Oktoberfest
Tis the season of the brew - have your own oktoberfest extravaganza. One of the best down home oktoberfest celebrations of the year in Honolulu is a little known treat exclusively for those in the publishing & design trade hosted by Erwin Hudelist of Hagadone. His oktoberfest inspired Printfest is always something to look forward to - each year more and more creative with an additional new menu item. This year the additional treats were just scrumptious.

The very authentic menu included: Bratwurst (BBQ sausage), La'a (spiced bologna) - it has a meatloaf consistency, Brathendl (Roasted Chicken), Sauerkraut, Kartofffelsalat (German Potato Salad), Brotchen (German Rolls) and on tap Pilsner Urquell Bier. Other libations included Paulaner beers and Osterreichischer Schnapps (Austrian Schnaps).

Musik was provided by the Wienerwald band. With oompah grooves and happy music you just can't help but feel good.

Additional entertainment included a photo opportunity that would make even Heidi jealous as the hills come alive as you dress up in traditional hats & "heidi" aprons. Other activities included the chicken dance, frisbee werfen (frisbee toss) and at the Zigeuner Lager (Gypsy Camp) readings and numerology. My fabulous cousin Peter Jones was the fortune teller for the evening.

As a favor for attending a traditional cookie - a Brauner Lebkuchen hung around our necks it had been customized with a sugar facsimile of the host's logo and also a piped lettering of the event name. Direct from deutchland. You too can order your's for your event from Zuckersucht Embh Munchen or their other site.

All the staff are dressed just like their out of the set of Sound of Music and you can't help but to get into the Bier and snitzel. the biergarden is decorated with traditional red & white check tablecloths & the backdrop to the band are faux wooden oak beer barrels.

a quote was shared on the evening's program - "Give me a woman who loves beer and i will conquer the world." -Kaiser Wilhelm I love beer.