Perhaps my boss put it best: When he looked at my photos of The Lodge at Koele, he could barely believe it was Hawai‘i.
It’s true: The Lodge really looks like, well, a lodge. In the woods. And that’s what it is: more beautiful inn than hotel, surrounded by acres of Norfolk pines (and other trees), [...]

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Tadaima! That’s Japanese for “I’m home!” You know what that means: Time for recaps!
As I mentioned, the hotel we were staying at, The Lodge at Koele, is one of two Four Seasons properties on Lāna‘i. The other is a beachfront property, The Four Seasons Resort Lāna‘i at Manele Bay. We headed down to this sister [...]

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The Lodge at Koele is decked out for the holidays, which is an especially welcome sight after having spent an entire – oh, OK, it was only 45 minutes on the plane, but it seemed like a much longer flight because it was dark and rainy out. Anyway, the decorations . . .

Who could resist [...]

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Since Donna enjoyed the other Hank’s photos so much, here’s one of today’s lunch:

Hank’s Haute Dog’s No Dog.
The “No Dog” contains fresh local avocado, tomato, onion, cucumber, Chinese parsley, chipotle mayo and cheddar. I loved the crunch of the cucumber — if only the avocado hadn’t kept trying to slip out! A nice, refreshing post-yoga [...]

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One more day of work for the week! Tomorrow night, Todd and I take off for . . . Lāna‘i! We’ll be staying at The Lodge at Koele, the inland resort operated by the Four Seasons (the coastal resort being at Manele Bay), through midday Saturday. So far, all I have planned besides dinner is [...]

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Last week, I brought you fancy sushi, so the clear choice for today’s discussion was . . . hot dogs?!
Ahh, yes. But not just any hot dogs. Henry Adaniya, proprietor of Hank’s Haute Dogs in Kaka‘ako, is a Chicagoland restaurateur, and that means two things:

If you’re even going to ASK for ketchup, it better be [...]

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It no surprise that, given the big Japanese population here, we have quite a few options for sushi in Hawai‘i — but not all sushi is created equal. If you want the good stuff, you have to be willing to pay for it, you definitely have to know where to go and, perhaps most importantly, [...]

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This entry is a few months overdue, but come on: It’s Billy Joel and Elton John, and at my favorite baseball stadium – how could I possibly let it go?

The famous Wrigley Field marquee.
I got tickets for this concert the day they went on sale and was subsequently super excited for months. I even planned our [...]

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Buckle your seat belts: Crissy actually went to a concert that didn’t involve (a) Broadway performers or (b) Billy Joel.
Have you picked your jaw up off the floor yet? Good. We can move on.
The Fray was AWESOME. In case you’re thinking to yourself, “I’ve never heard of The Fray,” well, sure you have. Everyone’s heard [...]

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So I’ve decided to start blogging again. Tumblr was fun, and I’ll keep doing that, but it’s not my work: My Tumblr page is a way for me to keep track of stuff I like that largely belongs to other people. This, however, is me. Welcome to me. Read it or don’t, comment or don’t, [...]

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