We'll be at KCC Farmer's Market tomorrow morning + Make your reservation for Valentine's Day!

Hey, even though we are at the tail end of our week long break, we’ll be at the KCC Farmers Market tomorrow morning, bright and early from 7:30am thru 11am! It’ll be a NOODLE BAR themed menu, just like the old pop-up days in Kakaako. Here’s some of the selections from the menu:

PHO BAC
Northern style pho with rare beef

PHO PORK SAUSAGE
Pho with grilled pork sausage

PHO JOWL
Pho with grilled pork jowl

PHO BACON
Breakfast pho with thick cuts of pork belly bacon

PHO GA
Slow cooked chicken pho

Yep, it’s definitely a “Pho Fest” tomorrow morning! As always, you can check out the full menu over at the Farmers Market Menu page. 

In the meantime, we’ll be closed on Monday for lunch and then back and open for business (with some much needed upgrades in the restaurant) on Tuesday, February 2nd! 

Also, right on the horizon is Valentine’s Day, which will fall on Sunday, February 14. We are normally closed on Sundays, but will be open for this special occasion, and have crafted a prix fixe menu for a truly romantic evening. We’ll have several seating times and also will be serving vegetarian and pescatarian options available too. 

For more information on our special Valentine’s Day dinner, with menu listing, and to book your seats in advance, head over to our special Valentine’s Day page. 

We're closed this week January 25 - February 1

Just a quick reminder that we will be closed this week so that the staff can get some much needed post-holiday rest and recharge. Some of them will be taking some much needed travel to expand their horizons, while others will just stay home to "Netflix and chill." 

Also the restaurant will be closed so that Chef Andrew and his brother Alex can oversee a remodeling project on the second floor. Therefore, by the time their staff returns from r&r, they'll be walking into something brand spankin' new that both staff and customers will love and appreciate! Stay tuned with photos!

A quick note that we'll be back this coming weekend for the KCC Farmers Market on Saturday, January 30. We'll be posting the menu for this farmers market in the coming days. 

Mahalo for making our 2015 an amazing and successful year and we promise to continue to bring our A-game when we come back from vacation!

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule -- 1/20 - 1/23

Hey, tickets are going fast for the upcoming OUTSTANDING IN THE FIELD dinner at Kualoa Ranch this Saturday at Kualoa Ranch with Chef Andrew and the Pig and the Lady team spearheading the menu for this sure to be amazing farm to table event. These are unique culinary events where dining takes place where the ingredients are sourced. Here’s a description of this roving event, which is held around the world: 

Outstanding in the Field is a roving culinary adventure – literally a restaurant without walls. Since 1999 we have set the long table at farms or gardens, on mountain tops or in sea caves, on islands or at ranches. Occasionally the table is set indoors: a beautiful refurbished barn, a cool greenhouse or a stately museum. Wherever the location, the consistent theme of each dinner is to honor the people whose good work brings nourishment to the table.

Ingredients for the meal are almost all local (sometimes sourced within inches of your seat at the table!) and generally prepared by a celebrated chef of the region. After a tour of the site, we all settle in: farmers, producers, culinary artisans, and diners sharing the long table.

Tickets are going fast so book them now while you can! 

Also, want to make a quick announcement that we will be taking a much needed break and taking time off next week (January 25 - 31). So why not swing by this week and come eat with us. This week, in particular, we’ve got some great menu items, including the following:

#MAMALENOODLE
CANH THUON — Similar to CANH CHUA, this multi-flavorful North Vietnamese noodle soup comprised of beef shank, ray ram (Vietnamese mints), tomato tamarind broth, and fresh rice noodles. 

PHO GA KHO — Mama Le’s famous chicken pho, but this time, the soup will be on the side. The pho noodles will be lightly sautéed with a dark soy sauce and served with fresh chicken, mints, veggies, etc. This is similar to the HU TIEU MY THO. 

#MAMALESOUP
COM HEN — Vietnamese-style ochazuke with baby clams

LOBSTER CHAO — Mama Le’s famous rice porridge with fresh lobster. This was a big hit when served at KCC this past Saturday!

#MAMALERICE
THIT KHO — Vietnamese style caramelized and braised pork shoulder with eggs. The ultimate Vietnamese comfort food!

