Taste of Honolulu that we missed...

This past weekend it was the 14th Annual "Taste of Honolulu" festival at the Honolulu Civic center grounds. It's Hawaii's largest outdoor food, wine and entertainment event. But we missed it!! :(
We were so busy this past weekend with other priorities that it just passed by us. I only saw glimpses on the tv simulcast and it looked fun. My parents and relatives would attend religiously every year til they all moved to Las Vegas! lol

The admission was $3 for adults, and kids/seniors got in free! All proceeds from this event went to the Easter Seals Foundation of Hawaii.

Some of the restaurants that participated were:

• Brew Moon Restaurant and Microbrewery 1200 Ala Moana Blvd. , Honolulu Phone: 593-0088 www.brewmoon.com
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  Canoes at the Renaissance Ilikai Waikiki 1777 Ala Moana Blvd. , Honolulu Phone: 951-6861 www.ilikaihotel.com/canoes.html
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  Ciao Mein 2424 Kalakaua Avenue , Honolulu Phone: 923-2426 (CIAO)
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  The Colony 2424 Kalakaua Avenue , Honolulu Phone: 923-1234
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  Dave & Buster's 1030 Auahi Street , Honolulu Phone: 589-2215 http://www.daveandbusters.com/
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  Down to Earth 2525 South King Street , Honolulu Phone: 947-7678
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  E&O Trading Company 1200 Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu Phone: 591-9555 http://www.eotrading.com/
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  Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant 1 Aloha Tower, Honolulu Phone: 599-4877 http://www.gordonbiersch.com/
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  Gyu-Kaku Restaurant 1221 Kapiolani Blvd., #105 , Honolulu Phone: 589-2989 http://www.gyu-kaku.com/
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  Hapa Grill 91-590 Farrington Highway, #539, Kapolei Phone: 674-8400Opening Soon
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  Highway Inn 94-226 Leoku Street, WaipahuPhone: 677-4345
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  Hong Kong Harbor View Restaurant 1 Aloha Tower Drive, HonoluluPhone: 566-9989
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  Longhi's Ala Moana Restaurant 1450 Ala Moana Blvd. #3001, Honolulu Phone: 947-9899 http://www.longhis.com/
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  The Mandalay 1055 Alakea Street , Honolulu Opening Soon
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  Marians Island Wide Catering 79 Mango Place , Wahiawa Phone: 621-6758
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  Mediterranean Garden Deli 212 Merchant Street, #6 , Honolulu Phone: 533-1677
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  Musashi 2424 Kalakaua Avenue , Honolulu Phone: 923-1234
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  Neptune's Garden Restaurant 2490 Kalakaua Avenue , Honolulu Phone: 921-6112 http://www.pacificbeachhotel.com/
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  Prince Court Restaurant at the Hawaii Prince Hotel 100 Holomoana Street , Honolulu Phone: 944-4494
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  The Shack 377 Keahole Street , Honolulu Phone: 396-1919 www.shackhawaiikai.com
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  Shanghai Bistro 1778 Ala Moana Blvd. , Honolulu Phone: 955-8668
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  Top of Waikiki 2270 Kalakaua Avenue , Honolulu Phone: 923-3877
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  21 Degrees North Turtle Bay Resort, 57-091 Kamehameha Hwy , Kahuku Phone: 293-6000 http://www.turtlebayresort.com/
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  The Willows 901 Hausten Street , Honolulu Phone: 952-9200 http://www.willowshawaii.com/
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  Yakiniku Hiroshi 339 Royal Hawaiian Avenue, Honolulu Phone: 923-0060
  

Every year they've been having this event and I've been wanting to take my wife to it. She has yet to experience this. Over the years I only attended it twice sad to say. Supposedly over 45,000 people sampled the great food, wine and entertaiment over the 3 day weekend. Hmmmm... I've been thinking if they made a whole suckling pig aka Lechon Baboy like this:

I'd be there with bells on!! lol :9 mmmmmmmmmmmmmm yum!

We'll mark our calendars and try and make it next year.

http://www.taste808.com/ Taste of Honolulu official website