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.

Farmers Market Specials (6/22 - 25) + Job's Fair this Sunday, 6/26

The Pig and the Lady team represented in New York at the Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge, and it was a great time. We served over 3,000 mini-servings and it was great to represent Hawaii with Hawaiian Airlines as our sponsor. We also had some downtime to enjoy the city and we ate our way through the city. It was amazing. 

Also, don’t forget that we are also having a Job Fair this Sunday, June 26 at the restaurant. We are currently looking to fill several positions for both the restaurant and our upcoming, new location, Piggy Smalls. For more info on our Job's Fair, head over to our Careers page. In the meantime, here’s the recruitment video, produced by our partner Real Jobs Hawaii: 

We also want to give a shout out to sous chef Brandon Lee, who’s birthday is this week! The big guy has been with us since the very beginning and we are fortunate to have him on our team. So, if you dine with us this week, make sure to wish him happy birthday. 

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

Wednesday, June 22
Blaisdell, 4pm - 7pm

Thursday, June 23
Kailua, 5pm - 7:30pm

Saturday, June 25
KCC, 7:30am - 11am

Here’s the Mama Le specials for the week: 

#MamaLeNoodle
BUN RIEU — crab meatballs, crab satay, pork shank, tomato, tofu, herbs, shiso, mint, banana blossom, ong choy, lemon balm, vermicelli noodles, shrimp & tamarind broth.

#MamaBanhMi
GRILLED PORK SHOULDER — grilled sliced pork shoulder patties, lettuce, nuoc mam vinaigrette

#MamaBun
GRILLED PORK JOWL & WATERMELON — summer salad of grilled pork shoulder, fresh watermelon, cucumbers, house pickles, ginger fish sauce, vermicelli noodles

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

Farmers Market Specials (6/8 - 11) + NYC Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge + 2017 Hale Aina Award Nominations

This week, Chef Andrew and a team from The Pig and the Lady will travel to NYC to be a part of the Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge hosted by New York Outrigger. It’s a free all-day festival promoting Hawaii with food, entertainment, outrigger canoeing and also the historic docking of the Hokulea, as it continues onward around the globe on its voyage. 

This is also great timing, because this also is the inaugural week of Chef Andrew’s contribution to the first class menu on select flights of Hawaiian Airlines as part of their Featured Chef Series, showcasing some of Hawaii’s most exciting star chefs. Check out the video below that showcases Andrew’s inspirations from the environment around him and his cultural upbringing. 

In other big news, the Hale Aina Awards presented by Honolulu Magazine nominees have just been announced and we are fortunate and honored to be nominated in 5 categories this year! 

We were fortunate to win 3 awards last year, and we hope to have a better showing this year. It’s all very exciting because it is the general public that votes for the winners. The nominees, the categories and the ballots are available at www.honolulumagazine.com. Voting ends June 30 and winners are announced at a ceremony in mid-September! If you love what we are doing, then we would love your support and vote for The Pig and the Lady!

In the meantime, back to our farmers market schedule and specials. We are on our regular schedule this week: 

Wednesday, June 8
Blaisdell, 4pm - 7pm

Thursday, June 9
Kailua, 5pm - 7:30pm

Saturday, June 11
KCC, 7:30am - 11:00am

Here are the Mama Le specials for the week: 

#MamaLeNoodles
HU TIEU KHO — A DRY VERSION OF HU TIEU with char siu, quail egg, ground pork, chrysanthemum, black & red vinegar dressing, pork seafood broth on the side.

#MamaSpecial
GRILLED PORK WITH WATERMELON SALAD OVER VERMICELI NOODLES — summer salad of grilled pork shoulder, fresh watermelon, cucumbers, house pickles, ginger fish sauce, vermicelli noodles

#MamaRice
PANDAN BAKED CHICKEN — whole chicken legs marinated with lemon grass, kaffir, pandan leaves, served with rice 

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

Farmers Market Specials (6/1 - 4) + The Pig and the Lady in NYC next week

Last week, Chef Andrew participated in the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival’s Hulikau Beach Cookout and it was a lot of fun. It was held at the Kahala Hotel & Resort and he joined the likes of Chefs  Alan Wong, Ed Kenney, Elmer Guzman, George Mavrothalassitis, Lee Anne Wong, Mark "Gooch" Noguchi, Michelle Karr-Ueoka, Roy Yamaguchi, Vikram Garg, and Wayne Hirabayashi. The Pig and the Lady continues to support the local culinary arts scene and look out for future collaborations this summer and fall, including the big Hawaii Food and Wine Festival main event in October. 

