Hanoi Trip Recap + Happy Birthday Chef Andrew!

B&W photo above is Mama Le's childhood home circa 1953 and the below photo is Mama Le and her kids and friends at the same location, 64 years later. (Hanoi, Vietnam)

Chef Andrew, GM Alex, their sister Allison and Mama Le have just returned from an epic trip to Hanoi, Vietnam. It was a research trip but also a life affirming one that culminated with Mama Le returning to her family villa 64 years later, after she and her family moved south to Saigon after the Communist party defeated the French colonialists and took power. It was an emotional visit, since it was also the first time for Mama to meet her cousin, who resides in a small room in the house with his family, while the government rents out the rest of the villa to other tenants. 

But even with this bittersweet tone, for the most part, it was an amazing culinary experience filled with people who really nurtured us during our one week stay there. Hanoi is a city that is full of wonderful, caring people with simple pleasures and the inherent desire to share Vietnamese culture and all its filial roots. Vietnam, at its core, is matriarchal and you can see how Hanoi folks, especially the women, completely "mothered” us -- People that helped us without any hesitation because they wanted us to enjoy Hanoi. 

A perfect example is when the ladies at a particular street food eatery "kidnapped" Mama Le to get her medicine for her cold and also took her to the salon to get her hair done. Oh, and they filled our bellies with nurturing Vietnamese food that swelled our souls. 

Here are some select photos from our trip. 

So, we are back from the motherland, full of ideas and in the coming weeks and months, you’ll see our inspirations in future iterations of the menu. Oh, but there is one thing we need to include sooner than later — Vietnamese EGG coffee. All of us were hooked and in search for the perfect cup every morning. 

In addition, it’s perfect timing for Chef to return to Hawaii because it’s his birthday this week! If you see him, give him a big bear hug and he celebrates with friends and family. 

Finally, the holiday seasons are upon us so why don’t you consider The Pig & and the Lady for your office Christmas party or have lunch or dinner in the restaurant. For more info, head over to reservations. 

Also, we are resuming our regular farmers market schedule this week:

Wednesday, Nov 30
Blaisdell — 4pm - 7pm

Thursday, Dec 1
Kailua — 5pm - 7:30pm

Saturday, Dec 3
KCC — 7:30am - 11am

As always, the full menu and schedule is over at the Farmers Market Page. 

Farmers Market Specials (11/9 - 12) + 3rd Year Anniversary this Weekend

Bun Cha Hanoi, the famous dish that comes from the Northern region of Vietnam. It was recently made famous when Preisdent Obama ate at a Bun cha restaurant with Anthony Bourdain during his visit to the country earlier this year. 

The Pigs are going to Vietnam! We have been chosen to be a part of a nationally televised food and travel show that will air sometime next year.  Mama Le and Chef Andrew will be visiting some famous restaurants and also visiting old stomping grounds of Mama's youth. It will be a fun, at times emotional journey, but it all comes back to food, as mother and son will visit various hot spots and stalwart traditional eateries to gain more knowledge on the history of Vietnamese cuisine. 

To celebrate, we are going to have a Hanoi cuisine inspired menu for this Wednesday’s Blaisdell Farmers Market. Also, this Saturday, November 12 will be our 3rd anniversary of the opening of The Pig & the Lady! We cannot believe that it's been already 3 years but at the same time, it feels like the restaurant just opened yesterday. It has truly been a harrowing, yet exciting journey for Chef Andrew and his family, and we cannot be more prouder of him, his vision and the hard working staff that supports him everyday by providing a unique dining experience for our patrons. 

Therefore, in celebration of this accolade, as well as the upcoming Vietnam trip,  check out the special farmers market menu:

BUN CHA HANOI — grilled pork belly & pork shoulder, marinated in fish sauce, sides of pressed vermicelli noodles, otsuji lettuce, house pickles, shiso, lemon balm

HANOI PHO BAC — rare beef, chili vinegar, fresh ginger, cracked black pepper, green onion & cilantro, fresh noodles

CHA CA LA VONG — local fish marinated in turmeric & galangal, fried in turmeric oil & scallions and dill, served with rice vermicelli, peanut, lemon balm

As always, the full menu and schedule is over at the Farmers Market page. 