As many know, we do sometimes get long queues at the farmers market (hey, it is a nice problem to have). Well, if you want to plan ahead, just email Alex at alex@thepigandthelady.com an hour before the start of each farmers market and we'll get your order prepped. Just email us what you want and approximately what time you'll pick it up and we'll have it ready for you!

Per usual, we are on our regular farmers market schedule — Wednesday, 1/20 at Blaisdell (4pm - 7pm) / Thursday, 1/21 at Kailua (5pm - 7:30pm) / Saturday, 1/23 at KCC (7:30am - 11am). 

As always, our full menu is over at the Farmers Market Menu page. 

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule -- 1/13 - 16

We catered for the HAWAII FIVE-O Team on Monday and it was a lot of fun! Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park are regulars at the restaurant, and we've had the pleasure of hosting Alex O'Loughlin and Jorge Garcia in the past as well. 

It’s a busy week for us, because the Sony Open is happening. We’ll be working at the Open this Thursday night, which is always an honor to serve out-of-towners and showcase what we do here in the culinary scene. 

As for the farmers market, we’re sticking to our regular schedule:

Wednesday, January 13
Blaisdell 4pm - 7pm

Thursday, January 14
Kailua 5pm - 7:30pm

Saturday, January 16
KCC 7:30am - 11am

The Mama Le specials of the week are:

Mama’s Noodle Soup
BUN MANG VIT — poached duck, bamboo, vermicelli noodles, mint, banana blossom, ginger fish sauce 

Mama’s Banh Mi
BO LUC LAC BANH MI - cubed ribeye steak, grilled with garlic and mama’s specialty marinade, waipoli butter lettuce, red onions in vinagrete  

Mama’s Rice
TOM RANG THIT BA CHI — claypot shrimp and pork belly with stick rice

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

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule -- 1/6 - 9 & Happy New Year!

Last weekend at the KCC Farmers Market. 

Happy New Year! Because of El Nino, 2016 has kicked off with some pretty cold weather here in Hawaii. Some of it is a welcome and unique change, especially with Mama Le’s hot noodle soups and specials for this week at the farmers market. Here’s what she has in store for this week’s menu: 

BO KHO — Vietnamese beef stew, cooked with spices, star anise, stewed carrots, beef brisket and shank, tomatoes, served with fresh noodles 

CLAYPOT CHICKEN — slow cooked chicken with pandan leaves

BO KHO FRENCH DIP —  beef brisket, smashed tomatoes, carrots, sauteed sprouts, star anise beef au jus

We are also resuming our regular schedule:

Wednesday, Jan 6
Blaisdell, 4pm - 7pm

Thursday, Jan 7
Kailua, 5pm - 7:30pm

Saturday, Jan 9
KCC, 7:30am - 11am

Just FYI, we will be taking off the final week of January for a much needed break. That will be the week of January 25. We’ll send another reminder in our next blog.  We'll also be back at Mililani Farmers Market in the near future as well.

In the meantime, you can check out the full menu over at the Farmers Market Menu page. 

This Week's Farmer's Market Schedule -- 12/30 - 1/3

As 2015 comes to a close, we want to take this opportunity to thank all of our patrons and supporters for making this a successful one at The Pig & the Lady. We can’t believe this is only our second year in operation with the restaurant and over 4 years now with the farmers market. Things have changed so much but the farmers market has been the constant that hasn’t changed, which is great. We love building community and having a great time at the various markets we serve on a weekly basis. 

We dipped our toes with our first Mililani Farmers Market yesterday and it was really great! We are going to come back this coming Sunday, and will maintain a regular schedule for the time being. Also, since Thursday is New Years Eve, Kailua Farmers Market will be closed this week, but we'll be back next week. In the meantime, here’s our farmers market schedule for this week:

Wednesday, 12/30
Blaisdell: 4pm - 7pm

Thursday, 12/31
Kailua: CLOSED 

Saturday, 1/2
KCC: 7:30am - 11am

Sunday, 1/3
Mililani: 8am - 11am

In the meantime, here’s some menu highlights for this week: 

#mamanoodle
BUN BO HUE with Porchetta — pork belly/porchetta, brisket, calamansi, satay,
banana blossom, rau ram, ong choi

#mama banh mi
BANH MI Porchetta — Specialty banh mi with slow-cooked porchetta

#mamarice
Caramelized catch of the day with sautéed ong choy

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

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule and Christmas Week

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! As we come together to be with family and friends or head over to the mall for some last minute shopping, we celebrate the end of the year as 2015 comes to a close. It's so amazing how quickly this year has pass by.

