Hawaii Ranchers Natural Beef made its Oahu debut by hosting a tasting event at Tiki's Grill & Bar in Waikiki. A top quality beef product originating in Hawaii, finished at mainland feed lots and brought back to the islands.In this innovative program, beef cattle born in Hawaii on island ranches throughout the state will be shipped to Country Natural Beef (CNB) in Boardman, Oregon where they will graze on pasture in designated areas, separate from other cattle in CNB's program.
Tiki's Grill & Bar Exec. Chef Ronnie Nasuti created a special all beef 7 course menu for the event!
"While this program involves many companies and many steps in the process, the resulting Hawaii Ranchers Natural Beef product will be consistent in quality and available throughout the year," said Sara Moore, president of the Hawaii Cattle Producers Cooperative Association (HCPCA) which is spearheading this project.
HCPCA and its Hawaii Ranchers brand represents 50 ranches in the state of Hawaii that have more than half of the state's breeding cows and bred heifers on 455,000 acres of grazing lands. A dozen of these ranches belong to Country Natural Beef, a beef marketing cooperative that allow family ranchers to own and control their beef from birth to plate.
Country Natural Beef sells and distributes its members' products to restaurants and supermarkets such as New Seasons Market and Burgerville in Portland, Oregon, Puget Consumer Co-ops in Seattle and Whole Foods.
HFM Foodservice headquartered in Honolulu is the distributor for the Hawaii Ranchers Natural Beef.
If you are a Tiki lover like we are, then you need to get your tickets now for this great event.
Performance: Don Tiki
Showtimes: Saturday Dec 17 06:00 PM
Location: Doris Duke Theatre - Honolulu Academy of Arts <-Buy your tickets online!
Price: Academy of Arts Members: $40.00 or General Admission: $45.00
About the Performance:
Honolulu lounge meisters Don Tiki give the holidays an exotica boost with this special show. Featuring top Hawai‘i musicians, the band has played everywhere from La Mariana to this year’s Tiki Oasis confab in San Diego.Fans include none other than Jimmy Buffett, who praised them as “A great band from Hawai‘i, friends of ours...keeping the spirit of Martin Denny alive.” And Anthony Bourdain agrees, saying “Tiki supergroup Don Tiki knows the world, the subculture of tiki…it really doesn’t get much better than this!”
Pre-concert reception with food from Tiki’s Grill & Bar, beer and wine for purchase: 6-7:30pm
About the Venue:
The Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Remodeled in 2002, the 280-seat Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts offers enhanced Dolby sound systems, Harkness Hall projection screen, Meyers Concert Sound System for musical performances, an elevated stage, air conditioning, and complete audio and video facilities.
The theatre entrance is located at the rear of the museum on Kinau Street.
Founded in 1927, the Honolulu Academy of Arts is Hawai‘i’s largest private presenter of visual arts programs, with an internationally recognized collection of more than 50,000 works spanning 5,000 years. In addition, film and concert programs, lectures, art classes and workshops make the Honolulu Academy of Arts the city’s cultural hub.
Tiki’s Three Course Pre Fixe Menu for Restaurant Week
CHOICE OF ONE APPETIZER:
Prime Rib Poke - A special poke for meat lovers – flash seared prime rib cubes topped with our housemade pipikaula aioli on a bed of locally grown baby greens from Nalo Farms.
Cajun Seared Ahi Tuna - Ahi tuna steak dusted with cajun spices and seared medium rare served over our famous kalua pig mashed potatoes. Topped off with soy wasabi white wine butter sauce and roasted asparagus. Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breasts - Chicken breasts coated with parmesan cheese and fried to a crispy tenderness and drizzled with rosemary sundried tomato chardonnay sauce. Served with broccoli linguine aglio olio. Local Style Japanese Curry Spiced Beef Short Ribs - Slow cooked tender boneless beef short ribs on buttery wasabi potato puree, soy braised island farm root vegetables including taro, dasheen, lotus root, Molokai potatoes, curry beef reduction sauce. CHOICE OF ONE DESSERT:
Peanut Butter & Jelly Taro Bread Pudding Monte Cristo
Island Sorbet with Fresh Kula Strawberries
Okinawan Sweet Potato Macadamia Nut Tart
$30 per person (tax and tip not included)
Restaurant Week Hawaii is a seven day celebration of the cuisine scene in Hawaii. Participating restaurants will feature special menu items, promotions and discounts.
Restaurant Week is a reminder that Hawaii is a culinary destination with top chefs, farm to table dining, wonderful wine and a lot more to discover and explore.
The goal of Restaurant Week Hawai`i is to realize a vision of an advanced culinary campus—the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head. Graduates of Hawai`i's first four-year culinary program will go on to serve Hawai`i's restaurant and hospitality industry and ultimately the greater community.
A portion of the proceeds from Restaurant Week Hawaii will support the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head.
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Celebrate the launch of MeTV Hawaii this Thursday from 6-8 pm at
Tiki's Grill & Bar in Waikiki! We'll have music from the Quadraphonix,
live painting from Micah Perry, raffle prizes, drink specials and
more. Plus 3 FREE hours of valet parking! So come down and help
celebrate Hawaii's newest TV station! — with Quadraphonix Hawaii.
With the help of more than 50 of Oahu’s finest dining establishments and chefs, The Good Table benefit, presented by Hawaii Government Employees Association & Island Insurance Companies, raised more than $75,000 for Lanakila Meals on Wheels, Oahu’s only islandwide meal provider to homebound kupuna.The Good Table synchronized dining event saw more than 330 diners sit down to share a meal with family and friends at one table in each participating restaurant at the same time on October 6 at 6 p.m. Oahu’s finest dining establishments, ranging from casual eateries to fine dining restaurants, served up a special feast for pre-purchased tables at their respective restaurants. New this year, Lanakila Kitchen offered Garden Gourmet Picnic Table Packages for four that included everything from the tablecloth and napkins to a keepsake picnic basket for a $300 donation.