Finally, we want to wish another brother a happy birthday, general manager Alex! You see him everyday either being a server at the restaurant, or wiping down tables, and also running the farmers market programs. HIs work ethic is astounding and loves being in the trenches with the staff. He is always smiling and wanting to ensure a great experience for our diners, sometimes to a fault. But, it just shows he truly cares about the food and that is the best kind of attitude and demeanor, especially at The Pig & the Lady. So, if you see him on November 10, then wish him a happy birthday. 

"Chúc mừng sinh nhật, Alex!" 

Farmers Market Specials (11/2 - 5)

Now that the craziness of the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival is now over, we can settle back into our normal routine, which includes our regular schedule for the farmers market. Here’s the Mama Le highlights for this week: 

#MamaNoodle
HU TIEU MY KHO — char siu, tomato crab sauce, shrimp, quail egg, ground pork, glass noodles

#MamaBanhMi
GRILLED LEMON GRASS CHICKEN BANH MI

As always, you can check out the full menu and schedule over at the Farmers Market page. 

Finally, we are going to be serving at a special fundraising event this Saturday, November 5 for Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream Foundation. The event is called Music of the Night and is being held at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. We will be serving pupus, while our compadres like Lee Anne Wong (Kokohead Cafe), Wade and Michelle Karr-Ueoka (MW Restaurant) and Colin Hazama (Royal Hawaiian) will be taking care of dinner. Of course, gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi will also be there!

Farmers Market Specials (10/26 - 29) + Pre-Order Our Gourmet Party Mix + Hawaii Food & Wine Festival

Halloween is also no longer for kids, Instead of chowing down on fun size candies, why not pre-order some Halloween themed part mix made by Chef Gino from The Pig & the Lady? Part of Frolic Hawaii’s Downtown lunch pop-up this Friday, October 28! Here’s the ingredients of the party mix:

Sriracha party mix with Honeycomb, Chex, toasted coconut, pretzels, black pepper meringue, pumpkin spice meringue and chocolate crinkle cookie bits

You know you want some! Going for only $10, you can pre-order them over at the Frolic Hawaii website. 

Have you been to Piggy Smalls yet, our new restaurant? It’s open for business and serving lunch and dinner everyday! To check out the menu and location info, head over to the Piggy Smalls official website. 

We will be at the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival this Friday, October 28 at the Hawaii Convention Center. Check out more info here. We’re also going to be at the “Keiki in the Kitchen” event as part of this year’s Hawaii Food & Wine Festival. This is going to be a fun day full of activities, presentations and of course, food, for the whole family! The event takes place Saturday, October 29, from 10am - 3pm. For more info, head over to the event’s website. 

For this week’s farmers market schedule, it will be the same as always. Mama Le’s specials are as follows:

#mamanoodlespecial
BUN RIEU — Northern style crab noodle soup, tomatoes, crab meat, banana blossoms, shredded ing choy, fresh vermicelli noodles

#mamabanhmi
BO LUC LAC —  cubed ribeye steak, grilled with garlic and mama's specialty marinade, waipoli butter lettuce, red onions in vinaigrette

As always, the farmers market menu and schedule is over at the Farmers Market page. 

Farmers Market Specials (10/19 - 22) + Piggy Smalls Now Open

It was a mad rush and lots of sleepless nights leading up to last Friday, but we did it! Piggy Smalls, our second restaurant, is now open! Check out the great press from Honolulu Magazine and Frolic Hawaii (Mahalo to Frolic for producing the video above). 

The restaurant, located in the old Kua Aina space at Ward Centre, will be open 7 days a week. For more info, head over to the official website or also follow Piggy Smalls on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat! 

When you're at the restaurant, make sure to get this P.I.G. Snapchat filter and geotag us!

There was so much enthusiasm and good will, and it was such a fun time! People marveled at the cool new mural that is the centerpiece of the restaurant, designed by Steven Lam and Matthew Tapia; diners enjoyed the new menu, driven by head chef Brandon Lee and pastry chef Gino Ojano; and the experience was, overall, truly fun and it seems that diners are loving the new restaurant! Mahalo for your patience and your patronage!

In the meantime, its business as usual for the rest of of our services, including farmers market, which will be on its regular schedule this week. We are also going to be at the Taste of Town event at the Royal Hawaiian this Friday, October 21, a fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation. 

