Posted on: Sunday, June 26, 2005
So how does Honolulu taste? It's 'ono!
By Karen Blakeman
Advertiser Staff Writer
Jim Evers of Makiki knew how to get in some quality time yesterday with his 19-year-old daughter, Nadea, while she's home from college.
Andrew Shimabuku • The Honolulu Advertiser "Good," Nadea said, between bites of tenderloin of beef on a hot rock with a merlot-miso glaze from the Top of Waikiki concession. "Really tender."
"We came early afternoon, then we went to a play and now we're back," her father said. "The food is really good, plus you've got the bands. So you can take a break, listen to some music and come back for more refreshments."
Military veteran Limarie Crespo and her Marine husband, Jose, brought their 5-year-old daughter, Grace, who particularly enjoyed the clams with black bean sauce from Mandalay.
The event continues today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is $3 general; free for seniors 65 and older and for children 12 and younger; and free for military members and their families before 3 p.m.
Taste of Honolulu is a benefit for Easter Seals Hawai'i. More information is available at www.taste808.com. Reach Karen Blakeman at 535-2430 or kblakeman@honoluluadvertiser.com.
He took her to Taste of Honolulu, the 14th annual gastronomic extravaganza at the Civic Center grounds where the Everses managed to find a small table near the entrance.
Louise Akina of 'Aiea and her 17-year-old son, Chris, said they have attended Taste of Honolulu for the past three years. Both of them were enjoying combo plates from E&O Trading Co. The annual fundraiser for Easter Seals continues today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
