A Few Pics
Just a few pics taken awhile back at La Palme Dor Patisserie. Been sitting on my memory card ’til now.
Yum!
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Just a few pics taken awhile back at La Palme Dor Patisserie. Been sitting on my memory card ’til now.
Yum!
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Just so happened to catch the Grand Opening of the Great Harvest Bread in Kailua in the Enchanted Lakes Shopping Center, right next door to Starbucks. Saw the sign that said Open so we went in.
Quite a few people were coming and going to check it out. Fellow high school alumni run this location and greeted us as we entered (wow, he has a good memory).
Lots of bread on hand. Got a peanut butter chocolate chip loaf. Is it me or are the prices lower? But looking at the loaf, it looks a little smaller. Also this location doesn’t have the full menu like other Great Harvests. Maybe later on, they’ll expand their selections.
Great Harvest Bread Co.
1020 Keolu Dr.
Suite C-11
Kailua, HI 96734
261-8300
Tues – Sat, 6:30 am – 6:00 pm
We made our way out to Kailua this weekend to have breakfast brunch at Cinnamon’s Restaurant. Someone had raved about the pancakes, specifically the Carrot ones, and we had a birthday to celebrate nothing to do so I thought why not.
MSO ordered the Sauteed Mushroom Omelette with homefries Hashbrowns Sauteed with Bacon and, I ordered the Veggie From-Scratch Eggs Benedict with homefries Chicken Cutlet Omelette and a Full Stack of Carrot Pancakes Pumpkin Walnut Pancakes was available for whoever wanted to try or had room to spare. Most thought the Carrot Pancakes Pumpkin Walnut Pancakes were a little overrated good but overall everyone enjoyed didn’t enjoy for their selection.
Service was wasn’t good and I had no a problem with tipping our server with a little more. My only gripe is the parking. What is this metered parking crap?! Can’t people enjoy a nice meal or shopping experience without having to already dish out $1.50 $0.60 for parking? Oh well. It was nice for a change since we hardly ever get out to that area.
Thanks for the template AAG!
Didn’t have the Chocolate Eclair pancakes on special so I went with something different. I shoulda stuck with the tried and true selections. I didn’t care for my chicken cutlet omelette, and MSO didn’t really like her Hashbrowns Sauteed with Bacon aka The Artery Clogger. Our waitress was slow as pouring thick syrup (she must be new).
We did see a high school classmate we haven’t seen since graduation. Sara C. recently moved back to Hawaii after being in Chicago. She has two sons and, her husband opened up Aloha Salad(?) in the Kailua area, next to Lanikai Juice. Will have to check it out.
Heard a new dessert shop, La Palme Dor Patisserie, opened up next to Shirokiya in Ala Moana Center. Finding it was tricky since it’s facing the parking lot along with a few other small stores.
The store is nicely decorated and the treats look great in the glass case. So many varieties, and the recently-opened store isn’t even in full swing yet.
I tried a coffee dessert that was pretty good. Cost was $4 which is on the high side, especially since the bakery in Shirokiya is right next door. But the desserts at La Palme Dor are the kind of stuff you’d expect at a sitdown restaurant so the $4 price tag really isn’t that bad. Also compare that price with a single scoop of ice cream at the new Ben & Jerry’s at Ward. If you had to, what would you rather spend your $4 on?
La pictures of La Palme Dor are overdor.
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Saw a news clip about the grand opening of the first Ben & Jerry’s ice cream store in Hawaii at the Victoria Ward Centre. Happened to be in the Ward area when the store opened at 11AM. First 50 through the door got free ice cream. Local news stations were there covering the grand opening although I didn’t recognize any of the reporters.
As the 28th customer, I got the Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz which was okay. Regular items are pricey. A single scoop of ice cream goes for $4. Can’t you get a pint of Ben & Jerry’s at the supermarket for that cost?
Will this place survive? Location is kinda out of the way by Borders, Kicks Hawaii, and the construction. Also, Coldstone is right down the street and is closer to the movie theaters to catch the moviegoers.
Of course, I got a few pictures. No great shots though.
