Posts Tagged ‘hawaii’
Malasadas
Malasadas are roughly described as Portuguese donuts. These yeasty, sugary wonders make any trip to Hawaii complete. Filled with haupia (coconut) or plain, they’re simply delicious. To me they’re magical. Sure, they kind of look like sugar-coated donuts without a hole. But they’re somehow exotic. On a recent trip to Hawaii, I [...]
Pele’s Glass Creations
At the Hilo, Hawaii farmers market, I ran across a booth with a distinctly different product. A display of beautiful glass panels, drizzled in red or blue, captured the fire and water of the island. I chatted with the owner of Pele’s Glass Creations, David Thomas, who was very proud of the process he has developed for creating the beautiful [...]
Mr. Ed’s Bakery – Hawaii
On a drive around the Big Island of Hawaii, my family and I ran across a great Hawaiian bakery. Not only does Mr. Ed’s make fantastic pastry (including the buttery, sugary, ensaymada), it also makes a huge variety of tropical preserves, jams and jellies, salsas, chutneys, BBQ sauces and salts. If you’re on the Big Island and looking for [...]
Kona Inn Restaurant
There are many magical places on the Big Island of Hawaii. The Kona Inn, with its open-air bar and restaurant, offers a fantastic ocean-front view to the daily pageant that each night’s sunset brings. With bartenders who have worked there for 30 years, super-tasty “pupus,” you’ll be hard pressed to find a more enjoyable place to have a [...]
