If you've been following my trip to the Big Island and Kauai with Diane and Ivan, we drove to Hilo, and stopped by Rainbow Falls, which was site #1 for laying Pearl's ashes:
I'll later clear this up because my blog has in the past shown the correct one. We then toured the Daniel K Inouye Kilauea Lighthouse next door, which has spectacular views:
We then visited the Waniha Powerhouse, a legacy of Kenjiro Takahashi, my grandfather. This system:
was dedicated in 1906 at 3 MW, and today, 107 years later, with the same input, produces 3 MW.
We checked into the St. Regis, and the three of us enjoyed some wine with the pounding surf of Hanalei Bay in the background, a view from my room:
We went down to Kauai Grill for dinner,which Diane and Ivan seemed to enjoy. I had my reservations. I loved the salmon sushi (over crispy/burnt teriyaki coated rice):
which was served with an excellent Kato Marlborough Sauvignon Blance. Next was a fancy tomato soup with a Hugel 'Gentil' from Alsace and garlic bread:
The third course was a rather bland steamed onaga. Sesame vinaigrette, shiitake and asparagus sound enticing, but perhaps I was getting filled:
The wine was a Monar Pinot Noir from Poseidon Vineyards. The main entrée was glazed short ribs, crispy grits and an herb salad. This was way, way too salty. The wine was a Prisoner Zinfandel blend. I forgot to take a photo, but this dish was undeserving, anyway. On the other hand, I saw Ivan adding salt to his dish, so who am I to question Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten (left), who has outstanding eating establishments all over the world. The dessert was a salted caramel ice cream sundae, okay, but still much too sweet for me. Served was a Fonseca Port, which was a terrible complement, for the dessert salt could not neutralize the overpowering sweetness of the port.
The wines were all fine, but, about the cuisine, I guess I'm getting spoiled by my Michelin 3 Star, Pellegrino Top 50 and Chaine des Rotisseurs adventures. The total price for three was less than a few of my international lunches just for myself, so I guess I'm getting picky and fussy.
Tomorrow, on to Poipu.
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We then flew from Hilo to Lihue via Honolulu, and drove to the north side of Kauai. We first stopped by the Kilauea Japanese Cemetery to honor my grandfather Kenjiro. Except for one major problem. I could not identify his gravestone. It could have been one of the following two:
I'll later clear this up because my blog has in the past shown the correct one. We then toured the Daniel K Inouye Kilauea Lighthouse next door, which has spectacular views:
We then visited the Waniha Powerhouse, a legacy of Kenjiro Takahashi, my grandfather. This system:
was dedicated in 1906 at 3 MW, and today, 107 years later, with the same input, produces 3 MW.
We checked into the St. Regis, and the three of us enjoyed some wine with the pounding surf of Hanalei Bay in the background, a view from my room:
We went down to Kauai Grill for dinner,which Diane and Ivan seemed to enjoy. I had my reservations. I loved the salmon sushi (over crispy/burnt teriyaki coated rice):
which was served with an excellent Kato Marlborough Sauvignon Blance. Next was a fancy tomato soup with a Hugel 'Gentil' from Alsace and garlic bread:
The third course was a rather bland steamed onaga. Sesame vinaigrette, shiitake and asparagus sound enticing, but perhaps I was getting filled:
The wines were all fine, but, about the cuisine, I guess I'm getting spoiled by my Michelin 3 Star, Pellegrino Top 50 and Chaine des Rotisseurs adventures. The total price for three was less than a few of my international lunches just for myself, so I guess I'm getting picky and fussy.
Tomorrow, on to Poipu.
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