http://www.sheraton-waikiki.com/

On the first day, we had lunch at PF Chang's in the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center.  It was so relaxing to sit in the open air restaurant with the Hawaiian breeze blowing through and the birds walking around the tables.  We ordered from the gluten free menu which was so convenient.  We started with the Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps, which are my favorite.  We went on to share the Singapore Street Noodles and the Shrimp with Lobster Sauce.  Of course after that meal, we had to do some shopping to work off our lunch!

http://www.pfchangshawaii.com/

The next day we drove to Kailua on the other side of the island. I highly recommend this drive because you get to see beautiful ocean views along with lush, green mountains stretching above you.  We walked on the beach and ate at Z Pizza for lunch.  This was my first time at Z Pizza even though we have one near our home.  I love that they use organic ingredients.  I had the Tuscan pizza with homemade roasted garlic sauce, mozzarella, cremini, shittaki, and button mushrooms, carmelized onions, feta, truffle oil and fresh thyme.  My husband had the Curry Chicken and Yam pizza with mozzarella, curry chicken mix, yams, mango chutney, & cilantro.  Both pizzas were delicious but the curry chicken and yam was a bit spicy for me.  I look forward to my next trip to Z Pizza here at home!

http://www.zpizza.com/

After three wonderful days in Waikiki, we moved to the JW Marriott in Ihilani, Ko Olina.  This area of the island is a huge contrast from the people, shops and restaurants of Waikiki.  There are beautiful rolling hills with golf courses and resorts.  The JW Marriott makes you feel like you are in another world.  In our room, there was a whole wall of windows that opened up to the patio.  The patio overlooked a beautiful, blue, circular pool that leads to the private beach and lagoon.  Disney is building a huge resort next to the JW Marriott so I can't wait to bring my son here for his first trip to Hawaii.  Disney and Hawaii together, what could be better than that for a child?

 

http://www.ihilani.com/

We had dinner at Roy's for our first night in Ko Olina.  The service was excellant and our waitress was very knowledgable about what items on the menu were gluten free.  We had many choices and had trouble deciding what to order.  We ended our meal with the flourless chocolate souflee that was warm, creamy and heavenly to eat.

http://www.roysrestaurant.com/

The next day we drove to Haleiwa.  This is a very cute beach town with lots of little shops and places to eat.  I bought Hawaiian Red Salt in one of the markets after tasting it on one of the dishes at Roy's.  We went to Luibueno's Mexican and Seafood Restaurant for really great drinks and chips, Guacamole and Queso Fundido.  I would like to go back to this restaurant for a full meal.

http://luibueno.com/

Our last night we had dinner at one of the hotel restaurants with ten of my husband's coworkers and spouses.  It was a great way to end the trip and celebrate their success one last time.  I was sad to be leaving such a beautiful place but I missed my son and our home.  This was a memorable trip for many reasons including the food.