A quick reminder that we will not be at Kailua Farmers market this Thursday, but we'll be appearing at our first Mililani Farmers market this Sunday! The market is located at Mililani High School. For more info and directions, visit the Hawaii Farm Bureau's website. Meanwhile, check out this week's schedule:

12/23 - Wednesday: Blaisdell, 4-7pm

12/24 - Kailua : CLOSED

12/26 - KCC: 7:30-11am

12/27 - Mililani: 8-11am

Happy Birthday, Oliver! Chef Andrew's son celebrates his first birthday this weekend!

On a personal note, this weekend is also little Oliver's first birthday! Congratulate Chef Andrew and his wife Teri if you see them at the restaurant. In the meantime, here's some menu highlights for the farmers market:

#mamanoodles

HU TIEU MY THO -- Mama Le's signature dry noodle dish with sliced barbecue pork, dried shrimp, noodles, crab tomato sauce, and broth on the side.

#mamarice

PORK & PEAS RAGOUT -- Mama Le's pork and peas stew, Viet/French style.

#mamabanhmi
BO LUC LAC -- grilled ribeye steak, garlic, marinated with black pepper, butter lettuce, red onions, vinaigrette

Per usual, you can view the entire menu over at the Farmers Market Menu page.

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule -- 12/16 - 19 + Pre-Order your Holiday Piggy Poop!

We are one week away from Christmas! If you have not booked your holiday party or dinner, we can be your venue! We can host office or family parties at the restaurant (or the private event space upstairs) and we can also cater your event too and bring it to any destination on Oahu! If you are interested, just e-mail our general manager at alex@thepigandthelady.com. 

If you are looking for any last minute stocking stuffers, then consider ordering our Holiday Piggy Poop! Wait, did you read that correctly? Yep, you did! 

HOLIDAY PIGGY POOP -- valrhona chocolate covered bits of bacon fat waffle cone, salted pretzels, toasted walnuts, dried currants, mini marshmallows, valrhona crinkle cookies and maldon salt tossed in coconut powered sugar

A perfect stocking stuffer for the holidays! Place your pre-order in now! Pick up will start on Tuesday, December 15 at our Chinatown location. For more details, visit our Piggy Poop page. 

For this week’s Farmers market, we’re back on our regular schedule: 

Wednesday, December 16
BLAISDELL
4pm - 7pm

Thursday, December 17
KAILUA
5pm - 7:30pm

Friday, December 19
KCC
7:30am - 11am

For this week’s Mama Le specials, we have the following:

#mamanoodle
MI QUANG — Mì Quảng, is a Vietnamese noodle dish that originated from Quảng Nam Province in central Vietnam. It is a noodle soup that has rice noodles, turmeric, shrimp, chicken and sesame rice crackers

GRILLED PORK PHO — This is our signature pho broth, but with grilled pork as the main protein. This has been a hit over the past few weeks. 

#mamabanhmi
SPICY MEATBALL — Ground pork meatballs in a slightly spicy tomato sauce. This all-time favorite is back this week.  

#mamarice
SQUASH PORK & SHRIMP — Squash soup with clear broth, cooked with pieces of pork belly and boiled shrimp. Garnished with green onions and cilantro. 

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

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule -- 12/9 - 12 + Mama Le's Pop-Up this Wednesday

Quick reminder that this Wednesday at Blaisdell farmers market is the next Mama Le pop-up dinner, focusing on a unique Vietnamese cuisine that you don’t normally see in regular Vietnamese restaurant menus and it is also a communal experience with shared plates, and lots of interaction. This pop-up is Mama's take on Southern Vietnamese hotpot or LẨU VỊT NẤU CHAO.

Served as a hot pot with duck, taro, fermented soybean paste broth, ong choy, mustard cabbage, served over vermicelli noodles! Perfect for this cooler December weather! There will also be some appetizers, and of course, a dessert crafted by Rachel Murai and her PIA team. 

