Looking for some place to purchase a domain as cheap as possible. You may want to check Social Media Agency who looks to be a part of Namecheap.com. Let me know if you get a better deal than the $9.69 they’re advertising. I’m always looking for good registration prices.

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Time for a Foodie Friday Poll! In your opinion, where is the BEST farmers market on Oahu?

Leave a comment with your answer. We’ll tally the votes on Monday!

Happy Aloha Foodie Friday!

Tags: foodie Friday Poll

Last night a group of us got together for a dinner sponsored by MAC 24/7 who let us choose items off their updated menu for 1/2 price. (Follow them as @MAC247Waikiki on Twitter)

Each person was blindfolded then pointed to the menu and what their finger landed on they got to order for 1/2 price. A few got to pick again if they didn’t want the first thing they picked but lots of great food was ordered including Wild Alaskan Salmon, Braised Beef Stew, Rib Eye Steak, Burgers, Chicken Fried Steak and more. I didn’t get a picture of them but several people ordered the MAC Ginger a tall mojito looking drink with fresh ginger. It looked refreshing and is definitely on my list to order next time I’m at MAC 24/7. (Nope, no one ordered the huge MAC Daddy Pancakes this time although there was quite a bit of talk about them. Check them out here.)

During the dinner we had a contest where the person who tweeted the most with the hashtag #mac247 won a $25 gift certificate donated by Honolulu Gold & Silver (who also offered a 30% discount to all attendees that night). @LaurieCicotello had the most tweets by a long shot so she walked away with the gift certificate. The runner up was @Lika808 who won the I (camera) Food t-shirt from Foodspotting.com.

You can see a lot more of the great food they have at MAC 24/7 on FoodSpotting. Get the Foodspotting iPhone app. It’s fun to post photos of what you’re eating for others to see where they want to eat.

Have you seen the dining room at MAC 24/7? There’s a whole lot more to the restaurant than first meets the eye out front in the diner/bar and booths area. THere’s a huge dining room with tables and booths plus two private areas available for parties and other celebrations. The cool thing about the large dining room is that it runs along a beautiful garden area that is great for weddings.

Thanks to Nina (who brought a great blindfold), @Lika808, @LaurieCicotello, @AlohaMenus, @ShilohSwanson, @maliachu @Andre_Zanna (who totally didn’t know what he was getting in to with the blindfold when his girlfriend @maliachu asked him to come) joined in the blindfolding menu fun.

Tags: Tweetup, Waikiki

Earlier today on Twitter I asked:

Although I only got 11 Twitter replies and 1 Facebook reply there was a clear winner and a close follow up. It wasn’t as spread out over the island like I expected but that’s great for me since I’m going to go try them out. Who want’s to go?

Here’s a recap of the answers:

1. Char Hung Sut: 9 votes, No website
2. Chun Wah Kam: 2 votes (2 for Waimalu location), website Twitter: @chunwahkam
3. Royal Kitchen @ Chinese Cultural Plaza: 2 votes, website
4. Mei Sum Dim Sum: 1 vote, No website
5. Libby Manapua Shop: 1 vote, No website

For those who don’t live in Hawaii or aren’t familiar with what manapua is, here’s the Wikipedia link.

Thanks for participating: @sanseigx, @KEAHImage, @cma3rd, @scrivener, @808lika, @MakikiGirl, @iBLALA, @kapoleitweets, @Underdad, @alohasks, @Melissa808, Michael Sorenson (Facebook), @rayk808, @turkeyboy808

Tags: Coffee/Delis/Bakeries

Earlier today I had the pleasure of sharing lunch at Keoni’s by Keo with the HawaiiIRL team (@Parkrat @Melissa808 @NctrnlBst) with Conchita from Waikiki Beachwalk (@WaikikiBeachWlk) as they recorded an episode of MixItUp. Getting to participate in the video recording is great because we get to try some of the different restaurants popular dishes. Heres a few photos of the great food.

My favorite dish today was Evil Jungle Prince Curry (the last thumbnail photo). The curry was a little spicy but the coconut milk in the sauce mellowed the heat and was a little sweet. The Spaghetti Bolognese had better homemade sauce than I’ve had in years. (My mom used to cook spaghetti sauce on the stove all day when i was growing up. I know good spaghetti sauce when I taste it.) I must admit that eating one of the tempura-like shrimp with the strands of crispy noodleish things on it was a little weird. Not much flavor but LOTS of texture.

The verdict? I was happily surprised buy the completely different flavors represented in the food we tried. The flavors were not old tired asian flavors that so many restaurants serve in Waikiki. Each dish was fresh and flavorful. The restaurant itself was open and had a nice cross breeze. It’s a nice enough restaurant that you could bring family or people to for special occasions. (Yes, tablecloths on the tables.) I will eat at Keoni’s by Keo again. I now have a new place for spaghetti and curry when I get a craving.

Tags: Thai, Tweetup, Waikiki