Back to the farmers market, here is Mama Le’s weekly specials, which are new dishes having their debut on the menu this week:

#MAMANOODLESPECIAL
SMOKED BUN MANG VIT -- Smoked duck meat, bamboo, shiitake, VERIMCELLI, ginger fish sauce, aromatic herbs

#MAMABANHMI
CLAYPOT PORK BELLY & SHRIMP -- A Vietnamese Sloppy Joe almost of pork belly , shrimp, cooked with coconut juice, black pepper and shoyu caramel, house pickles, cucumbers, cilantro

As usual, you can check out the menu and schedule over at the Farmers Market page. 

PIGGY SMALLS opens this Friday, 10/14 + Farmers Market Specials (10/12 - 15)

It's finally happening.... Piggy Smalls will be open for business starting this Friday, October 14 at Ward Centers! The new location will be open everyday from 11am - 10pm. Follow the new restaurant on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

There will be a new menu including a slow roll out of brunch on weekends and dishes unique to Smalls and not served at the main restaurant in Chinatown. We are all very excited to have this new eatery opening this Friday and building the community out in Kakaako. It's going to be a blast!

More updates to come, but swing by this Friday, as we will be officially open for business. In the meantime, check out this mural that will be the main wall at Piggy Smalls, created by Matt Tapia and Steven Lam (and it's pretty awesome):

Meanwhile, we will still have our regular farmers market schedule this week. Below are Mama Le's specials of the week:

#mamaspecial
GRILLED PORK JOWL PHO

#mamarice
GRILLED PORK CHOP WITH EGG LOAF
GRILLED PANDAN CHICKEN

As always, you can check the entire menu and schedule over at the Farmers Market page.

Check out PIGGY SMALLS sneak peek at Blaisdell Farmers Market this Wednesday

We are excited about this week’s farmers market schedule. For this Wednesday’s Blaisdell Farmers Market, our new eatery, PIGGY SMALLS, will take over with a sneak peek of some items will served at the new restaurant, which is slated to open in mid-October. Chef Brandon and his team, which includes sous chef Jade and award winning pastry chef Gino, will be there to serve their delectable selections at Blaisdell only. We will be serving Moroccan Papaya Salad and Babi Gulig. Plus, more surprises to come! This is a great opportunity to get a sneak peek of Piggy Smalls!

Another update is that we will not be at Mililani this Sunday, but will be there the following week. Finally, we just want to give a shout out to the Hale Aina Awards presented by Honolulu Magazine. It was an amazing time at the awards dinner and are so fortunate and honored to receive all these accolades. We also want to give a shout out to all of our brothers and sisters in the restaurant industry for working extra hard in making our food scene one of the most excited destinations in the world. 

As always, our menu and schedule is over at the Farmers Market page. 

Farmers Market Specials (9/21 - 25) + Hale Aina Awards & Rice Fest this Sunday

Happy Birthday, Mama Le! We had celebrated her birthday at Izakaya Torae Torae and had a blast. Mahalo to Chef Hide for taking care of us! 

Also we are excited about two big events that we will be participating in this weekend. First off, is the eagerly anticipated Hale Aina Awards presented by Honolulu Magazine. We are vying for some awards (and crossing our fingers) but more importantly, we will be serving food there as well, under the aegis of Piggy Smalls! We will be previewing some of the new items on the menu! We are also excited to be a part of Rice Fest at Ward Centre. Both events are happening this Sunday, September 25!

In the meantime, we will be on our regular farmers market schedule, including Mililani on Sunday as well. Here are the specials of the week:

#MamaNoodles
BU BO HUE — pork belly, brisket, calamansi, satay, banana blossom, rau ram, and ong choy, vermicelli noodles

#MamaBanhMi
PORCHETTA BANH MI — crispy pork belly, house sambal, shoyu pickled cucumbers, smoked onion w/ Hue-style beef broth

As always, you can view the entire schedule and menu over at the Farmers Market page.

Farmers Market Specials (9/14 - 17)

Sous chef Jade inside the work-in-progress Piggy Smalls space at Ward Village. 

Piggy Smalls is coming together! We are aiming for an October opening, but we still have a lot to do. But, expect an official word from us very soon. Meanwhile, check out this Pacific Business News announcement about our upcoming second location to be at Ward Village. 

In the meantime, we’re excited about two events next week — the Hale Aina Awards from Honolulu Magazine, where we hope to be considered again as one of the top restaurants on Oahu (well, it’s all voted by the general public so we hope we did good with you all this past year) and also Rice Fest, which takes place on September 25 in front of Ward Centre! More details to come next week. 

