The Big Island of Hawaii – Glass Bottom Boat Ride, Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory, Kona Joe’s Coffee, and Magic Sand Beach – Monday, June 13, 2011

6-13-11 A sea turtle from the glass bottom boat ride

Hey Young Chefs!

On the second day of the Big Island, we went on a glass bottom boat ride. We saw many honu (sea turtles) like this one above. We saw yellow tang and lots of other fish too!

After the glass bottom boat ride, we went to the Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory. They grow and process their own chocolate. This is the inside of a cacao pod.

6-13-11 The inside of a cacao pod

There are many steps to processing cacao. This is one of the steps called tempering. It looks delicious!

6-13-11 The delicious chocolate swirling in a pot

When the tour was over, we bought chocolate and then left to go to Kona Joe’s Coffee Factory.

When we got there, we saw coffee cherries. This is what coffee looks like on a tree.

6-13-11 These are coffee cherries

This is what the medium roast, dark roast, and espresso coffee beans look like after they are dried and roasted. Wow!

6-13-11 Medium, Dark, and Espresso Coffee Beans

When we finished touring, we went to Magic Sands Beach.At the time we went in the late afternoon, the sand was disappearing.

6-13-11 Mommy and I frolic at the Magic Sands Beach

At least it was still pretty. In the morning, where we were standing, it would have had a lot of sand there.

6-13-11 The water is so pretty and the sand is so white at Magic Sands Beach

We had such an adventure that day. It was spectacular!

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Bon Appetit, Kid Chef Eliana

By Chef Eliana

Kid Chef Eliana is the author of two cookbooks, Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana and Eliana Cooks!; the host of a weekly radio show called Cool Kids Cook on Voice America, the Internet's largest talk radio network with over 9 million monthly listeners; and a media personality. Named one of the “Top 10 Most Famous Kid Cooks” in the world by The Daily Meal and Fox News, Kid Chef Eliana is a young entrepeneur on the move. She is a 2012 Winner of New Orleans’ Gambit Weekly’s “40 Under 40” award, the youngest recipient in their history. She was a competitor in SuperChef Kids, a national webisode series produced by the creators of Iron Chef®. In 2010, Kid Chef Eliana was profiled in an exhibit at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. She is featured in a book called The Parents’ Guide to Raising CEO Kids by Dr. Jerry Cook and Sarah L. Cook. She is also a featured kid chef on ZisBoomBah.com, a national website for kid foodies. She is an Ambassador for Healthy Fare for Kids, an organization that helps restaurants across the nation add healthy options to their kids’ menus. During Superbowl XLVII, Eliana worked with the Taste of the NFL to help “kick hunger.” In the future, Eliana plans to design chef wear and cookware for kids, create a line of spices, and host her own TV cooking show. Her mission is to educate and encourage kids to become culinary explorers. As Kid Chef Eliana always says, “Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!”

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