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Comment on Wishin’, hopin’, and eatin’ by Tammy McLeod

Tammy McLeod — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 14:52:09 +0000

Great predictions. I’m not familiar with the food landscape in Hawaii but it seems that you’ve outlined a few fabulous entrepreneurial ideas from some enterprising souls to try.

Comment on Shared dreams: kitchen incubators by Tammy McLeod

Tammy McLeod — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:34:05 +0000

What a great concept! I love the idea as it certainly establishes a greater sense of community. BTW- last time I was in Hawaii, my favorite meal was at a shrimp truck.

Comment on About by marthacheng

marthacheng — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:43:48 +0000

Thanks Tammy!

Comment on About by Tammy McLeod

Tammy McLeod — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:08:40 +0000

Great blog. I’m also a self-professed farm groupie and love it when I trip upon a blog that is not only about my interests but also well written. Thanks for what you are doing here.

Comment on The Boys are Back in Town by marthacheng

marthacheng — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:18:53 +0000

Thanks Ruth for your kind words, and I do hope that you’ll get a chance to taste these chefs’ food at some point! Aloha, Martha

Comment on The Boys are Back in Town by Ruth

Ruth — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:36:35 +0000

Hi Martha – I am not one who eats at fine dining restaurants regularly, maybe once a year. But I must say I thoroughly enjoyed reading, “The Boys are Back in Town.” As an artist myself, I could identify with the struggles chefs face when they want to express their creativity only to be fettered by what the market dictates. The sphere of fine dining chefs is so far from my sphere, it was a bit surprising how much I got “sucked into” this article. I always knew great chefs are truly great artists, but I gained an even greater respect for what they do because of your piece. Perhaps I should tip my hat to these artists a little more often, sacrifice a few “manufactured” eats here and there, and check these venues out. I look forward to seeing your byline more often. All the best – Ruth

Comment on Green Travel by marthacheng

marthacheng — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:36:53 +0000

Hm…that’s an interesting argument. I guess I was thinking in terms of particulate pollution and that generally fireplaces seem to be less efficient at heating spaces. But then I guess it depends on the fireplace/wood oven itself and maybe particulate pollution doesn’t matter so much in the country (and with vog spewing out nearby!). To be honest, I don’t know the carbon footprint in delivering natural gas for heat… But anyways, I suspect you’re generally right.

Comment on Green Travel by Ben Discoe

Ben Discoe — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:17:20 +0000

Hi Martha, one comment on your review of Kilauea Lodge, where you say ‘wood fires may not be the greenest option’. Wood fires are in fact the absolutely greenest option, with the possible exception of passive solar, which doesn’t do too well on cold upcountry days and nights. Wood fires are low-impact, 100% renewable, sustainable, and nearly carbon-neutral (depending on how the wood was cut and carried). Non-carbon emissions are negligible, and believe me, our island has enough weed trees that we could never make a dent in it, even if we did all our heating and cooking with wood.

Comment on New farmers’ markets around town by marthacheng

marthacheng — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:09:57 +0000

hi bob! look forward to seeing you around town soon, as well as hopefully tasting your food!

Comment on Naked Cow Dairy, O‘ahu’s only dairy by marthacheng

marthacheng — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:08:01 +0000

hi dania! sabrina mentioned that they’d be willing to ship. try emailing her at sabrina@nakedcowdairy.com