Where to Eat on Kauai

A REALLY Good Restaurant Tip

February 18th, 2011
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Rainbows. Waterfalls. Hanalei Bay. No Kauai vacation is complete without seeing the view from the St. Regis in Princeville.  Valet your car and visit the lobby bar—watch a sunset over Bali Hai—or have breakfast, lunch or dinner at the Makana Terrace.  Or better yet, splurge at Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’ s Kauai Grill. Before the recent multi-million dollar renovation, La Cascata…

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Hole-in-the-Wall Grinds – Northshore & Kapaa

February 10th, 2011
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You know them, those little tucked away spots that are your special secrets, those places you think no one else knows about; and you harbor that sense of accomplishment that it was you that found it and you’ll only share it with a cherished few. Kauai is one of those places. Many will agree that Kauai is still able to…

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Nanea – One of Best Places to Eat in Princeville

February 4th, 2011
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The Nanea Restaurant & Bar—tucked away below the lobby of the Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas—is one of the best “undiscovered” restaurants on the north shore.

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Acting Up: More Theater on Kauai

January 27th, 2011
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Oceanside Productions, Kauai’s newest theater company, is generating rave reviews for “The Complete History of America (Abridged!)” at the Sheraton Kauai Resort in Poipu every Tuesday night.

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Where to Eat in Hanalei

November 23rd, 2010
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Below are some of the choices for dining on Kauai’s North Shore in Hanalei Town. Zelo’s (Kalypso Island Bar & Grill) One of our very  favorite, hands down is Zelo’s Kalypso Island Bar & Grill. Lunch, dinner, casual or a nice dinner out it’s by far the best food and service on the north shore. The food is fresh, the…

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Mahalo Means Thank You…

November 22nd, 2010
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And I am so grateful to be living on Kauai. I hope I never take the beauty of this island for granted: rainbows, waterfalls, and the ever-changing ocean and mountain views.

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Roy Yamaguchi Opens The TAVERN Restaurant in Princeville

October 9th, 2010
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Celebrity chef Roy Yamaguchi just opened The TAVERN in Princeville at the Prince Clubhouse. We went last weekend and it was SO yummy… I had the dungeness crab & artichoke flatbread, Zack had fried chicken with mashed potatoes and sauteed kale, and the boys split a gourmet burger. My favorite thing was that as soon as we sat down the…

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Yes, We Have Bananas (and SO much more…)

October 8th, 2010
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Banana Joe’s, the sweet and funky yellow fruit stand on the mauka (mountain) side of the main highway just north of Kilauea is a Kauai institution. It’s one of my favorite places to pick up fresh produce, and my boys love their “frosties”—a healthy alternative to ice cream. They put frozen fruits through a juicer, so it comes out just…

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Poipu Beach Vacation: Memories Are Made of This

September 24th, 2010
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When people look back on their lives, they rarely remember traffic jams, carpools and laundry—but they do remember special times with family and friends. If you’d like to make some memories with your loved ones, consider Hale Hali’a: house of “cherished memories and fond recollections.”

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Eat, Play, Love in Kilauea, Kauai

June 15th, 2010
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People always ask me where I go to eat and shop. So today I’d like to tell you about one of my favorite places, Kilauea, “the biggest little town on the North Shore.”

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