Many people have played a key role in helping to shape Kona Bay what it is today and one of them was my good friend and mentor, the late Irwin Bear, President of P&B Textiles. I felt like I had been swimming in this pool all my life and the water felt wonderful. People like Mary Ellen Hopkins, a famous quilter we all love, saw my tiny booth and our gorgeous fabrics and dragged hundreds of quilters to my booth to see our designs. That fall I bought a booth at the annual quilt market show in Houston. The trading company offered to provide me with bolts of fabric-cotton sateen’s with oriental designs so I could test the waters.

Hmmm, I was balancing the options in my mind-A business where you get an instant order or one where you wait for orders. At the textile show, people were lined up waiting to place their order. At food trade shows people sample your coffee and take their thoughts back home with them.

This company wanted to investigate textiles in the US. Trading companies are brokers who deal in many different products. Lump crab, avocado, cucumber, spicy mayo topped with steamed tiger shrimp served with mango tobiko sauceAn invitation from a Japanese trading company I was regularly doing business with to attend a textile trade show on the west coast sounded like a fun outing to the mainland. Salmon and avocado topped with salmon, tempura bits and mango tobiko sauce Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, cucumber, seared tuna, served with eel sauce and carpaccio sauce Shrimp tempura roll, tomato salsa, cucumber, jalapeno and tempura bits topped with avocado served with eel sauce, spicy mayo, creamy jalapeno sauce, garlic ponzu and sweet chili sauce Spicy tuna and avocado topped with seared tuna and jalapeno served with spicy mayo and eel sauce and tempura bitsĪsparagus, cucumber, avocado topped with BBQ eel, and eel sauce Spicy tuna, avocado and tempura bits topped with mango salsa Smoked salmon, cream cheese topped with avocado, tempura bits, mango tobiko served with eel sauce Lump crab, cucumber, avocado and topped with spicy mayo Good service from the servers who know the name of the food. Soft shell crab tempura, cucumber, avocado, asparagus, and tempura bits served with sweet black pepper sauce and creamy tataki sauce Chirashi at Hana Sushi 'So far, this place has been consistent with the food and service. Spicy crab and cucumber topped with avocado, tempura. Spicy tuna avocado topped with sea scallop, kiwi, mango tobiko sauce Spicy tuna, asparagus, tempura bits, topped with creamy jalapeno and scallop, served with garlic ponzu, chili lime sauce, sweet pepper sauce and fresh scallionĬucumber, avocado, asparagus, topped with scallop dynamite sauce, tempura bits, fresh scallions, served with eel sauce Tuna, salmon, white fish, asparagus, and avocado wrapped In soy paper, served with creamy jalapeño sauce Shrimp tempura and avocado, wrapped in soy paper, topped with spicy tuna, served with creamy jalapeno sauce, sweet chili sauce and tempura bits Tuna, salmon, white fish, fish roe, and asparagus, wrapped in cucumber, topped with garlic ponzu sauce, no rice Lump crab, cream cheese, fish roe, avocado, and scallion, wrapped in cucumber, topped with garlic ponzu sauce, no rice **Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of food borne illness please inform your server of any food allergies.Īvocado, crunch, topped with salmon, spicy mayo, seared, served with eel sauceĪvocado, asparagus, radish, and seaweed salad, wrapped in cucumber, served with pink ginger sauce, no rice

Yellowtail with jalapeño, served with spicy yuzu sauce topped, with tobiko Seared tuna served with garlic ponzu sauce topped with tobiko Raw sea scallop with mango salsa, scallion, spicy yuzu sauce and mango tobiko sauce Tuna with tomato salsa, avocado and garlic ponzu sauce served with crispy seaweed chipĬucumber and tomato salsa, yuzu chili, lime sauce and garlic ponzu Thin sliced lavender-smoked salmon with jalapeño sauce and garlic ponzu sauce topped with tobiko Thinly sliced salmon with jalapeño sauce, topped with tobiko

45 spot - serves up some mouthwatering chirashi-don - a traditional Japanese dish consisting of sushi rice topped with a variety of fresh fish. With scallion, fish egg and creamy miso dressingįresh cucumber pasta style, red tobiko, scallion and tiger shrimp, choice of creamy tataki dressing or pink ginger dressing Only open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 3 to 9 p.m., this tiny establishment - which secured the No.

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