In the meantime, Chef Andrew will be traveling with a small team next week to New York City to participate in the Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge — Hōkūleʻa and her crew welcome the public to tour the canoe and participate in educational programming during the Liberty Festival on June 11th from 10 am to 5 pm at Pier 26, Hudson River Park. The free festival is part of the Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge that hosts one of the most competitive outrigger canoe races in the world. It also features performers and artisans who showcase the artistry and traditions of the Pacific Islands. 

The Pig and the Lady will be there as a Hawaiian Airlines promo to also kick off Chef Andrew’s Hawaiian Airlines menu that will be served in first class. Wish Chef Andrew and his team well for their upcoming trip to the Big Apple!

Meanwhile, we will be on our regular farmers market schedule, per usual. Highlights of the menu include:

#MamaNoodles
MI VIT TIEM — roasted marinated duck leg with choi sum, shiitake, egg noodles, green onions 

#MamaBanhMi
SPICY MEATBALL — pork and jicama, thai basil tomato sauce, fried garlic

#MamaRice
BUN BO NAM BO — rice noodles, stir fried beef w/ onions and garlic

Here’s the schedule for the week:

Wednesday, June 1
Blaisell, 4pm - 7pm

Thursday, June 2
Kailua, 5pm - 7:30pm

Saturday, June 4
KCC, 7:30am - 11am

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

Farmers Market Specials (5/25 - 28) + Piggy Smalls Opens this September!

Well, the official announcement is out! The Pig & the Lady is opening a second location! We are opening in the old Kua’Aina space in Ward Village with a scheduled opening of September this year. Called PIGGY SMALLS, this new iteration will be open 7 days a week, and serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu will consist of some of our best of items from the Chinatown restaurant, with expanded breakfast items including toasts, house-made jams, soft-poached eggs, pastries, breakfast pho and an assortment of pickled items. 

PIGGY SMALLS will also offer coffees, teas and juices, and the bar will focus mainly on beer and wine. The soft serve, popular at the Chinatown location, will also be served at the new location — and it will be available “to go!” Also, expect some special weekend brunch menus as well, as PIGGY SMALLS establishes its footprint at Ward and the Kaka'ako area.

We’ll also be making announcements throughout the summer on the progress of the new location and details of the eventual opening. We are quite excited! Check out Honolulu Magazine’s article about PIGGY SMALLS for more info. 

In the meantime, back to our farmers market schedule and specials for the week — We are on our regular schedule:

Wednesday, May 25
Blaisdell, 4 - 7pm

Thursday, May 26
Kailua, 5 - 7:30pm

Saturday, May 28
KCC, 7 - 11:30am

Specials this week include the following:

#MamaNoodle
BUN MANG VIT — poached duck, shiitake, bamboo, herbs of banana blossom, ong choy, mint & rau ram, vermicelli noodles, ginger fish sauce, pork & chicken broth

PHO GA KHO — hand cut rice noodle served chilled pho spiced chicken, fried shallots, bean sprouts, aromatic herbs, sesame/garlic vinaigrette

#MamaRice
THIT KHO — Vietnamese style caramelized and braised pork shoulder with eggs

#MamaBanhmi
KALBI BANH MI — bbq korean short ribs, sautéed kimchee + shoyu pickles + namul sprouts

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

Farmers Market Specials (5/18 - 21) + Special Dinner & Wine Pairings Event May 23

The word has been trickling out, and we will have an official announcement this week regarding the opening of our second restaurant this fall! This is all very exciting (and a little scary) and we cannot wait to give you all the full details soon. Erika Engle, the intrepid and stalwart business reporter for the Honolulu Star Advertiser's Business section, will have all the details in her next column shortly, so stay tuned for that. 

