Our First Time at Waikiki Spam Jam 2011!

Each place in the world seems to have its signature food festival. You may have heard about tomatoes, ribs, onions or pumpkins, but you have never seen anything like this, a SPAM® festival!

It’s the annual WAIKIKI SPAM JAM®Festival, the cultural tradition in Hawaii. The WAIKIKI SPAM JAM®Festival, which starts at 4:00 p.m. and ends at 10:00 p.m., and is quickly becoming one of the most popular festivals in Hawaii because of its great food and entertainment in a family-friendly atmosphere. Local residents and visitors alike have made this an annual tradition. Last year, an estimated 20,000 people attended the event.

Kalakaua Avenue is closed to car traffic for the event (starting at 2pm) and two entertainment stages are set up on the street. Between the stages, several of Honolulu’s finest restaurants will be serving up Spam®Products in many different ways, so you can experience the enormous variety of its applications. Two merchandise tents will be selling Spam™-themed items including t-shirts, shorts, sport balls, and slippers. A variety of Hawaiian craft booths will also be set up on the street. Since the WAIKIKI SPAM JAM®Festival attracts many families, there is also a popular family tent with a variety of games and prizes.

There are no admission charges for enjoying the entertainment.

During the Spam Jam®Street Festival, booths are set up by volunteers to help collect donations of Spam®products for the Hawaii Food Bank.

Blue Water Shrimp & Seafood Market will be in booth F11 between Ono Pops and Jimmy Buffet’s on the Makai/Diamond Head side of Kalakaua Avenue.

This is what we will be offering:

1.          Garlic Shrimp + Spam Skewers $4

2.          Spam + Green Onion Omelet Sandwich $5

3.          Garlic Shrimp Plate $7  (shrimp, rice, green salad)

4.          Steak Plate $7  (steak, rice, green salad)

5.          Shrimp + Steak Combo Plate $8  (shrimp, steak, rice, green salad)

Here’s a sneak peak at some of the vendor dishes from Melissa Chang for NonStop Honolulu :

http://www.nonstophonolulu.com/eating/spam-jam-2011-preview/

Hope to see you there!

Come see Blue Water Shrimp at the 2011 Sony Open in Hawaii – Waialae Country Club in Kahala

Look for the Blue Water Shrimp Truck during the Sony Open starting Wednesday January 12th, 2011 to Sunday the 26th, 2011.

We will be “teeing” up some of our delicious shrimp and steak plates along with burgers and french fries.

Each January the Sony Open in Hawaii attracts 144 of the world’s greatest golf professionals to the Waialae Country Club on the island of Oahu. The event is the largest charity event in Hawaii and has raised over $10 million dollars for the local not-for-profits since 1999.

In just twelve years, the Sony Open has emerged as a leader in charitable giving in the state. With a significant start of generating $256,000 for 43 charities in 1999, tournament charity proceeds now surpass the $1 million mark annually benefiting more than 100 not-for-profit organizations.

Global impact of the event reaches over 450 million homes in some 200 countries via multiple national and international broadcast networks, and contributes an estimated $100 million in marketing and economic impact to Hawaii. One of the most international events on the PGA TOUR schedule, the Sony Open showcases international golf talent and camaraderie against the backdrop of Hawaii�s natural beauty to the world. In 2007 the Sony Open debuted live event coverage to China and India, and distributed the telecasts to over 150 other countries around the world, making it one of the most internationally-televised golf events in the world!

For more info go to http://SonyOpeninHawaii.com