Food Fests!

by Chris Mikesell

If you're looking to head out for some good grinds, this week might just be the week for you!

courtesy streetgrindz.com

First off, as reported earlier this week by our fabulous Maria Kanai, Eat The Street - that monthly mobile food fest that does for food what First Friday does for art - is back TONIGHT from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 555 South Street. This month, ETS is taking donations to help the victims of the recent Japanese earthquake and tsunami through the Hawaii chapter of the American Red Cross, and some vendors like Hank's Haute Dogs will be donating their proceeds to the relief efforts as well!

So far the event has attracted 32 participating vendors, including:

•  Zarie's Mediterranean Cuisine 
•  Sweet Lealani Treats 
•  Elena's Home of Finest Filipino Foods 
•  T.A.S.T.E.  Tasty Asian Style Taco Eatery 
•  Xtreme Tacos 
•  Fairycakes 
•  Cholos Homestyle Mexican 
•  Ed Catering / Four Caterers 
•  Why'z  
•  Grindz Unlimited D.B.A. Local Stop 
•  Zsoli's Chimney Cake Hawaii 
•  JUS' RIGHT KETTLE CORN POPCORN 
•  Malia's Pasteles and Poke 
•  Summer's LavaDogs 
•  Gogi 
•  Onopops 
•  BAJA STYLE MEXICAN FOOD 
•  Simply Ono 
•  Hawaii Hotdogs 
•  Big Local Tita Services 
•  Melt 
•  Jawaiian Irie Jerk 
•  DIXIE GRILL 
•  Camille's on Wheels 
•  Tacos Vicente 
•  Aloha Ice Cream Tricycle 
•  Hula Shrimp Co 
•  Soul Patrol 
•  Lickety Split 
•  Stacy's LauLau
•  Shogunai Tacos

(That's the list from Streetgrindz.com as of this morning, but they're saying it could be updated with more!) 

If, however, you're looking for something a bit closer to campus, March's Taste of Manoa food fest is coming back on Friday, April 1 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Campus Center.  Taste of Manoa was originally scheduled for March 11th, but it was put on hold thanks to the tsunami warnings. 

As usual, there's a 5 script limit per person and scripts are on sale for $1 each, but be advised: if this one is anything like previous Taste of Manoa events you are going to want to get yourself in line EARLY and bring some kind of tray-like device for all the tasting plates you're going to want to get.