In the meantime, we want to thank the RiseHI team for inviting Chef Andrew and his brother Alex to participate in their “They Don’t Ship to Hawaii” Kama’aina Creators & Doers conference last Friday. It was a little nerve racking for them to present the history of The Pig & the Lady from pop-up to farmers market booth to brick-and-mortar in a succinct 18 minutes, but they did their best and they had a great time. 

Before we go into our usual farmers market announcements, we want to remind you of a very special event that we are holding at the restaurant next Monday, May 23. We are doing a 5-course dinner and wine pairing and partnering with Chamber & Chamber Wine Merchants for this special dinner event. Check out the event info and menu below:

To make a reservation, call us at (808) 585-8255 or visit our Reservations page. 

Now, back to farmers market business! We are on our regular schedule, per usual, this week: Wednesday, May 18, Blaisdell (4pm-7pm) / Thursday, May 19, Kailua (5pm-7:30pm) / Saturday, May 21, KCC (7:30am-11am). 

Mama Le specials include the following: 

Mama Le's HU TIEU MY THO, a farmers market favorite, is back this week on the menu!

#MamaNoodle
HU TIEU MY THO — pork loin, kahuku shrimp, quail egg, dried shrimp, fresh cut noodles, crab fat tomato sauce

PHO GA KHO — hand cut rice noodle served chilled pho spiced chicken, fried shallots, bean sprouts, aromatic herbs, sesame/garlic vinaigrette

#MamaBanhMi
BUN CHA BANH MI -- vietnamese “hamburger” (hanoi style grilled patty pork), nuoc mam, pickled veggies

You can view the entire menu over at the farmers market menu page. 

Farmers Market Specials (5/11 - 14) + RiseHI's Kama'aina Creators & Doers Conference this Friday, 5/13

Aloha, friends, ohana and patrons! Before we highlight this week’s farmers market offerings, we want to announce that Chef Andrew Le and his brother, general manager and farmers market director Alex Le, will be participating in the RiseHI’s THEY DON'T SHIP TO HAWAII: Showcasing Kama'aina Creators & Doers, a conference showcasing local entrepreneurs and makers who are fighting the good fight in innovating and in the forefront of the creative industries in Hawaii. This event takes place on Friday, May 13, 5:30pm - 9pm at Next Door. 

Chef Andrew and Alex, who will be doing a presentation called “From Pop-Up to King St.”, where they discuss the evolution of The Pig and the Lady with a video presentation, photos and personal anecdotes to this unique success story. Oh, and once the conference is done, the Pig team will be serving heavy pupus for all participants too!

To read up more on the speakers and purchase tickets to the event, click here. 

Back to regular business: We’re on our regular farmers market schedule — Wednesday, May 11 (Blaisdell, 4-7pm) / Thursday, May 12 (Kailua, 5-7:30pm) / Saturday, May 14 (KCC, 7:30-11am). Here are the specials for the week:

#MamaNoodles
PORCHETTA BUN BO HUE — pork belly/porchetta, brisket, calamansi, satay, fresh cut noodles, lemongrass

#MamaBanhMi
PORCHETTA FRENCH DIP — smoked onions, chili sambal-hoisin, maggi butter, pork pate, house pickles

#MamaRice
HAINAN CHICKEN —  poached free range chicken, rice cooked with chicken broth, variety of three sauces (shoyu-sesame, ginger scallion, garlic chili fish sauce)

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

Plus, one last thing — We are going to make a big (VERY BIG) formal announcement. Very, very soon. Stay tuned!!!!

Farmers Market Specials (5/4 - 7) + LCC Fundraiser, Mililani Craft Fair & Mothers Day Brunch

We are on our regular schedule for farmers market this week. 

Wednesday, May 4
Blaisdell, 4 - 7pm

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

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

Specials for farmers market menu include PHO SOT VANG (Pho cooked with red wine) and a unique take on our BO KHO (Vietnamese beef stew) but we are substituting it with LAMB. Check out the other specials for the week, courtesy of Mama Le: 

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

LAMB KHO —  braised lamb shanks, vietnamese style lemongrass, carrots, leeks, tomato, herbs, fresh cut noodles

#MAMARICE
CLAYPOT KONA SHRIMP & PORK BELLY — caramelized slow cooked pork belly with kona shrimp

#MAMABANHMI
SAIGON PATE CHAUX — char siu pork belly, Vietnamese ham, head cheese, chicken liver pate, fried poached egg, served between a flaky puff party with ground pork & pate in the center

SAT ONLY
PATE CHAUX WITH BRISKET GRAVY & FRIED EGG BREAKFAST — flaky puff pastry with ground pork & pate, biscuit gravy, fried egg

As always, the full menu can be seen over at the Farmers Market Menu page. 

