Inconvenient food allergies are nothing new for me; I've long been allergic to peanuts. But a beef allergy? That's next-level for me. It took me years of agony to figure out, but I'm pretty sure that what I have is indeed a beef allergy. … [Read more...] about I Have a Beef Allergy
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Best Bites of 2022
I had a LOT of great eats this past year - so much so that it was incredibly difficult to pick just 12 that I liked the best. But after a lot of internal debating, I came up with my list of best bites of 2022. … [Read more...] about Best Bites of 2022
My Favorite Bites of 2021
Given how much I eat, I think I will start a new annual retrospective series - my favorite bites of the year. And, of course, that means, in this case, I'll be covering my favorite bites of 2021. … [Read more...] about My Favorite Bites of 2021
Oahu Dining Hidden Gems
Hawaii, like many tourist destinations, has a lot of great places to eat, but also a lot of bad ones. Knowing where to go, however, is only half the battle. With Hawaii's isolation, price also plays a major factor. So when you find somewhere that's great, it's awesome. But when you find a great place and doesn't cost a lot... Score! Of course the best resource for finding … [Read more...] about Oahu Dining Hidden Gems
Do You Explore Through Food?
At last week's Hawaii Tourism Conference, food was a big topic of discussion. In this case it was how do we use food to lure more tourist to Hawaii? Food based tourism is already big in other parts of the world, so why not here too? If you think about it, it makes sense. Hawaii is famous for its coffee, pineapples, and fresh seafood. Increasingly, though, Hawaii has become … [Read more...] about Do You Explore Through Food?
The Poke Bowl Obsession
When it comes to food, Hawaii is known for a number of things. Shave ice, Kings Hawaiian sweet bread, and Spam musubis come to mind, among others. Perhaps nothing, though, is spreading across the nation quite like the poke bowl. It seems like just a year or two ago, in fact, that poke bowl shops started popping up all over the place. California and New York in … [Read more...] about The Poke Bowl Obsession
Aulani Dining
In my last post I went over Aulani's Accommodations, mainly the Disney Vacation Club villas, so this time around I'll be covering Aulani Dining. Why? Well, despite the perception that there's few options, Aulani does have a TON of different dining options ranging from quick-service to upscale fare. 'Ama'Ama To me the best and only sit-down restaurant at Aulani is … [Read more...] about Aulani Dining
The Crab Pot and Rachel’s Ginger Beer
After our aviation themed day, the wife and I returned to the Seattle Marriott Waterfront to relax and figure out what we wanted to do for dinner. We were really indifferent/indecisive, so we decided to checkout a place my grandfather had recommended: The Crab Pot. Ok, I know... The Crab Pot is a really touristy type of place. I usually wouldn't come to this type of … [Read more...] about The Crab Pot and Rachel’s Ginger Beer
The Pig and The Lady
As regular readers of Jeffsetter may know, your's truly got his start at this distinguished career fun gig writing guest posts for Mr. & Mrs. J as they planned their trip to Hawaii. During those guests posts were a lot of dining recommendations, especially for Oahu, one of which, The Pig and The Lady, is where Mr. & Mrs. J met up with Mrs. Island Miler and myself for … [Read more...] about The Pig and The Lady
Country Shave Ice
Last week I reviewed Ululani Shave Ice, which is a pretty famous shave ice company on Maui, making amazing shave ice with largely all-natural syrups. This time, however, I'm going to talk about Country Shave Ice, which is a small, relatively unknown shave ice company on Oahu that makes it own syrups, most of which are organic and all-natural. Located in Kaimuki, a short … [Read more...] about Country Shave Ice