As of the writing of this blog, the event is technically sold out but there may be one or two more seats that will open up. Seating is at 5pm sharp at the Blaisdell Farmers Market. If you’re interested, then send an email inquiry to alex@thepigandthelady.com.

Since we are in the holiday season, consider booking your holiday party with us! We host great office parties, friends and ohana parties, of all shapes and sizes! Our calendar this month is booking up quick, but we can definitely accommodate. To make an inquiry, also email our general manager, Alex, at alex@thepigandthelady.com.

For this week’s farmers market menu, here are the specials:

#MAMANOODLE
OXTAIL PHO — If we were to rank our pho, this would be the platinum level, with slow cooked oxtail pho, cooked and simmered in the same pho broth for hours. This is simply the best. 

#MAMABANHMI
SAIGON BANH MI — This old favorite is back! Slow cooked char-siu pork belly, pickled veggies, carrots, cilantro and a poached egg in the middle!

#MAMARICE
VIETNAMESE PORK SHOULDER CURRY — Our Viet style curry is a favorite among many of our customers. For this week, we are adding chunks of succulent pork shoulder in it. 

NAM CHAM CHICKEN WINGS — Mama Le is making these as an appetizer. Do you love our Laotian Chicken Wings? Well, think of the same, but with her signature nuoc mam (fish sauce) flavoring. 

As always, the full menu is over at the Farmers Market Menu Page. Have a grew week, everyone!

Lemongrass Cafe and The Pig & the Lady Burma Culinary Series + Fundraiser this Sunday, December 6

The Pig & the Lady is joining Pacific Gateway Center/Lemongrass Cafe to do a series of pop-up fundraisers to support Nā Kūpuna Makamae, also known as the Kakaako Old Pumping Station! 
 

A Resource and Training Center for Hawai‘i’s beloved seniors — NKM will provide innovative, quality services and programs dedicated to our seniors, their families and community that will empower, educate, enlighten and entertain. These programs will address the critical needs of seniors and their caregivers and improve the quality of life for all. Driven and led by kūpuna for kūpuna, NKM will be at the forefront of caring for and enabling Hawaii’s seniors.

The first in this fundraising culinary series is this Sunday, December 6, 2015. There are two seatings, 11am and 12:45pm.  It's only $25.00 for a dynamic lunch featuring exotic and savory Burmese dishes with The Pig & The Lady's famous PHO GA as the main dish.  As this is part of our challenge grant, every dollar earned will be doubled for NKM:

Check out the full menu: for this Sunday's fundraiser: 

PHO GA
Poached chicken, chicken cracklins, chicken fat vinaigrette

MANDALAY FRITTERS
Made with healthy black beans, ginger and sweet glutinous flour

EGGPLANT SALAD
Seasoned eggplant, tofu, red onions, red chili and spices

NGA PYAW THEE KYAUK HNYIN HTOTE
Steamed banana sticky rice in banana leaves

PANDAN ICED TEA
Pandan leaves brewed in jasmine tea

Please spread the word to your family and friends! Date is approaching fast!  Come and join us!  Bring family and friends!  Limited seating!  When can you go to a fundraiser with such a meaningful purpose for only $25?  

To book a reservation, go to the fundraiser's Eventbrite Page now.

What: Burma Culinary Series by Lemongrass Cafe + The Pig & the Lady

When: Sunday, December 6, 2 seatings: 11am + 12:45pm

Cost: $25 per person / Purchase tickets here

About the Pacific Gateway Center
The mission of Pacific Gateway Center  (PGC) is to help immigrants, refugees, and low-income residents of Hawai‘i gain access to opportunities and services through the building of skills that lead to self-sufficiency.  Inherent in our mission is a deep respect for the integrity of diverse cultures represented by our targeted population and the communities we serve.

PGC is driven by its organizational values of aloha, creativity, diversity, humor, integrity, mutual respect, teamwork and food (needed to sustain life and integral to social, economic, political and cultural frameworks locally and globally). 

