FOOD & DRINK

Ikaika Marzo will be performing as a special guest. Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo – a DoubleTree by Hilton invites the local community to celebrate the first anniversary of the hotel’s Kaʻimi Pono program taking place on King Kamehameha I Day, Sunday, June 11. In addition to commemorating the King’s birthday, the celebration honors the property’s programming designed to honor its dedicated and ongoing commitment to protecting, preserving, and perpetuating the Hawaiian culture. Members of the local community, hotel guests, friends, and family are invited to participate in this fully immersive and complimentary one day only event, which takes place at the property from 12 – 4 p.m.

The University of Hawaiʻi Hilo Community College offers a AAS (Associates) culinary arts degree, where students learn just about every aspect in the culinary industry. Learning everything from basic knife skills, food safety, various cooking techniques, food costing, to menu planning. Other classes offered is Culinary Nutrition, Fine dining, Garde Manager, Dining Room Services & Stewarding & Patisserie. All the current instructors & Lectures are former graduates of the Hilo CC culinary arts program. John Veneri visited Program Coordinator for the Culinary Arts Program & Culinary Instructor Shawn Sumiki to learn a little more about the program and how it sources it’s food.

The last time I went to Cronies Bar & Grill was just a few weeks before the world shut down, and I recently returned for lunch. I got the Mauna Loa Gravy Cheese Tots to start. It was pretty pricey ($20.50!), but it was a pile of tots, bacon bits, cheese curds, cheddar, and gravy. It was as yummy as it looked, although I could've done without the cheese curds.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation announced parking lot closures via their Twitter Account on Saturday, May 27.