MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH AT TIKI’S GRILL & BAR

WHO: Mom, Tutu, Ohana  
WHAT: Mother’s Day Brunch and Free Valet Parking
WHEN: Sunday May 12^th 2013 from 9:30 PM - 2:00 PM
WHERE: Tiki’s Grill & Bar - 2570 Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki, offering FREE validated valet parking
MENU& TICKETS: $32 Adults, $16 Keiki (Ages 5-12) & FREE (Keiki under 5) Mother's Day Brunch at Tiki's

A mother’s day brunch that is sure to be a treat for your mother or tutu, will be held at Tiki’s Grill & Bar on Sunday May 12^th 2013 from 9:30 AM until 2:00 PM.  What could be a better way to say mahalo nui loa mom, for all you’ve done for me than with a delicious breakfast, stunning ocean views and not to mention, the very-entertaining strolling musician duo: Sonny Kapu and his beautiful mother.

 Executive Chef Ronnie Nasuti has prepared a special menu for mothers with varying tastes to include: All You Can Eat Snow Crab Legs, Red Velvet Waffles, “Build Your Own” Omelet Station, Hand Carved Salt Crusted Prime Rib, Pancake, and French Toast Bar as well as a Poke Bar.  Additional hot items featured include: Crab Eggs Benedict and Macadamia Nut Mahi Mahi with Lemongrass Beurre Blanc, to name a few.  Other cold items to be featured include: Nalo Farms Mixed Greens, Season Fruits and House Made Kim Chee.  Executive Chef Ronnie Nasuti states, “I call my mom on Mother’s Day to let her know how many guests we serve and she always tells me how proud she is that my team and I were able to create a special experience for so many amazing mothers.  It’s a good feeling to know that all the hard work that goes into a great brunch is appreciated by many mothers and grandmothers alike.”

 
Tiki’s looks forward to making a memorable Mother’s Day brunch for you and your ohana.  Reservations are encouraged and can be made online at www.tikisgrill.com or bycalling (808) 923-8454.

On May 2, 2013 I was invited to the Hawaii Launch of Crispin American Hard Cider & Fox Barrel. These two booming brands are taking the "Hard Cider" category by storm.  Cider-Maker Bruce Nissen had a down to earth way of explaining the process and art form of getting the different products to market.  Getting to taste and get the explanation on how and what makes each one unique was treat.

Meeting and Bruce Nissen and his wife was pleasure as he came and sat down at our table for a while and was talking story and fielding questions about bees, honey, 40 types of apples, higher levels of alcohol and the fun he has had growing his brands. 

Photo of the welcome drink - Crispin Orignal  at the event

Pan Roasted Monchong - Fennel & Green Apple Salad, Chili Aioli, Soy Vinaigrette. Paired with Crispen Prepare to Die.

• Crispin "Prepare To Die" a dangerous, rapier of an apple cider aged in red wine barrels and finished with Killer Bee honey and organic blood orange.
• ABV: 6.5%
•  Poured Appearance:Very slightly cloudy.
• Color: Blood orange pink with hints of orange.Aroma:Oaky with citrus freshness and authentic crushed apple.Flavor:Slightly oaky tannins up front lead in to a balanced presentation of fresh citrus and cidery apples with lingering tartness and a balanced, strong, slightly sweet finish.

The Crispin Cider Company produces natural hard apple craft ciders using fermented American unpasteurized fresh-pressed apple-juice in Original, Light and Brut varietals, and additional unfiltered Artisanal Reserves – Honey Crisp, Lansdowne, The Saint and Cho-tokkyu.

The Fox Barrel Cider Company is dedicated to the production of superior pure pear ciders, using American fermented fresh-pressed pear-juice. Available in Pacific Pear, Blackberry Pear and Apricot Pear varietals and additional unfiltered Cidery Reserves  – Ginger & Blackcurrant and Rhubarb & Elderberry.

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27th Annual "April Foolish" FUNraiser for Make-a-Wish Hawaii. The Boys came out to party with over a thousand of their friends at Pearl for
the huge annual Boys’ Bunch April Foolish FUNdraiser for the Make a Wish Foundation.

Mahalo to © Mark Ramelb Photography for the photo!

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A Case of the Mondays

FEBRUARY 1, 2013 | BY JASON BLACK

Photo courtesy of Tiki’s Grill & Bar

Catch local band Canoes 4 Rent live at Tiki’s.

Tonight is Monday night in Waikiki, usually a low-key evening on the Kalakaua Strip. Upstairs at Tiki’s Grill & Bar, however, a playful pau hana (after-work) crowd is just starting to filter in. As the sun sinks beyond the horizon, the entire space is bathed in the crimson light from a procession of red paper Chinese lanterns. Signature mai tais begin to flow as the large curved tiki-themed bar fills up with parched patrons. And the band, donning matching green-and-white tapa print aloha shirts, strikes up their opening set.

After a rousing opening number, Jassen Tolentino, one third of Tiki’s regular Monday night house band Canoes 4 Rent comes over the PA to welcome everyone to the show reminding them: “Please no requests! Save it for the next band,” he chuckles. “We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.”

Over the past two years, this trio of ‘ukulele player Albert Makanani, uke/ guitarist Duane Ing, and guitar/bassist Jassen Tolentino has been playing Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. As they describe it, their two-hour set offers an eclectic mix of popular music including country, R&B and even some Hawaiian music standards. Some repertoire highlights include Bob Marely’s “Good Lovin’,” John Cruz’s “Shine On” and The Eagles’ “Best of my Love” as well as “uncle” Carlos Santana, the Temptations and a country medley closing with actual yodeling. Yee-HAW!

“What we like most about playing each and every week in Waikiki is that we get to meet tons of new, interesting people,” affirms Tolentino. “On Mondays, we always get a good mix of local regulars, visitors and even vacationing couples that return to see us year after year. It’s cool.”

Originally, the guys randomly met while attending Windward Community College. One day, they realized they shared music as a common interest and decided to jam together. “I didn’t know it at the time,” recalls Tolentino. “But I was auditioning for the band.” Apparently, his “audition” was trial-by-fire because together, they played a wedding that very weekend.

The band’s moniker itself was also kismet. “Years ago, there was a sign on my wall that simply read: Canoes 4 Rent, 10 cents,” recalls Ing. “Somehow, it just stuck.”

“People still call us up and ask us if we rent canoes, or what?” he adds with a wry smile.

No 10-cent canoe rides here, just musical journeys that rush and roll like a river.

Row your boat…gently down the stream.

Canoes 4 Rent
See http://tikisgrill.com/ for the complete music lising