As for farmers markets, we are sticking with our regular schedule. Here’s the Mama Le specials for the week:

#MamaNoodles
BUN MANG VIT — poached duck leg, shiitake, bamboo shoots, mint, rau ram, vermicelli noodles

SHORT RIBS PHO — mama le’s famous pho with grilled short ribs as main protein

#MamaBanhMi
BO LUC LAC —  rib eye banh mi, waipoli butter lettuce, red onions, basalmic vinaigrette

#MamaRice
GRILLED PANDAN CHICKEN — Mama Le's famous BBQ chicken in her famous homemade marinade

GRILLED LEMONGRASS CHICKEN — kaffir line, Pandan leaves, lemongrass, coconut juice

As always, you can view the schedule and full menu over at the Farmers Market page. 

Farmers Market Specials (9/7 - 11)

Looks like we missed two bullets this past weekend with both hurricanes pretty much veering off course and away from the archipelago we call our beautiful state of Hawaii. But, it’s always good to be prepared and civil defense and the Red Cross in particular came prepared. We were fortunate to donate food to the many Red Cross volunteers this past weekend, and we are happy that the crises were averted. We hope the many volunteers had a delicious banh mi sandwich though!

Although the KCC Farmers Market was cancelled this past Saturday, we still ventured to the leeward side and popped up at the Mililani Farmers Market on Sunday and it was a huge success. We were so surprised a the turnout, so we are thinking of making this a semi-regular stop on our farmers market schedule. For now, we will be serving at Mililani Farmers Market on the 1st Sunday of every month, but we will be there again this Sunday, September 11! 

In the meantime, we are prepping for our second brick-and-mortar location, Piggy Smalls. We are very excited to move into this new chapter in the Pig & the Lady family legacy, and we can’t wait to show you what we have in store. If you want to follow our progress, then follow us on Instagram.

Here’s this week’s farmers market specials: 

#MamaNoodle
MI BO KHO —  braised beef shank stew in Vietnamese style lemongrass, carrots, leeks, tomato, herbs, egg noodles

#MamaBanhMi
MINUTE CHICKEN — lemon grass chicken curry banh mi 

#MamaRice
GRILLED PANDAN CHICKEN — Mama Le’s famous BBQ chicken in her famous home recipe marinade 

We will be at our regular stops this week (Blaisdell on Wednesday, Kailua on Thursday, KCC on Saturday). For the full schedule and menu, head over to the Farmers Market Page. 

Farmers Market Specials (9/1 - 4) No Blaisdell this Week, Adding Sunday Mililani Farmers Market

Chef Andrew and his brother Alex head home tomorrow after a successful Hawaiian Airlines sponsored event at EAT DRINK SF this past weekend. Andrew did a live food demo and took in some meeting with some Bay Area tastemakers and companies on some future collaborations, both in Hawaii and San Francisco. Oh, and of course, they ate their way through town. Check out the gallery below of their SF adventure!

It was also the boys first time checking out the first class menu on Hawaiian Airlines, which is Chef Andrew's designed menu! Here are some photos from their flight. 

The farmers market schedule will be different this week. First off, no Blaisdell this Wednesday, because of President Obama’s visit. But, we will be at the Mililani Farmers Market this Sunday, Sept 4, as well as Kailua on Sept 1 and KCC on Sept 3. 

So, here’s how it is going to look this week: 

Thursday, Sept 1
Kailua — 5pm - 7:30pm

Saturday, Sept 3
KCC — 7:30am - 11am

Sunday, Sept 4
Mililani — 8am - 11am
(At Mililani High School)

Here are the farmers market specials of the week:

#MamaNoodles
PHO SOT VANG — beef shank braised in red wine, pickled chili, aromatic spices, fried shallot, green onion & cilantro

HU TIEU MI KHO — pork loin, kahuku shrimp, quail egg, dried shrimp, fresh cut noodles, crab fat tomato sauce

#MamaBanhMi
BANH MI CHA CA — vietnamese fried fish cake with a tamarind au jus, french dip style

GRILLED PORK BELLY — grilled pork belly, cabbage, shiso, mint, house pickles

#MamaRice
CLAYPOT PORK AND SHRIMP — caramelized pork belly, shrimp, slow cooked in claypot

#OffTheGrill
MAMA LE’s BBQ CHICKEN
GRILLED PORK JOWL

As always, you can view the full menu over at the Farmers Market Menu Page. 

