai. Soil is the foundation of life on Earth and essential to food production on the backyard to commercial scale. Kauai soils have been negatively impacted by decades of management practices that have left the ground polluted and stripped of essential minerals and biological diversity. More than ever, Kauaians are seeking ways to transition to sustainable land management focused on healthy local food production. The panel will identify the challenges and opportunities in restoring the vitality and fertility to our soil so that we can reach our food security and environmental and community health…