Aloha,
Welcome to the second edition of my new (picturesque) series!
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Eat The Street - and not a McDonalds in sight - I'm Lovin' It :)
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Called Hi! from Hawaii
or HI2 for short,
these posts are great for anyone seeking really bad travel tips.
You might think I’m joking, but honestly, whenever we get
*there,* my three boys run amok like crazed banshee Leprechauns, so I tend to
miss some (no, all) of the nuances of the place or event.
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| 4 p.m. Setting up for Dinner at Eat the Street |
Luckily, I’m not writing warm-and-fuzzy Nat Geo travel
articles – and please know that HI2
will always be a free community service. (This sentence sponsored, in part, by Acme Fans of
Honolulu – We’re Easy When You’re Breezy!)
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Trust locals - Where there is a line, Thar be Good Eats :)
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The first HI2 was here at the Honolulu Zoo and someone
suggested Hanauma
Bay, so that’s coming up.
Other future posts will feature the Polynesian Cultural Center, the Bishop Museum and Downtown Honolulu and
that Waikiki beach thing.
Speaking of which, anyone wanting a review of the Honolulu
nightlife will, I’m afraid, have to wait donkey’s years.
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| Have Grill - Will Cook - 'Sall good :) |
(As mentioned, I go to all these places with the kids and/or the missus, so the
posts are meant for a family friendly, PG-6 readership :)
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| Here's a Smart Chef who gets Show not Tell :) |
This week’s HI2 adventure
was at a free event called Eat the Street,
which is like one of those “Taste Of …”
foodie festivals – only here most of the vendors are Hawaiian Food Trucks so
the monthly event is billed as “Hawaii’s Food Truck and Street Food Rally”.
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| Specially Made for a Dude Called Alex... |
Organized by the folks over at Streetgrindz.com, Eat The Street takes place from 4 to 9 p.m. on the last Friday of
the month.
More than forty trucks park on the outskirts of a closed
parking lot (and if we weren’t close to downtown, you could almost (sort of…maybe,
if you nearly closed your eyes and squinted a little to the left) get a sense
of what life was like for the folks in the Wild West when they stopped to
circle the wagons.
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| "Hey Hank, is this Utah? Are we there yet?" |
Each month is themed and each vendor comes up with their own
twist. (Garlic was the flavor for May – garlic popsicle anyone?)
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| Garlic Popsicles 86'd by 5:30 p.m. ...wow :) |
Cheese is the theme for June (that's "fromage" to you, Elise:) and I’ve heard there’ll be a
cheese carving contest, which sounds like fun, especially if your name is Jerry
or Mickey.)
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| These ROCKED - well worth the 15-min wait !!! |
It *is* awesome seeing (and smelling) dozens of local,
regional and international food selections – but you have to be strong-willed
to walk the perimeter at least once before buying *anything.*
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| 6 p.m.: Now you know why we brought the baby gate :) |
There’s also a DJ on-site, several artists selling their
wares, an information booth and even a few porta-potties and washbasins – so
you don’t waste valuable eating time :)
The next Eat the
Street is June 28 and the address is 555 South Street – if you’re in town.
My rating: 4 out of 5 flower leis
(stars are sooo 1990s,
brah.)
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| Koopmans even snags a sunset picture. Score! |
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