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Brisbane Grinds: Max Brenner

Brisbane Grinds: Max Brenner

After walking along South Bank for a few hours and playing on their wonderful playground, we decided we wanted something to satiate out sweet tooth. Look no further than Max Brenner: Chocolate by the Bald Man. Upon entering you could immediately tell that they take chocolate very seriously. Everything oozed of chocolate, from the decor, to the smells, to the giant chocolate mixers. If there was a chocolate heaven, this would be it. To start, I had a cappuccino in…

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Brisbane Grinds: Indian Mehfil

Brisbane Grinds: Indian Mehfil

For many of us, half the fun of traveling is finding new places to eat that you don’t normally get at home. When we were planning our Brisbane, Australia trip, my dad read somewhere that there is a large Indian population in Brisbane so the food there is authentic and very tasty. Of course, we are always down for a good Indian meal so we walked just a few blocks from the Queen Street Mall to Indian Mehfil and got…

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LA Grinds: Zankou Chicken

LA Grinds: Zankou Chicken

On a recent trip to LA, on our way to the Getty Museum, my friend Will and I were looking for a place to eat and we stumbled upon Zankou Chicken. It boasts Mediterranean cuisine and it got pretty good reviews. Of course, if you have the word chicken in the name of your restaurant you gotta try the chicken (although they do serve other meats and vegetarian options as well). We ordered the quarter chicken plate which, in addition…

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My Favorite Kind of Science Experiment

My Favorite Kind of Science Experiment

As most of you already know, I am a huge sucker for ice cream. You never have to twist my arm to venture to a new (or any, for that matter) creamery. So after a recent dinner, my family wanted to try Lucy’s Lab Creamery in Kakaako. Although they have been around for a few years, for whatever reason, I hadn’t visited yet so of course, why put it off any longer? The sign that beckons you to ice cream…

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Go West, Young Man!

Go West, Young Man!

As I alluded to in my last post, July is a busy month for us with Slugger’s birthday and my wedding anniversary, but really, July kicks off a busy season for us.  After July, we celebrate a birthday every month.  Mine is in August, followed by Sunny’s in September, Keao‘s in October, my brother and mother in November and then, of course, Christmas is in December.  The second half of the year is truly a time to celebrate. To celebrate…

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Regrets, I’ve Had A Few

Regrets, I’ve Had A Few

When I was a senior in high school, I tried out for the varsity baseball team. Despite not having played any kind of organized baseball since Little League, I figured I was a good enough athlete to make a go at it. When the day of the tryout arrived, I stared nervously at the other students that were trying out as well.  Many of them had played baseball for a while and looking around, clearly I was at a disadvantage. …

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Try It, You’ll Like It

Try It, You’ll Like It

Having worked in Waikiki for many years and having gone to many luaus, the one food we tell every tourist to try is poi.  For those of you not familiar with poi, it’s the mashed up root of the taro plant.  It kind of has the consistency of wallpaper paste, and some will even tell you that it tastes like it too. Personally, I like poi, but I don’t love it.  I’m the guy that sneaks in a little sugar…

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Airline Food

Airline Food

Living on a small island like Oahu has many benefits. For one, nothing is really more than half an hour away. Of course, when you have to sit in a car for more than an hour, it can seem like an eternity. One drawback to living on an island is travel. In order to go anywhere significant you have to get on a plane (or boat I suppose) and that means going to the airport, making your way through security…

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Big D, part 2

Big D, part 2

After keeping you in suspense for several months, I decided to finish telling you all about my trip to Texas. Actually this post is mostly about the food I ate since I figured that you probably wouldn’t be too interested in the database conference I attended. So if you haven’t eaten lunch yet, this post may be a little dangerous. You’ve been warned. So when you go to Texas I guess what you’re expected to do is eat meat. Lots…

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