Farmers Market Specials (8/24 - 27) + Chef Andrew at Eat Drink SF this weekend

First off, we are giving back to the troops! Actually, we are doing this under the generous contribution of a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. Tomorrow, we are going to be serving 450 Pho French Dip Banh Mi sandwiches at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corp Base to marines and sailors on a first-come, first-serve basis from 11am - 12:30pm. 

In other news, Chef Andrew will be heading to San Francisco this weekend in San Francisco to be a part of Eat Drink SF, a celebration of food and the Bay Area culinary scene. Andrew will be representing THE PIG & THE LADY and will be there as Hawaiian Airlines’s featured chef! Andrew will be doing a live demo on Saturday night, August 27! 

This past weekend, we hosted another movie-inspired dinner with our second collaboration with Hawaii Theatre Center. They presented the Screen Cuisine Film Festival, presenting food themed films and partnering with local eateries to pair up with. We mounted a special dinner before the film CHOCOLAT, which was obviously inspired by the movie. 

Here are some highlights: 

 You can check out the rest of the photos over at our Facebook page. Mahalo to Orlando Benedicto Photography for covering the event. 

As for the farmers market, we are on our regular schedule this week. Here are the Mama Le specials: 

#MamaNoodles
VIT NO CHAU — duck, taro, fermented soy bean paste broth , ong choy, mustard cabbage, vermicelli noodles

GRILLED SHORT RIBS PHO — Mama Le’s famous pho is the base for this week’s GRILLED short ribs. 

#MamaBanhMi
CHA CA BANH MI — fried fish cake with a tamarind au jus, french dip style

GRILLED PORK BELLY — grilled pork belly, cabbage, shiso, mint, house pickles

#MamaRice
CLAYPOT PORK AND SHRIMP — caramelized pork belly, shrimp, slow cooked in claypot

#OffTheGrill
MAMA LE’s BBQ CHICKEN
HAMACHI KAMA
GRILLED PORK JOWL

As always, you can check out the full menu and schedule over at the Farmers Market page. 

SCREEN CUISINE, Saturday, August 20: Join us for a Romantic Dinner, Movie & Dessert w/ The Pig & the Lady, Hawaii Theatre & Cake Envy inspired by the film CHOCOLAT

We had such a fabulous time with our collaboration with the Hawaii Theatre Center and Art + Flea with the SPIRITED AWAY Miyazaki dinner and a movie event that we are doing it again! 

In partnership with Hawaii Theatre Center and Cake Envy, we are joining forces again to celebrate food and cinema! SCREEN CUISINE is a food-inspired film festival at the historic Hawaii Theatre, where they are screening classic films that revolve around food and happens this weekend (August 19 - 21). 

We have the great honor of crafting a unique prix fixe dinner inspired by the Academy award nominated film CHOCOLAT starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. Join us for a dinner at The Pig & the Lady, prior to the screening of the film at the Hawaii Theatre. Then, once the film is done, head over to Cake Envy for dessert! This is the ultimate dinner and a movie and a perfect date night this Saturday! 

Here’s all the details for this unique and romantic night out, perfect to take that special someone out for a dinner, movie and dessert, all inspired by the film CHOCOLAT: 

When:  Saturday, August 20, 5pm - 7:30pm

Where: Dinner starts at 5pm at The Pig & The Lady. The movie starts at 8pm at Hawaii Theatre. Post-film dessert at Cake Envy. 

Cost: $75 (dinner + movie + after movie dessert at Cake Envy)
$55 (dinner only)

How: call us at (808) 585-8255 for reservations or email us at reservations@thepigandthelady.com
A cancellation fee will be applied if made within 48 hours of the event.

MENU

WELCOME TO LA CELESTE PRALINE
foie gras bon bons, caviar & white chocolate toast, chicken cracklings & sauce picada, ahi sashimi & chocolate miso on shiso leaf

THE PEOPLE OF GOD VS. MADMOISELLE VIANNE
green apple, white chocolate + pommes mousseline, black truffles, preserved lemon

A BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH THE WITCH OF LANQUENET & A BAND OF GYPSIES
roasted quail, bulgur wheat, sunchokes, pickled cherries, chocolate au poivre

FORGIVE ME JESUS, FOR I HAVE EATEN ALL YOUR CHOCOLATE...
flambé of chocolate, cacao scented smoke, flavors of s’mores

CHOCOLAT is an Academy Award nominated romantic comedy-drama, and tells the story of a young mother, played by Juliette Binoche, who arrives at the fictional, repressed French village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes with her six-year-old daughter and opens La Chocolaterie Maya, a small chocolaterie.  The village mayor, who disapproves of her presence, becomes her nemesis. But her chocolate quickly begins to change the lives of the townspeople around her, and her shop becomes the locus for villagers and outsiders, each with their own story to tell. Directed by Lasse Hallström and adapted for the screen by writer Robert Nelson Jacobs.

