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MeTV Launch Party Blog Post by By Diane Seo all photos and text are from her full blog post with more photos at http://www.nonstophonolulu.com/stories/metv-launch-party/

By Diane Seo

 

Hawaii’s newest TV station — MeTV Hawaii — celebrated its launch with a gathering Thursday evening at Tiki’s Grill & Bar

Hawaii’s newest TV station — MeTV Hawaii — celebrated its launch with a gathering Thursday evening at Tiki’s Grill & Bar. The KITV station officially launched on Monday on Oceanic Digital Cable 126 and over the air on 4.2. November 18, 2011

MeTV Hawaii is aiming for a retro-hip vibe that revisits what many consider Hawaii’s golden age of TV. The channel features classic TV shows from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, including “M*A*S*H,” “Cheers”, “Perry Mason,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The Beverly Hillbillies,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Batman,” the original “Star Trek,” “The Brady Bunch” and more. During commercial breaks, they’ll be classic local vignettes, sourced from KITV’s archives. For a full schedule, visit kitv.com/MeTV or go to MeTVHawaii on Facebook.

Guests at Thursday’s celebration, including KITV President Andrew Jackson and morning anchor Mahealani Richardson, enjoyed pupu and drinks, as well as a performance by the local funk and jazz band, Quadraphonix.

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.

Homemade Pancetta & Warm Kula Onion Salad - Sweet Island grown Kula onions & Hawaii’s best vine ripened Hau’ula tomatoes on a bed of fresh baby Nalo Tatsoi.  Smothered in our own house made pancetta bacon & sherry vinaigrette with bleu cheese shower. 

Soft Shell Crab Po’ Boy -Furikake crusted and crisped soft-shell crab, spicy chili mayonnaise, Kula lettuce, Hau’ula tomato on an Island made taro bun with house made kim chee.  

CHOICE OF ONE ENTREE:
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.

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.

A old friend stopped in to Tiki's Grill & Bar to film a new travel segment for a travel channel.  Jon Olson the host is doing a new show called Next Stop TV.  His creative team has earned seven Emmy nominations.

NEXT STOP is a new TV travel show featuring the places and the people that make each destination unique. They will show you where to go, what to do and how to do it. Fun & positive entertainment is the theme of every show, featuring local music, sports & activities, local flavors and more. NEXT STOP gives you an insider’s look into each featured location.

The Tiki's Grill & Bar segment will air locally NBC on August 27 and also be featured on the inflight entertainment for Alaska Airlines.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Sunday, May 22nd, the Arthritis Foundation hosts the 2011 Hawaii Arthritis Walk at Ala Moana's Magic Island. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9 a.m. The event features a one-mile or three-mile course with activities for the entire family, a Keiki Zone, live entertainment, food, beverages and arthritis information.

The Arthritis Walk is the Arthritis Foundation's annual nationwide signature event that raises funds and awareness to find a cure for the nation's leading cause of disability. Participants walk as individuals or in teams in honor of a friend or family member with arthritis. People with arthritis wear blue hats to signify their action in taking control of their condition.

Watch the video to see Ronnie Nasuti, executive chef of Tiki's Grill & Bar demonstrate how to prepare tapenade-crusted fish filet seared and served atop, whole wheat pasta, fresh spinach, artichoke hearts, garlic, olive oil, fresh herbs and sun-dried tomatoes.

Recipe courtesy of Ronnie Nasuti, Executive Chef, Tiki's Grill & Bar

The Benefits of Eating Healthy

Hawaii Swordfish
Hawaii Swordfish is an excellent source of lean protein. It is rich in niacin, vitamin B12, phosphorus and selenium and it is also low in sodium. Hawaii Swordfish is a good source of vitamin B6 and iodine. Hawaii Swordfish also provides about 1200 mg of omega-3's (DHA and EPA) per 4 ounce serving of fresh fish.

Olives
The Vitamin E contained in olives is the body's primary fat-soluble antioxidant. Antioxidants help to strengthen the body's immune system; reducing the severity of asthma, cancer, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis, premature aging, as well as delaying the effects of aging. Olives contain compounds called polyphenols that appear to have significant anti-inflammatory properties. The juice of the olive, otherwise known as olive oil, is a delicious source of antioxidants. This oil is monounsaturated, and it has a positive effect on the cholesterol level in our blood streams, by helping to reduce it. Monounsaturated fats are an important part of our diets. These oils act to keep cholesterol from sticking to our artery walls, and thus combating against diseases such as heart disease and strokes. Not only that, but they help to control blood sugar, a big plus in offering protection against diabetes.

Artichokes
Most rheumatism and arthritis problems are linked to liver function. This is why artichokes, with choleretic and cholagogic properties, accelerate the transportation and elimination of bile, and considerably increase diuresis, thus removing excess congestants from tissues and joints. Artichokes are therefore recommended for cases of rheumatism and arthritis, in general, given the importance of liver function in the development of these illnesses.

Balsamic Vinegar
Balsamic vinegar contains all mentioned nutrients. This is the reason why it can prevent stroke. Balsamic vinegar should be consumed regularly in order to balance cholesterol in blood. Another important thing is that it lowers high blood pressure. It helps people who suffer from osteoporosis since it is healthy for our bones. It can ease headaches and prevent occurrence of new headaches. It can help in digestion process and it can boost metabolism. However, it can suppress appetite in a natural way. Amino acids from it help in reducing aging symptoms. It is rich not only in amino acids but also minerals and thus can help treating anemia, chronic tiredness etc.

Lemon
The incredible, amazing lemon may help with wrist arthritis, knee arthritis, or arthritis in any joint. Lemon is a popular fruit when it comes to therapeutic properties.

Recipe courtesy of Ronnie Nasuti, Executive Chef, Tiki's Grill & Bar

May 22 is also National Gout Awareness Day. Gout is one of 120 different forms of arthritis. Hawaii has one of the highest percentage of people who suffer from gout in the United States.

For more information about the Arthritis Foundation, visit www.arthritis.org.
Copyright 2011 by Hawaii News Now. All Rights Reserved.

Denise Whitaker of KOMO4 NEWS a Seattle's ABC TV Affiliate recently traveled from Seattle for Oahu to produce and segment on affordable Hawaii travel. Terri one of our server at Tiki's Grill & Bar was sharp in introducing  Tiare and I to Denise.  Also interviewed was a friend Noelani Schilling-Wheeler from the Oahu Visitors Bureau.

Winter weather is closing in on us so you might be planning a sunny trip over the next few months. But let's be realistic, everybody's budget is tighter right now. Hawaii would be great, but can you afford it?

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The New Hawaii Five-O filmed several scenes in the Coconut Club on the 21st floor high above Tiki's Grill & Bar.

Normally this room is used as one of our large party banquet party spaces, for local and destination weddings, rehearsal dinners, company incentives and holiday parties, birthdays, (Yes - Its a pitch, Tiare and I love to help plan parties, email us for more info).

The technical and creative crew had a few meals at Tiki's as they planed and then set the different scenes. Here is what the outside balcony normally looks like set for a party.

They borrowed tables, chairs and several props from us to set up the late night bar scene. Some of the crew shared with us the room a perfect spot for multiple scenes because the room has a outside and inside area and is completely private and offers the most sensational view of Waikiki. There is beautiful back drop of Diamond Head and the feeling of having the ocean right in your backyard. We hoped they would have shown the sunset from the room, but it did not fit the storyline. It was very cool to have all the stars of the show in the coconut club.

Hawaii Five-0 - Po'ipu - Air Date: 11/15/10 -

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