In the meantime, we are also going to be at some special events this week. Check out the schedule below: 

Saturday, May 7:

L’ulu: Leeward’s Culinary Gala, a benefit for LCC's Culinary Arts Program —  6 to 9 pm at THE PEARL, 96-045 Ala Ike, Pearl City, HI — Chef Andrew will be participating in this fundraiser for the LCC culinary arts program. Other chefs and eateries participating are Chef Chai, Lucky Belly, MW, Nalo Farms, REAL, a gastropub and many more. To purchase tickets, click here. 

Mililani Craft Fair — 4 to 9pm at Rec 5, 95-1101 Ainamakua Drive, Mililani, HI 96789 — We will have a food booth at the Spring Craft Fair in Mililani Town! Swing by ad grab a banh mi or pho and support a good cause! For more info, click here. 

Sunday, May 8:

Mother’s Day Brunch at The Pig and the Lady! We will be open this Sunday for Mother’s Day! You can make a reservation anytime between 10am - 2pm and order our special prix fixe menu and celebrate with the matriarch in your family! For more details, head over to our Mother’s Day page. 

Farmers Market Specials (4/27 - 30) + Honolulu Museum of Art China Exhibit + Plastic Fantastic @ Art After Dark

On the occasion of the Honolulu Museum of Arts’ new exhibition, “Art in a Time of Chaos: Masterworks from Six Dynasties China, 3rd–6th Centuries,” Chef Brandon along with other Chinese American chefs, will be making Chinese inspired dishes for the exhibit’s opening. Congrats to Brandon for celebrating his roots via China’s rich cultural history. 

We continue our partnership with the museum by also serving food at the upcoming Art After Dark this Friday. Entitled “Plastic Fantastic,” the slogan for this edition of Art After Dark is “Saving the ocean one piece of plastic at a time.” The event takes place from 6pm - 9pm on Friday, April 29. 

For the farmers market, we are on our regular schedule as usual: Wednesday at Blaisdell (4pm - 7pm) / Thursday at Kailua (5pm - 7:30pm) / Saturday at KCC (7:30am - 11am)

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been serving a special “Saigon Pate Chaux,” which was a big hit. We are expanding this French theme with our Banh Mi menu this week. 

Photo provided by @konaish

#MamaBanhMi
LE CRAN-BRIE — smoked turkey, brie, cranberry sauce , Lettuce

LE SARDINES — fresh mackerel sautéed with a tomato sauce and onions, house pickles, pok pok chilis

LE SAIGON PATE CHAUX — char siu pork belly, Vietnamese ham, head cheese, chicken liver pate, fried poached egg, served between a flaky puff party with ground pork & pate in the center

Photo provided by @konaish

#MamaNoodle
MI QUANG — pork belly, lobster balls, fish tofu, spare ribs, chicken, turmeric noodles

As always, check out the full menu over at the farmers market menu page. 

Zagat's FOODWAYS w/ Jessica Sanchez featuring Chef Andrew and The Pig and the Lady

In the season finale of Foodways, host Jessica Sanchez makes a trip to the 50th State to visit Chef Andrew Le and dine at his restaurant, The Pig and The Lady. He runs the trendy restaurant with his mother, and together they have helped put a new wave of Hawaiian Cuisine on the culinary radar. 

Join Jessica Sanchez as she says "Aloha" to Andrew's way of life, and reflects on the 10 meals that she's tried throughout the season. Be sure to check out the other episodes of Foodways, and subscribe to Zagat on Youtube. 

Farmers Market Specials (4/13 - 16) + Join us for Mothers Day Brunch on May 8

Hu Tieu Ga Ca with Pate Chaud is this week's Mama Le's noodle soup special at the farmers market. 