Farmers Market Specials (8/10 - 13) + Events this Weekend

@ActionBronson and his crew and our crew after filming a segment for the new season of Viceland's F_*CK, THAT'S DELICIOUS, which premieres in September!

It’s a super busy week for us as we are catering several events around town. We are doing triple duty this Saturday! First off, we are participating at 18th annual Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Dinner and Fundraiser on Saturday, August 13.

Secondly, we will be supporting our LGBTQ film-loving brothers and sisters at the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival Red Carpet Event at the Honolulu Academy of Art’s Luce Pavilion. It’s always a fun affair, and we’re always honored to be a part of this event annually.  

Thirdly, we are also participating in a family fun day and culinary event called Taste of Chinatown, which also happens this Saturday, from 10:30am - 4:30pm. Sample tastings from the many new area chefs, browse artisan wares, engage in various keiki activities and take advantage of special offers available only on this day.  Or just relax and enjoy cultural demonstrations and entertainment in a park setting.

Back to farmers markets, we are on our regular schedule this week. Here’s the Mama Le specials:

#MamaNoodle
MI VIT TIEM — marinated duck leg with choi sum, shiitake, bamboo shoots, egg noodles

BUN BO NAM BO — marinated stir fried beef, vegetables, fried onion, roasted peanuts, bean sprouts, vermicelli noodles

#MamaBanhMi
BO XAO — marinated strips of beef, grilled onions, garlic, waipoli butter lettuce

GRILLED PORK BELLY — grilled pork belly, cabbage, shiso, mint, house pickles

#MamaRice
MAMA LE GRILLED CHICKEN — grilled bbq chicken marinated in mama le’s special marinade with pandan rice, pickled vegetables

Per usual, you can view the schedule and the full menu over at the Farmers Market page. 

Finally, we also want to highlight the upcoming season of Action Bronson’s new season of F—*CK, THAT’S DELICIOUS on Viceland. The Pig & and the Lady and Chef Andrew are featured in a future episode, which you can see in the latest trailer for the new season!

Farmers Market Specials (8/3 - 6), BUN THIT NUONG Feast + August Moon & A Taste of 'Iolani

It’s already August and we wanted to do something special for the farmers markets. We are bringing our popular BUN THIT NUONG feast option to farmers market from our OFF THE GRILL menu at the restaurant.  It’s a BBQ meat feast -- a combination of grilled seafood, beef, local pork, marinated in savory fish sauce vinaigrette and comes with rice noodles, aromatic herbs, & house pickles. This is the ideal vietnamese communal dining experience. 

The meats included in this are: SHORTRIBS, HAMACHI KAMA GRILLED SHRIMP, PORK MEATBALL and PORK JOWL. This OFF THE GRILL option cis $35 per person (minimum 4 ppl). 

To order this at the farmers market, which will be available at Blaisdell and KCC markets only, we need to receive your pre-order one day in advance. To send your request, contact Alex Le at alex@thepigandthelady.com or at (808) 383-2152. 

Here are this week’s farmers market specials: 

#MamaNoodles
HU TIEU SAIGON — vietnamese clear noodle soup with barbecued pork and shrimp

#MamaBanhMi
GRILLED PORK BELLY — grilled pork belly, cabbage, shiso, mint, house pickles

#MamaGrill
HAMACHI KAMA — grilled yellowtail collar

MAMA LE’S BBQ CHICKEN — mama le’s special BBQ chicken w/ her secret marinade

As always, you can check out the schedule and full menu by heading over to the Farmers Market page. 

In the meantime, we will have a presence at the Annnual Moon fundraiser, the annual Honolulu Museum of Art’s summer and wine food event. It takes place this Friday, August 5, from 6 to 9pm. Tickets are still available. 

In addition, we will also be participating at A Touch of ‘Iolani 2016, where alumni, family and friends gather for an evening of exquisite food and drinks on Saturday, August 6. The alumni community gathers for an evening of great food, entertainment, silent auction, camaraderie, and the presentation of the Alumni Service Award. For more info, click here. 