The Good Table provided an opportunity for restaurants to treat diners to extraordinary and rare experiences to help raise funds and awareness of senior hunger in Hawaii. Alan Wong’s Honolulu
prepared a six-course twist on local favorites starting with Lobster Tokyo Negi Vichyssoise with American Caviar and ending with “Building your own mango pie.” At Tiki’s Grill & Bar, the Mai Tai Mechanics planned a mixology adventure in tropical drinks, followed by a signature three-course meal, paired with wine or beer. Hard Rock Café served a fun-filled evening for four with a
large dose of rock n' roll while Dixie Grill highlighted Southern barbeque favorites with Mac n Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf with buttermilk mashpotatoes and collard greens.With a weakened economy and one of the fastest-growing senior populations in the nation, proceeds from the purchased tables will directly support Lanakila Meals on Wheels to provide meals and support for Hawaii’s elderly in need. The event also helps kick off the program’s holiday “Sponsor A Senior” campaign.
“On behalf of everyone at Lanakila Meals on Wheels, mahalo to all our sponsors, restaurants and diners for making this year’s The Good Table a success,” said Lyn Moku, director of Lanakila Meals on Wheels. “In one evening, we were able to turn one great meal at participating dining establishments into over 8,800 meals for Hawaii’s seniors.”
This year, participating locations included Alan Wong’s, 12th Avenue Grill, 3660 on the Rise, Beachhouse at the Moana, Big City Diner (islandwide), Blu Water Grill, Bubba Gump Restaurant & Mai Tai Bar, Café Laufer, California Pizza Kitchen, Dixie Grill, Doraku, Henry Loui’s, Haili’s, Hukilau, Kai Market, Kaiwa, Le Bistro, Michel’s, Murphy’s, Nobu Waikiki, Ola at Turtle Bay, On On at McCully, Orchids at Halekulani, The Pacific Club, Pagoda, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, Roy’s Waikiki, Ruby Tuesday, Ruth’s Chris, Sam Choy’s BLC, Side Street Inn, Tango’s, Vino, and Zippy’s (islandwide), among others.
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Oct 20, 2011Food La La: Tiki’s anniversary party
BY LINDSEY MURAOKA / Special to the Star-Advertiser
Tiki’s Grill and Bar celebrated their ninth anniversary this week with a party filled with food, fun, and lots of drinks. It took place at their bar and lanai area overlooking a beautiful view of the sunset and beach. There was live music by Vaihi and Tahiti Rey.
I knew this was going to be a great party the moment I walked in and was greeted by a lovely tray of drinks.
I chose their signature Mai Tai. Sweet and scrumptious!
Me and Yen Phan.
There was so much food I didn’t get a chance to eat it all.
Fried pork won tons were crispy and light!
The seared tofu wrapped with shiso was flavorful and refreshing.
Fresh Ahi poke — always a winner!
There was kalbi, kimchee and other vegetables to make your own Korean-style lettuce wraps.
Ahi tartare with truffle oil was amazing! The ahi was so soft and just melted with every bite. Words can’t even explain — just imagine fireworks of happiness and excitement in your mouth. I ate four of them and my friend Cory Mitsui ate six.
These smoked pork spoons were full of savory flavor. I thought those yellow balls were cherry tomatoes but they turned out to be a sweet fruit that bursts in your mouth. Can anyone tell me the name of the fruit? I tried to Google for it but no luck.
My friends Cory Mitsui, fellow Pulse blogger Lacy Matsumoto and Toby Tamaye fighting over the last spoon.
Kailua pig quesadilla with fresh guacamole!
The only disappointing dish was the truffle garlic edamame. It sounded delicious but it was overcooked and mushy.
Korean glazed chicken wings were nice and spicy! The cilantro added a refreshing and strong kick of flavor.
These baby back ribs with guava glaze were sweet, savory, and lip smacking fun to eat.
The fried crab sandwich was awesome. This picture explains it all.
Nicole and Robbyn Shim.
Michael Miller, center, is Tiki’s Director of Sales and Marketing.
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Lindsey Muraoka blogs about food and drink for the Pulse. Contact her on Twitter or via email at foodlalablog@gmail.com.
Hawaiian Airlines Visa Commercial with Sonny
Jaded's Recap: Mokolokilikilanilaki! It's Hawai'i! by Jaded 1/28/2004
For the first time in its rich and storied two-year history, American Idol has made a jaunt to the islands. The show decided to visit the state capital, Honolulu, located on the lush shores of O'ahu, home to Pearl Harbor, palm trees and sugar fields. And I decided to visit a Travel Hawai'i brochure to steal some flowery copy for this introduction.
So, Air Idol touches down in Honolulu, where Simon is greeted by a bunch of little squirt hula dancers. And all the semi-witty punsters watching the show snicker and scream "Simon just got lei'd! Hee hee!" Congratulations, smart guys, on inventing a new joke. Judging from the early looks, the Hawaiians seems to be very friendly, and it's possible that they all know each other. Sonny Kapu starts us off. At least his velour hat matches his velour jacket. And he
can play the ukulele.
Season 3 of American Idol
This was a private party hosted in the Coconut Club with sunset and ocean views 21 floors above Waikiki Beach. Sonny Kapu group was the Hawaiian entertainment.