For this week, we are sticking to our regular farmers market schedule. Here are this week’s Mama Le specials:

#MamaNoodleSoup
HU TIEU GA CA w/ PATE CHAUD — fish and steamed chicken, pork cracklings, shallots, fresh cut noodles in pork broth + baked pork pastry

#MamaBanhMi
GRILLED BUN CHA PORK BELLY BANH MI — hanoi style grilled fatty pork, pickled vegetables, nuoc mam vinaigrette

#MamaRice
SPARERIBS RAGOUT — viet-french style stew w/ spare ribs, peas, carrots, potatoes

As always, you can view this week’s schedule and entire menu over at the Farmers Market Menu page. 

In other news, have you made your Mother’s Day brunch plans yet? Then, come and join us for this special occasion, as we celebrate the matriarchs in our family. We will be open on Sunday, May 8, and serving a special prix fixe brunch to celebrate this auspicious day! 

$49 per adult, $25 for kids under the age of 8. Reserve your seats today by calling (808) 585-8255 or making your reservation online via Open Table (make sure to choose May 8 as your reservation date). We have spots open every half hour from 10am - 2pm on May 8. 

Head over to our Mother’s Day page to view the entire menu. 

Finally, Chef Andrew and his family are going to take a quick getaway/research trip (with his wife Teri and little Oliver accompanying him) to Los Angeles and Seattle. Wish them luck and hopefully, they will be able to pace themselves in eating lots of meals over the next few days! 

This is all in service to our “next concept,” which we can’t reveal yet. But, stay tuned… 

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule (4/5 - 8) & the Next PGC Fundraiser on 4/24

We're back with the second in our series to benefit Pacific Gateway Center (PGC) and our exciting, newest initiative, Nā Kūpuna Makamae Center, a resource and training center for our beloved Kūpuna!  Your participation will help with an inspiring challenge grant that doubles each gift and makes every $1.00 become $2.00!

Ooh la la!  Enjoy traditional savories of France with those special Andrew Le Southeast Asian infusion flavorful touches. It’s happening Sunday, April 24 and we will have two seatings, 11am and 12:45pm! To view the menu and book your seat, head over to the Eventbrite page. 

In the meantime, we’re on our regular schedule this week at the farmers market — Wednesday at Blaisdell; Thursday at Kailua; Saturday at KCC. This week’s specials include the following:

#MamaNoodle
LAMB MAZEMEN — slow cooked lamb, roasted peanut-chili satay, fermented mustard cabbage, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, tokyo negi, temomi noodles

#MamaBanhMi
BANH MI CHA CA LA VONG — local fish marinated in turmeric & galangal, scallions and dill

#MamaRice
CLAYPOT SWAI & SHRIMP — caramelized and glazed swai, shrimp slow-cooked in a claypot

To check out the full menu, head over the Farmers Market Menu page. 

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule + Noodle Bar -- 3/30 - 4/2

We are expanding the noodle soup menu at the farmers market this week, similar to our tried and true “Noodle Bar” pop-up that we would do back in the pop-up days of The Pig and the Lady. This concept is still very popular because it’s just more of Mama Le’s home-cooked goodness and an expansion of the Pho options. Here’s the following options that we are serving as part of Noodle Bar/Farmers Markets this week: 

FREE RANGE CHICKEN PHO
BEEF BRISKET & TENDONS PHO
HANOI STYLE RIB EYE PHO
OX TAIL PHO
GRILLED PORK JOWL PHO
FARMERS PHO

That’s a lot of Pho-goodness, especially now that the weather is getting a little chilly this week. But, there will also be a revolving door on one noodle soup and this week’s social is Mama Le’s BUN RIEU (tomato broth, and crab meat, banana blossoms, shredded ong choy, and rice vermicelli noodles).  This is a heavenly noodle soup that is definitely a favorite with our hardcore patrons. 

As for the rest of the specials, here they are: 

#MamaRice
CLAYPOT PORK & SHRIMP — caramelized pork belly with shrimp, cooked with coconut, brown sugar, ginger

#MamaBanhMi
GRILLED KALBI BANH MI — grilled shortribs, sauteed kimchee, namul bean sprouts, cilantro

As usual, we are on our regular farmers market schedule with Wednesdays at Blaisdell, Thursdays at Kailua and Saturday morning at KCC. To check out the full menu, head over the the Farmers Market Menu page. 