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule 12/2 - 5 + Mililani Craft Fair + Mama Le's Next Pop-Up 12/9

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! We had a quiet Thanksgiving lunch and dinner at both the Le and Fukuhara households and it was very fun and relaxing. We also had the pleasure to throw a surprise birthday this past Sunday for our fearless leader, Chef Andrew, and had it at Bills Sydney in Waikiki. It was a real drag to literally drag him out to Waikiki and make up some excuse for him to come along, and he kept throwing lots of obstacles in the way (“I have a meeting with the plumber” or “I have to get a haircut”) but it was worth it. 

This week leading into December, we are back on our regular farmers market schedule. Since the weather permits such type of cuisine, we are going heavy on the noodle soups this week. Here’s this week’s highlights:

#MAMANoodles:
BUN MOC — Pork balls, Vietnamese ham, fresh cut noodles, clear beef broth

GRILLED PORK CHOP PHO & BRAISED SHORT RIBS PHO — Mama Le’s famous pho is the base for this week’s special proteins, grilled pork chop and braised short ribs. 

#MAMARice:
SMOKED SPARE RIBS RAGOUT — Smoked spare ribs in Mama Le’s famous tomato based ragout (ragu)

#MAMABanhMi:
NEM NUONG BANH MI — Vietnamese grilled pork sausages & meatballs 

In addition to the farmers market, we are also going to be at the Mililani Craft Fair this weekend! Check the graphic below for further details!

Finally, and just around the corner, we have Mama Le’s next farmers market pop-up scheduled for next week, December 9 at the Blaisdell farmers market.  $45 per person, limit to 30 people only. It will be a four course meal and dinner starts promptly at 5pm. 

As many of you know, Mama Le's pop-ups are fun, communal experiences with shared plates, and lots of interaction. This pop-up is Mama's take on Southern Vietnamese hotpot or LẨU VỊT NẤU CHAO. Duck is the main protein and the fermented soy bean broth is quite flavorful and packs a punch. Perfect for this cooler December weather! There will also be some appetizers, and of course, a dessert crafted by Rachel Murai and her PIA team. It's going to be a doozy for sure. 

Here's the menu for Mama Le's next pop-up on December 9 at Blaisdell:

1st course
"CANH GA CHIEN NUOC MAM"
Fried Chicken wings mixed with Mama Le's Nuoc Mam fish sauce 

2nd course
" GOI VIT QUAY"
Roasted Duck salad with banana blossom, cabbage salad, mint, shallots, nuoc mam cham dressing

3rd course
" LAU VIT NO CHAU"
Hot Pot style. Duck, Taro, fermented soy bean paste broth , ong choy, mustard cabbage, vermicelli noodles

4th course
" ICE CREAM & SORBET PARFAIT”
Sorbet by Rachel Murai

To make reservations, email alex@thepigandthelady.com. 

Back to this week's farmers market, as always, you can check the full menu over at the Farmers Market Menu Page. 

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule + Thanksgiving Week

It’s Thanksgiving week and we want to give thanks to all of our wonderful patrons who have made us who we are. It’s been a humbling experience to feed so many of you and we wake up everyday, wanting to pinch ourselves at how lucky we are in doing what we love. Therefore, MAHALO to all of our amazing customers and please know we will continue to strive to make your dining experience a great one. 

One of those experiences is making ordering take out at the restaurant as seamless and easy as possible. After a rough patch (we admit in the system not being so great to order takeout), we've partnered with Chow Now and have also launch an official app, for both iPhone and Android, to make the process now as simple as a few thumb presses on your screen. Both versions are available on the iTunes Store and Google Play. Just type in (with quotation marks, for all you Boolean logic fans), "Pig and the Lady" and the app should pop up. Oh, and it's free too. Now ordering take-out has never been easier. Or you can also order directly through our website.

As for Thanksgiving itself, Rachel and her #PIA team are knee deep in Grandma Suzuki’s Pumpkin Chiffon pie orders. The sheer volume was something that was completely unexpected and the team is working around the clock to ensure everyone has their orders ready. This calls for another big MAHALO!

As for this week’s farmers markets, we will be off on Thursday so no Kailua farmers market, but we’ll be at Blaisdell tomorrow and KCC on Saturday. Here’s the specials of the week:

#MAMABANHMI
BO LUC LAC — Mama Le’s grilled rib-eye steak, cubed and served with a vinaigrette and waioli lettuce in a warm baguette. You can’t get any better than this!

