The Good Table at SOUL Restaurant
By World Wide Ed
Last night, Rick Nakama and his wife Kelli invited wifey and I to SOUL Restaurant for dinner. This wasn't just any dinner though... it was a dinner to benefit Lanakila Pacific's Meals on Wheels' annual "The Good Table" event which involved over 50 participating restaurants striving for one common goal: To end senior hunger.
At precisely 6pm, guests at each participating restaurant got to chow down on some mean off-the-menu specials in the name of charity. Us social media heads even got to upload our photos directly to Lanakila Pacific's flickr stream and hashtag our tweets using the uber-trending #GoodTable.
Here are the sights - from our perspective - last night at SOUL...
The centerpiece accent from Lanakila Pacific (and Kelli hiding)
Rick and I excited to eat at our Good Table (Photo Credit: Rick Nakama)
(notice Rick showcasing the IntelliGo for us at Oceanic? 
)
A plantain dish came out first
Kukui Sausage Chorizo and North Shore Farms Black Bean Nachos with Local Sweet Corn & Asiago Cream
Chef/Owner Sean Preister showed us some of the beans he used in our dishes
Chef Mack Maryland Crab Cake with Manoa Pomelo
Haricot Verts Salad with Naked Cow Dairy Feta and Citronette
Group shot (wifey, me, Kelli & Rick)
Side note: Rick is not much of a cooked fish fan, but this dish was a winnah for him. See how much so below...
Rick is all smiles enjoying his Tilapia
Kelli and Rick with their Pork Tenderloin (Photo Credit: Kelli Nakama)
Wifey and I with with our Pork Tenderloin (Photo Credit: Rick Nakama)
Dessert: Panna Cotta with Local Sunrise Papaya and Honey (Photo Credit: Rick Nakama)
Kelli enjoying her Panna Cotta
Rick (@RickNakama), Chef Sean Priester (@PacificSoul) and me (@worldwideed)
A big mahalo to Rick and Kelli Nakama for letting us join you for such a scrumptious, and unforgettable dinner. A hearty thank you to Chef Sean Priester (and the SOUL Restaurant staffers) for working overtime, cooking up a storm for us. Thank you also to all of the other participating restaurants and tireless volunteers for helping to put on this wonderful event. Lastly, big ups to Lanakila Pacific and their Meals on Wheels and The Good Table programs. It's selfless giving from organizations like you who make this world a better place for those in need. Mahalo!
Other Coverage:
- The Good Table: Wow! (Lanakila Pacific's Blog)
- The Lanakila Pacific's The Good Table dinner at Soul. #GoodTable @LanakilaPacific @PacificSoul @WorldwideEd (Rick Nakama's Blog)
- The Good Table 2010 (Melissa Chang's Nonstop Honolulu article)
Have a great VH07V Friday and weekend everyone! See y'all next week! 
World Wide Ed
October 8th, 2010 at 9:11 am
That's the goods right there!!! Way to support Lanakila Meals on Wheels.
October 8th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
looks great! what a wonderful way to support a worthy cause!
October 8th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
yummy
October 8th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
[...] And here’s one also posted this morning in the Star Advertiser site by Ed Sugimoto, aka Worldwide Ed. [...]
October 8th, 2010 at 8:32 pm
That was an awesome dinner! Thanks for joining us and helping to spread the word about Lanakila Pacific Meals on Wheels!
Also a big thanks to Chef Sean and his crew at Soul for that very special dinner! I don't think I've ever had so many courses outside of a Chinese restaurant!
October 9th, 2010 at 10:31 am
Everything looks delicious! Sounds like a great cause too
October 11th, 2010 at 9:45 am
FOOD!
looks ono.
October 11th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Howzit Ed!
I got to check it out. It's in my part of town.
October 12th, 2010 at 7:52 am
Mahaloz dewz! Was good fun! You should fly over for next year.
I hear ya Informer! What a great idea. Good to see all those in the community come together too!
Word Rosey! Word!
No worries. Thank YOU for the invite! Had a blast!
Sure was. I was soooo glad/proud to be invited to be a part of it.
Fooood!
Sweet! Let us know what you think emmz!
October 13th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
OMG it all looked soooo guuud! Whoo hooo! Bonus that it was for Lanakila!
October 13th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
Yessir! Er, ma'am! Nah, it was all for a good cause. That was the main thing H2L.