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule -- 3/23 - 26 + We are Hiring and Book your Private Event with Us

The Pig and the Lady is hiring! We are looking for cooks and front of the house staffing. If you are interested in working with us and being part of an exciting environment, as well as contributing to a highly regarded, award-winning restaurant, then apply! We have several positions that need to be filled, ranging from bartenders, waiters, to food runners and prep cooks, even a sous chef. For more info and to apply, head over the our Careers page. 

Also, planning your next private event or office party? Then consider booking your event at our 2nd floor event space! Perfect for small to large parries (maximum 90 people), baby showers, wedding receptions, and other events that need a separated private space, but with the menu and hospitality provided by us, then look no further! For more info and to book the space, head over to our Private Dining page. 

In the meantime, our farmers market schedule is the same as always:

Wednesday, March 23
Blaisdell 4pm - 7pm

Thursday, March 24
Kailua 5pm - 7:30pm

Saturday, March 26
KCC 7:30am - 11am

Highlights from Mama Le’s repertoire include the following:

#MamaNoodle
BUN RIEU — Vietnamese herbs and spices, tomato broth, and crab meat, banana blossoms, shredded ong choy, and rice vermicelli noodles 

#MamaBanhmi
HANOI STYLE GRILLED PORK BELLY — specially marinated pork belly w/ house pickles, nuoc mam (fish sauce)

#MamaRice
SAIGON STEAK AND EGGS — Grilled ribeye steak, egg (com tam style), jasmine rice, fish sauce 

WHOLE FRIED DAILY CATCH (blaisdell only) — that’s right, a fish of the day special, only available at Blaisdell and limited orders!

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

This Week's Farmers Market Schedule -- 3/16 - 19 + More Joy of Sake Dinner this Saturday

It’s a very busy week for us, and we are very excited to be partnering with Joy of Sake on a special dinner event hosted at the restaurant this Saturday, March 19! The event is called: More Joy @ The Pig & The Lady - A Six-Course Dinner Paired with Pure Sakes #2! 

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Join us for a six-course dinner featuring the purity of junmai daiginjo, junmai gingjo and junmai sakes paired with unique culinary courses by Chef Andrew! Tickets are going fast and space is limited! You can book your seat now and check out the full menu by clicking here. 

Each spring, Ala Moana Center presents Hawai'i's most inspired shopping event, Shop a Le'a. The weeklong event focuses on fashion, beauty, wellness, travel and cuisine. Modern Luxury Hawai'i magazine is the exclusive host for Shop a Le'a's only luxury shopping event - Passport to Luxury. More than one thousand stylish guests will gather for the ultimate evening of luxury boutique shopping while enjoying special services, luscious bites, premium libations and the Passport shopping experience. And best of all, this annual fashion event supports one of Hawai'i's most respected nonprofit organizations – The Friends of Iolani Palace.

We have the distinct honor to be catering this event hosted by our friends at Modern Luxury. For more info, visit the Passport to Luxury website. 

As for farmers market, we’re on our regular schedule:

Wednesday, March 16
Blaisdell, 4pm - 7pm

Thursday, March 17
Kailua, 5pm - 7:30pm

Saturday, March 19
KCC, 7:30am - 11am

This week’s Mama Le specials include the following: 

#mamanoodle
PORCHETTA BUN BO HUE — pork belly/porchetta, brisket, calamansi, satay, fresh cut noodles, lemongrass

OXTAIL PHO — Mama Le’s famous pho, slow cooked with unctuous oxtail

#mamarice
SAIGON STEAK AND EGGS — Mama Le’s marinated steak, cooked to order w/ sunny side up egg, pickled vegetables, jasmine rice

#mamabanhmi
PORCHETTA FRENCH DIP w/ BUN BO HUE BROTH — smoked onions, chili sambal-hoisin, maggi butter, pork pate, house pickles, tomato w/ bun bo hue broth

As always, you get view the full menu over at the Farmers Market Menu page.