Farmers Market Specials (7/27 - 30) + Mama Le in Edibles HI

Check out the profile of Mama Le in the latest issue of Edible Hawaiian Islands or visit: http://ediblehi.com/mama-le/

I hope everyone stayed high and dry when Darby hit the islands this past weekend. We had some flooding issues at the restaurant, but nothing we couldn’t handle. Anyway, it’s always good to get rain, because it keep the ‘aina lush and green. 

In the meantime, we hope it gets back to sunny skies this week, because we are sticking to the regular farmers market schedule. Here are the Mama Le specials of the week: 

BUN MANG VIT — poached duck leg, shiitake, bamboo, mint , rau ram, banana blossom, ong choy, vermicelli noodles, pork & duck broth topped with shallots & ginger fish sauce.

CANH BAU — vietnamese opo squash soup with spare ribs

TOM THIT RIM — caramelized ground pork and shrimp

MAMA LE GRILLED CHICKEN — grilled bbq chicken marinated in mama le’s special marinade with pandan rice, pickled vegetables

GRILLED PORK BELLY BANH MI — grilled pork belly, cabbage, shiso, mint, house pickles

Oh, and since we are highlighting Mama Le’s farmers market specials, do check out this wonderful profile of “the Lady” in the latest issue of Edibles HI. Mahalo to Dania Katz and Mari Taketa for featuring Mama and also Lianne Rozelle for the amazing photos! 

For the full schedule and menu, head over to the Farmers Market Menu page. 

Farmers Market Specials (7/20 - 23) + Joy of Sake, Jack Burton & Miyazaki recap

A couple of the coolest things (well, to us) happened in the last two weeks. First off, we organized a special Hayao Miyazaki dinner, where we created a set menu with each course inspired by a Studio Ghibli film. This was part of the Hawaii Theatre’s Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli Film Festival. Check out the video below to see how a fun event it was, filled with Ghibli fans, cosplay and lots of foodie snapshots:

The other cool thing is something that, in our opinion, has come full circle for us, especially the Le brothers. Hollywood legend Kurt Russell dined with us and he knew about our BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA restroom! He was accompanied by his partner, Goldie Hawn, and they were gracious to take photos with the staff. 

Our obsession with the '80s cult classic BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA has come full circle when Jack Burton himself, #KurtRussell, came to dine with us tonight. He was accompanied by his partner, the legendary @officialGoldieHawn, and it was a pleasure and honor serving them dinner. And of course, we wouldn't let ol' Jack leave until we had him pose in our BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA homage restroom! To quote Mr. Burton himself, "Ol' Jack always says... what the hell?"

See this Instagram photo by @pigandthelady * 853 likes

Also, don’t forget that we are a part of Joy of Sake at the Hawaii Convention Center this Friday, July 22. To get tickets, head over to the Joy of Sake website. 

For farmers market this week, we are on our regular schedule. Mama Le specials this week are the following: 

#MamaNoodle
BO KHO — Vietnamese style beef stew, braised in Vietnamese style lemongrass, carrots, leeks, tomato, herbs, fresh cut noodles

#MamaBanhMi
GRILLED PORK BELLY —  grilled pork belly, cabbage, shiso, mint, house pickles, vermicelli noodles

#MamaRice
BO LUC LAC BOWL — rib eye steak, waipoli butter lettuce, red onions, basalmic vinaigrette, tamarind rice

As always, the full schedule and menu are at the Farmers Market Page. 

Farmers Market Specials (7/13 - 16) + BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA at Courtyard Cinema + Joy of Sake 7/22

This Thursday, July 14, we will be serving food prior to the Courtyard Cinema at Ward Village screening of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. We will be stationed in front of the IBM building from 4:30 - 6:30pm (doors to the courtyard open at 6pm, with the film starting closer to 7pm). As you may know, this film is a big influence on all of us, as we watched this film incessantly growing up and wearing down that VHS tape. It’ll be super fun to see it outdoors and it’s a free screening too (but you have to book tickets in advance here).

Here is what we will be serving that night, inspired by the John Carpenter classic:

GIRL WITH GREEN EYES PAPAYA SALAD
PORK CHOP EXPRESS RICE PLATE
EGG SHEN CHICKEN SALAD
JACK BURTON’S BRISKET BANH MI
LO PAN’S VEGETARIAN CURRY 

Also, mark your calendar’s for next week’s big JOY OF SAKE on Friday, July 22, at the Hawaii Convention Center! We will be serving appetizers that will complement the plethora of sake that will be available to imbibe and enjoy. It’s always a rollicking good time! Tickets are going fast, so go ahead and order them here. 