MARINATED GRILLED PORK CHOP BANH MI -- Mama Le’s special pork chop marinade and grilled on-site at the farmers market. 

#MAMARICE
SPARE RIBS RAGOUT — Mama’s French/Vietnamese style stew with peas, stewed carrots and spare ribs. This is the epitome of comfort food. 

SPARE RIBS DAIKON — slow cooked, stewed spare ribs with juicy chunks of daikon

#MAMANOODLES
POACHED TURKEY PHO WITH CRANBERRY SIRACHA SAUCE — We serve this every Thanksgiving week at the farmers market. Gotta stick with tradition!

BUN BO HUE WITH PORK SHANK & BRISKET — Mama’s famous Hue style noodle soup.

Also, for KCC only, we are also going to serve OXTAIL PHO and PORK JOWL PHO too. Check out the full menu over at the Farmers Market Menu page.  

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule + Restaurant Week + HNL Night Market

We are participating in Restaurant Week with special tasting menus for both lunch and dinner service! This is the 8th year that Honolulu has held this week-long celebration of Hawaii’s amazing eating scene and we are honored to be a part of it. Check out the unique menus we have in store for this week. 

In addition to Restaurant Week, we’ll also be at the HNL Night Market this Saturday night! It’s fashion themed and called “Run Way” and is part of Hawaii Fashion Month. Night Market is going to be from 6pm - 11pm and check back on our Facebook page for the full menu later this week. 

Regarding farmers markets, we’re on our regular schedule this week:

Wednesday, Nov 18
Blaisdell 4 - 7pm

Thursday, Nov 19
Kailua 5 - 7:30pm

Saturday, Nov 21
KCC 7:30 - 11am

Specials this week include the following:

COM GA ROTI — This is Mama Le’s rice special of the week, a classic roasted chicken and rice combo. Make sure to take photos and hashtag hus at #mamalerice

CHA CA LA VONG BANH MI — This is our famous turmeric grilled fish but in a banh mi sandwich! We have a ‘po boy’ variation on our regular restaurant lunch menu and it’s very popular. #mamalebanhmi

BO KHO — Mama Le’s classic Vietnamese beef stew with fresh rice noodles. This is savory, hearty, comfort food at its finest. It’s especially perfect to eat with this odd windy weather we are experiencing this week. 

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

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule & Specials + KAMPAI! Sake Tasting Event on Monday 11/16

First up, “Happy Birthday, Alex!” The P&L team celebrated our general manager’s birthday at Any Place Lounge last night and fun times were had and karaoke was sung. If you see Alex at the farmers market this week, make sure to wish him a “happy birthday!”

Last night at Alex's surprise birthday party at Any Place Lounge in Moilili. Good times! Instagram by 808Soos.

Last week’s Mama Le pop-up event was a smashing success. We are exploring the option of making this a monthly event, but are still figuring things out. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, check out some photos from last week’s pop-up over on our Facebook page. Mahalo to Orlando Benedicto for taking photos of the event. 

For this week’s farmers market, we’re on our regular schedule. Specials include MI VIET TIM, Mama Le’s featured noodle soup. This is a Chinese influenced noodle soup with stewed duck leg. For featured banh mi, we have BANH MI SIU MAI, or SPICY PORK MEATBALL. Finally, for the featured rice dish, we have Mama Le’s STUFFED TOFU W/ MINCED PORK and is cooked in a tomato sauce. Finally, as an extension of last week’s BUN CHA pop-up, we will be making BUN CHA PORK BELLY, with fresh veggies and vermicelli noodles. All good stuff! And as always, you can view the full menu over at our Farmers Market Menu page. 

Finally, a quick reminder that next Monday, November 16, we are partnering with the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) and are going to host a SAKE TASTING EVENT at the restaurant from 8pm - 10pm after the screening of KAMPAI! FOR THE LOVE OF SAKE. The film will screen at the Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 at 6pm. 

Chef Andrew will serve a menu inspired by the sake that are featured in the film, and these 4 unique sake will also be served! It’s for sake lovers and a great after-film dinner too! Plus, the director, Mirai Konishi, as well as Kosuke Kuji, fifth-generation president of Nanbu Bijin brewery, will be in attendance. 

