Real Food Cafe

I miss my customers. I miss the people that would pop into my cafe with a bottle of wine to share with me while we chatted as they ate at the counter. I miss Mike, the salad guy who would come in weekly and tell me to do my magic and make him whatever I wanted. I miss our five course wine pairing dinners where I would come out from the kitchen after a long shift and talk story with the few who always stayed around till after closing. I miss catering large events and backst...age Green Rooms. I miss my kitchen homies and the camaraderie of being in the trenches together. Food really does bring people together like nothing else, except for maybe music, and I am so grateful to still be able to connect with you here, in this space at least. I hope you are eating well, making memories and coming together in whatever ways you can. Thank you for supporting small businesses as we reinvent and remake our way together. Thanks for being here, I love you all #imissyou #connection #cheflife #supportsmallbusinesses #gratitude #swigsandgrinds

Hosting our first Off-To-College Garden Brunch (aka: Bye Betch Brunch ) and it’s hitting a little close to home. Like, it’s in MY garden and it’s MY girls, all leaving the nest in a week . It’s strange and sweet and deserving of sexy food and sexy beverages. Cheers guys, mama loves you #brunch #byebetch #besties #hanabadadays #sexyfood #sexydrinks #swigsandgrinds @ Honolulu, Hawaii

I don’t always drink non-alcoholic beverages, but when I do... they are made of watermelon juice and garnished with rosemary and pomelo. #cheers Aka when you drank all the booze already @djtriplebypass #mocktail #coolrefreshingbeverage #drinkme #sexydrinks #swigsandgrinds

Quick Garden Pickle looking fresssssssshhhh Super simple recipe in our story... #farmtotable #organic #growyourown #feedyourself #sustainable #farm #garden #recipe #eat #drink #bemerry #sexyfood #swigsandgrinds

Food that nourishes the body & feeds the senses is SEXY FOOD. One of my people is under the weather today so he called his favorite witch doctor (yours truly) with a plea for dinner. He requested bisque, and so I made him a very sexy Green Garden Bisque with tons of herbs and potions from my garden and my pantry but I also made him these Seared Scallops with Sautéed Black Garlic Greens, Turmeric-Saffron Rice & Pickled Veggies because I believe that food heals and he’s my favorite Feel better @inspiring.aloha #eat #sexyfood #healthyself #eatwithyoureyes #fresh #cookingforfriends #realfood #phoneafriendchef #igotchyu #swigsandgrinds