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Upcoming Episodes

Here's a teaser for our upcoming podcast episodes.

  • Pineapple--everything from slicing to growing to brewing!
  • Holiday episode--We'll have a review of a popular Hilo holiday buffet, we'll pit some top Pinterest party appetizer recipes against each other in a cooking showdown, and we'll share some island tweaks to some of Patrick's favorite holiday drinks.
If you have a holiday food event on Hawaii Island coming up, let us know! We'd love to chat about it. Drop us an email at bigislandbigeats AT gmail.com or leave us a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bigisland-bigeats


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