Found these while eating at the Fig Garden Village while in the Armpit of Cali. These Tabasco packets are exactly what the Tabasco Man needs instead of carrying around his own bottle. Unless of course, he needs a handful to spice up his meals then maybe he should stick with his own bottle(s).
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Need some mind-invigoratig coffee while in Kailua? You’re in luck with several options available. You can choose from:
Choices, choices. The freedom to choose – ain’t it great?
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Back in January, Coffee-mate had a public contest to choose the next coffee creamer flavor. The contest is over, and America has chosen Coconut Creme and Vanilla Chai Spice as the newest additions to the Coffee-mate family.
I haven’t tried either of them yet but did manage to pick up one of each at our nearby Safeway.
After a long wait at the Sears Portraits studio in Ala Moana, we ate at the recently opened Island Burgers. We had eaten at Islands years ago in Irvine so we decided to check out this first location in the Islands.
The menu selection is bigger than I thought with more than just burgers. I went for the spicy Kilauea burger, and it was peppery hot. The basket of fries is huge, but there’s a special bag to take home leftovers. After eating the Kilauea, I felt like a volcano, spewing toxic gas here and there. The food was prepared quickly, and I was stuffed. In all, a better experience than going to Ruby Tuesdays.
Check out my pictures of Islands.
And on the way out, I stopped by Foot Locker and saw the new black and orange colorway of Dwyane Wade’s Converse kicks. Very, very nice. If I had more disposable income, I would have picked up a pair. Reminds me of my old And1 orange and black Mad Game Sprewell editions I had back in 2002.
Had an informal tasting session of the new Coke Blak coffee/soda, and the general consensus is that it tastes somewhat like Root Beer. Kinda like Root Beer Barrel candy actually. The coffee taste is very mild and the carbonation is tame as well. Overall, it’s a smooth blend of coffee and Coke – nothing too strong or overpowering.
Coke Blak does contain the artificial sweetener aspartame so it’s low on calories, 45 Calories for the entire 8-oz bottle.
I don’t know if I’ll continue to buy Coke Blak. Right now, the introductory cost is good ($2 for a four pack), but when it goes to regular price (over $6 for a four pack), I’m not sure.
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Was shopping at our local Safeway and saw a very weird placement of products. The magazine aisle is next to the bakery section (which isn’t so weird), and I went to check out the latest issue of Slam magazine and also to see if they had Chocodiles in stock (don’t ask, too much Food Network).
I didn’t find any rare Chocodiles, just the usual Hostess snacks, but while flipping through Slam with AI on the cover, I looked up and saw a product stand for Elexa by Trojan. Yes, that Trojan. Supposedly, the Elexa line is “truly designed from a woman’s perspective” for those intimate times.
So periodicals, bagels and bread, and “sexual well-being products???” What strange product placement. But I guess if you’re looking for (Ho-)Hos, Twinkies, Ding DingsDongs, and Zingers then maybe the Elexa products are in the right place?
Like the Tabasco Man, I had a weekend of overeating capped off with dinner at Shokudo. The place was packed on a Sunday night. Lots of hip youngsters crowded the booths but also a lot of the older generation. The interior design is funky, more bar-like than restaurant-like.
Good Japanese food, served family style. We tried several different dishes, Yukari french fries (fries coated with furukaki), lightly pickled cucumber, fried noodle omelette, gyoza sticks, chicken karaage with spicy tartar sauce, spicy tuna roll, pork cutlet sticks, seafood dynamite, Ishiyaki garlic shrimp, honey toast, and lychee shaved ice.
Some dishes were better than others. I recommend the Yukari french fries (actually good with the furukaki instead of salt), fried noodle omelette, and chicken karaage with spicy tartar sauce (the sauce has some kick to it). The pork cutlet sticks are okay, a little dry, and the spicy tuna roll is not spicy at all. The honey toast looks neat but isn’t all that great. The shave ice is no good.
Service could be better. Our waitress, Chelsea, was nice but was busy and forgot some things. And it didn’t seem like any of the other servers helped each other out. No one else to refill water, no one else to take away dishes, and no one else to bring extra utensils.
Oh yeah, watch out for dangerous steps in the back parking structure. Dark lighting, wet floor, and a weird paint job make for easy slips and falls.