HONOLULU RIB EYE

In 1994 I went to Hawaii for the first time with Frank B. Williams.  We stayed on the island of Lanai at the Lodge at Koele where Frank got me a spot in a Pro-Am tournament.  I was so nervous on that first tee box because I was playing with much better players than myself!  But FB was an incredible cheerleader and I managed to play well enough to not embarrass myself.  I even made a few good shots that helped the team!  A few years later, my Mom and I went to Honolulu for a writer’s conference and we had a blast.  We rented a red convertible, toured the island, played golf, attended a traditional luau and, with a reference from a Japanese businessman we met on the golf course, ate at a Japanese restaurant where no one spoke English (that was quite an adventure). When I started searching for recipes for Hawaiian rib-eyes, I was looking for a Houston’s copy-cat recipe.  But, the process reminded me of my travels to Hawaii and how much fun I had there.  This is a really good way to prepare a Winn-Dixie quality steak especially if you have some prime-quality memories to go with it.