Check out the menu for this sure to be memorable event:

• Okunomatsu Sakura daiginjo ~ Banana Blossom Salad with lemon dashi, purslane, grapefruit, parmesan, almonds
• Nanbu Bijin daiginjo ~ Konbu Beignet with tofu sweet garlic cream
• Iwaki Kotobuki yamahai junmai genshu ~ Shiitake Spaghetti with aromatic porcini broth, shallots and Meyer lemon
• Tamagawa tokubetsu junmai ~ Chan Chan Yaki Don of salmon and cabbage sauteed in butter and saikyo miso, served atop jasmine rice

The SAKE TASTING EVENT is a separate ticketed event from the film screening.  To purchase sake tasting tickets, visit kampaisake.eventbrite.com. 

Monday, November 16, 2015
KAMPAI! FOR THE LOVE OF SAKE Screening 
6:00pm - 7:40pm
Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18
Buy tickets here

KAMPAI! AFTER-FILM SAKE TASTING EVENT
8:00pm - 10:00pm
The Pig & the Lady
Buy Tickets here

Buy Everything but the Turkey as part of our Thanksgiving takeout offerings

The Pig and The Lady wants to be a part of your Thanksgiving meal! Order your take home meal below. Pick-up will be on Wednesday, November 25 at our Chinatown location. You can pick-up between 5:30pm - 10pm. Last orders will be taken on Monday, November 23.

Check out some of the side dishes we have in store for this year, including the ultimate dessert of Chef Rachel's GRANDMA SUZUKI'S PUMPKIN CHIFFON PIE. Yes. We can assure you that if you order this for your Thanksgiving potluck party, you'd be the hero of the evening!

Check out the full menu and fill out the online form to start ordering away! Read more on how to order.... 

THIS WEEK'S FARMERS MARKET SCHEDULE + SPECIALS 11/4 - 7

Another busy Kailua Farmers Market last week Thursday.

November 3, 2015

We will be on a regular farmers market schedule this week:

Wednesday, Nov 4
Blaisdell
4pm - 7pm

Thursday, Nov 5
Kailua
5pm - 7:30pm

Saturday, Nov 7
KCC
7:30am - 11am

As many of you know, Mama Le’s BUN CHA HANOI POP-UP is tomorrow at Blaisdell, and it’s currently sold out. BUN CHA HANOI is a popular style of pork BBQ but eaten in a savory room temperature broth with fresh vegetables and vermicelli noodles. In addition to this, Mama Le is also crafting a 5-course menu around this dish and making other Vietnamese dishes that are not as well known as the Vietnamese cuisine that many locals are familiar of. 

Although this pop-up is happening at the Blaisdell farmers market, we are still going to have regular service. Specials this week are the following:

• PORCHETTA BUN BO HUE — This is Mama Le’s classic pork shank noodle soup but with slow cooked porchetta included.
• SMOKED KEILBASA SAUSAGE & EGGS PHO — So this should be interesting. Think of this as a breakfast style pho!
• PORCHETTA DIP BANH MI — If we are going to have Porchetta on the menu, we definitely have to make it into a banh mi sandwich! 

Aside from the pop-up and farmers market, the team is pretty busy this week with various events around town this weekend. 

Saturday, Nov 7, we are doing serving our food at the Hawaiʻi H.O.M.E. Project’s 7th Annual Food and Wine Tasting Fundraiser – Hoʻola me ke kahiau," Healing with compassion through selfless giving”, at the Waikīkī Aquarium. This is a fundraiser for a UH Medical school program that funds student-run medical clinics around the island at homeless shelters. 

In addition, we are also working at the HBA Legacy Night, an annual fundraiser that honors Hawaii Baptist Academy alumni, who are captains in their industry, as well as individuals who do good service to the community and the school. Our sous chef Brandon will lead this team, since he is an HBA alumnus. In fact, we have several graduates from the school and sometimes their shifts align and the entire kitchen becomes an HBA reunion!

On Sunday, Nov 8, we are back at Ward Village (IBM Bldg) for the Ward Courtyard Brunch! Chef Brandon will be there again, from 10am - 1pm. At at the same time, Alex, our general manager, will be back at the restaurant hosting a baby shower. Whew, lots of stuff to do!

Reverting back to the farmers market, you can check out the full menu over at the Farmers Market Menu page.

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