In trying to find pictures for Throwback Thursday, I realized I have a lot of pictures of adult beverages (that is said with pride, by the way!). As such, I’ve decided that rather than share pictures of me with bad 80s hair and glasses that legitimately covered half my face, I could easily share glasses of a much tastier kind. So without further ado, I present to you: Thirsty Thursday!
You cannot go to Hawaii and not go to a Luau. Even if you don’t like pork or BBQ or don’t eat [insert random item here]. YOU’RE IN HAWAII–GO TO A LUAU!
We went to the Smith’s Garden Luau on Kauai–I can’t remember exactly why we picked that one, other than the fact that the Smith Family also conveniently ran the boat tours to the Fern Grotto.
It was very much a touristy place and the luau accommodated a large number of people, but it was such a fun evening: the after dinner show was entertaining, the pork was AMAZING!, and the drinks were flowing–especially the mai tais!
Plus we got big chunks of pineapple in our Mai Tais….how can you go wrong with that?!?!
We laughed. A lot. We got lei’d. We saw hula dancing. We learned how to hula dance (much easier after a few Mai Tais, btw!). And there was a plethora of food items from which to choose (I mean, you know how I am about food!). Also, if I didn’t already mention it–the Kalua pig was divine! I may have gone back for thirds. We were good little tourists and tried the poi–it was interesting, I’m so glad we tried it…but THE PORK! I’m drooling just thinking about it!
Yes, it was touristy and there were a lot of people–but it was such a great way to spend an evening. Here are a just few more pictures:
Aloha!
The Epicurious Texan 
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