Friday, November 21, 2008

Support Local Agriculture and Help Keep the Country Country! Experience a Taste of Waialua

Island X Hawaii and Coffea Consulting will host a gourmet tasting event at the Old Sugar Mill in Waialua on November 22, 2008.

Shawn Steiman, author of The Hawai‘i Coffee Book: A Gourmet’s Guide from Kona to Kaua‘i and owner of Coffee Consulting will lead a coffee cupping (professional tasting), followed by a book signing. Together with Bill Martin of Island X Hawaii, Steiman has also arranged for a gourmet sampling of food items produced in Waialua.

The coffee cupping kicks off at 10:30AM, the tasting event at 11:30AM. Tickets to each event are $10, or purchase admission to both for $15. Seating is limited, so reservations are a must. The cupping event can accommodate 15 people, and the tasting seats 30. Tickets are available through Island X Hawaii, (808) 637-2624 or islandxhawaii@msn.com.

The event will feature:

-Waialua coffee
-Waialua-grown chocolate
-Waialua chocolate-covered macadamia nuts
-Waialua Soda Works sodas
-Hawaii’s Special Papaya Seed salad dressing
-North Shore Naturals organic snacks
-Francis’ Huli-Huli Kiawe BBQ chicken
-Kai’s Thai “Karma Free” green papaya salad
-Waialua Farmers’ Market fresh fruit & veggies
-Waialua-grown mango and coffee shave ices

Island X Hawaii is a family-owned and operated business with a storefront in the historic Waialua Sugar Mill, offering clothing, furniture and Hawai‘i-made food products. Shawn Steiman is a coffee scientist whose business, Coffea Consulting, provides consulting services to coffee farmers and individuals seeking to learn more about coffee. Steiman’s book, The Hawai‘i Coffee Book, includes information about all of Hawai‘i’s coffees, listings of farms, cafés and roaster-retailers and 20 recipes incorporating coffee, ranging from appetizers and entrées to desserts and drinks. It is available at Island X, local bookstores or at online retailers.

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