This week’s farmers market schedule is the same as usual. Here is the Mama Le specials for the week: 

#MamaNoodle
BUN BO HUE PORCHETTA —  pork belly/porchetta, brisket, calamansi, satay, fresh cut noodles, fresh herbs, lemongrass infused broth

#MamaBanhMi
BO LUC LAC —  rib eye banh mi, waipoli butter lettuce, red onions, basalmic vinaigrette, cilantro

#MamaRice
BUN CHA PORK BELLY BUN — grilled pork belly, cabbage, shiso, mint, house pickles, vermicelli noodles

As always, you can check out the schedule and full menu over at the Farmers Market page. 

Farmers Market Specials (7/6 - 9) + Miyazaki Film Festival + PFA Summer Eat & Greet

For all you Studio Ghibli fans, remember that the Hayao Miyazaki Film Festival is kicking off this weekend at the Hawaii Theatre. We will be serving at the concession booth during the screening of PRINCESS MONONOKE on Friday, July 8 from 6:30pm - 8pm. 

As you know, we are also organizing a Studio Ghibli dinner on Saturday night to precede the screening of SPIRITED AWAY, but the dinner is completely sold out (tickets still available for the screening though). Art+Flea is doing some very cool things that evening, including selling Miyazaki inspired merchandise, organizing a cosplay contest and also performing music inspired by Ghibli films. It's going to be a blast!

In the meantime, we’re also going to be at Punahou School on Sunday, July 10, serving food at the PFA SUMMER EAT & GREET, held at Rice Field from 4:30 - 6:30pm. So all you Buff ’n Blue, old and new, swing by the campus this Sunday and enjoy a sampling of tasty food-truck cuisine, shopping, and keiki games while reconnecting with old friends and meeting new Punahou families. Learn about the PFA and its activities, and find out about PFA opportunities and how you can get involved in the upcoming school year.

Meanwhile, we are on our regular farmers market schedule. Specials for the week include the following: 

#Mamanoodles
CANH THUON — short ribs, tomato, pineapple, lemongrass, tamarind, shrimp paste broth, vermicelli noodles

#MamaBanhMi
BO LUC LAC — rib eye banh mi, waipoli butter lettuce, red onions, basalmic vinaigrette, cilantro

#MamaRice
BUN CHA PORK BELLY — grilled pork belly, cabbage, shiso, mint, house pickles, vermicelli noodles

THIT KHO — vietnamese style caramelized and braised pork shoulder with eggs

As always, you can check out the market schedule and full menu over at the Farmers Market Menu page. 

Farmers Market Specials (6/29 - 7/2) + Mo'ili'ili Bon Dance Summer Fest + 4th of July Pre-Orders + Miyazaki Dinner & a Film

We will be having a booth this Saturday, July 2 at the Mo'ili'ili Summer Fest in the old Varsity Building parking lot. Bon dance season is upon us and this is one of the biggest ones in town! 

Next Monday is July 4th, and we’ll be closed to celebrate Independence Day. However, we are taking pre-orders for our 4th of July BBQ Package, which you can pick up the day before on Sunday, July 3 between 10am - Noon at the the restaurant. We must receive all orders by July 2. You can build your own package by heading over to the pre-order website. 

In addition, we are serving a special Miyazaki dinner in conjunction with the screening of SPIRITED AWAY, which is part of the Miyazaki Ghibli Film Festival on July 9 at the Hawaii Theatre Center. Seats are going fast for the dinner and the reserved seating for the film! Dinner is from 5 - 6:30pm at the restaurant. To make reservations, call us at 808.585.8255. 

AS for farmers market, we are on our regular schedule. Specials for this week are:

#MamaLeNoodle
BUN THANG — vermicelli noodle soup w/ pork, chicken and egg

#MamaLeBanhMi
BO LUC LAC — rib eye banh mi, waipoli butter lettuce, red onions, basalmic vinaigrette, cilantro

#MamaRice
GRILLED BUN CHA — grilled pork belly, fish sauce vinaigrette, fresh veggies, herbs, vermicelli noodles

As always, you can check out the full menu and schedule over at the Farmers Market Menu page.