Kristine: WELCOME BACK TO
"TAKE 2."
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU DEFINITELY
DON'T SEE ON A MENU OFTEN.
CHARCOAL PANCAKES.
I SAID CHARCOAL.
IT'S BEEN ADDED TO BASALT
RESTAURANT IN WAIKIKI.
HOW IS IT MADE?
EXECUTIVE CHEF KEITH KONG IS
HERE TO SHOW US.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU CAN EAT
CHARCOAL.
YOU CAN.
OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE USE
TEETH WHITENING WOULD BE ONE OF
THEM.
DETOXIFICATION.
HELPS LOWER CHOLESTEROL.
A LOT OF FUN TO WORK WITH.
Kristine: YOU'RE GOING TO
SHOW US HOW TO MAKE IT.
IS THIS THE FIRST ITEM ON YOUR
MEMBERU MADE OUT OF CHARCOAL?
WE STARTED EXPERIMENTING --
I'M GOING TO ADD A LITTLE
CHARCOAL.
Kristine: THIS IS PURE
CHARCOAL?
ULTRAFINE GRADE, FOOD GRADE
CHARCOAL POWDER.
Kristine: YOU HAVE THE
BATTER AND YOU'RE ADDING SOME
CHARCOAL IN.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU CAN SEE WE'RE GETTING THAT
COLOR IN THERE.
WE STARTED WITH OUR CHARCOAL
BUNS THAT WE SERVE AT DINNER
HAMBURGER BUNS.
Kristine: THIS IS PANCAKE
BATTER MADE WITH FLOUR, BUTTER,
SURE.
AND A LITTLE BIT OF VA NIL VANILLA.
Kristine: PEOPLE CAN DO
THAT?
MAKE SURE IT'S ULTRAFINE
GRADE AND MAKE SURE IT'S AN
ORGANIC PRODUCT.
AFTER YOU FINISH MIXING.
WE'VE GOT OUR CHARCOAL PANCAKE
HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THE BEAUTIFUL COLOR.
Kristine: AND YOU ALSO HAVE
CHARCOAL INFUSED WHIP CREAM?
WE DO.
Kristine: OKAY.
IS IT THE SAME CONCEPT WHERE YOU
DRIZZLE IT IN?
YEAH.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH OUR
WHIPPED CREAM, WE DO A LITTLE
BIT LITTLE WHIPPED CREAM BY
ADDING SOME MARSCAPONE CHEESE.
WE GIVE IT A HINT OF ASH COLOR.
WE'RE GOING TO STIR THAT IN AND
GET A LIGHT GRAY COLOR TO IT.
ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?
Kristine: IT IS.
VERY ARTSY.
BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT
POPS INTO MY MIND IS, WILL MY
TEETH AND MOUTH BECOME BLACK?
IT WON'T.
Kristine: OKAY.
YOU'RE NOT DONE.
YOU HAVE FUN TOPPINGS.
WE'VE GOT TO HAVE FUN
TOPPINGS.
WE'LL PUT SOME COLOR THERE.
Kristine: SOME READY
CHARCOAL PANCAKES.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOME
STRAWBERRIES HERE.
THE SECRET TO NOT LETTING THE
WHIPPED CREAM MELT IS WE PUT THE
STRAWBERRIES.
HOME.
Kristine: A BIT OF
STRATEGY.
AND IT'S NOT JUST A PRETTY
DESIGN.
IS.
OTHERWISE, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO FINISH.
SOME WHIPPED CREAM WITH
MARSCAPONE CHEESE.
Kristine: DOES IT GIVE IT A
RICHER FLAVOR?
SURE DOES.
WE NEED TO FINISH IT WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF POWDERED SUGAR
HERE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR
SEASONAL BERRIES.
NICE, FRESH RASPBERRIES.
GIVES IT A NICE CONTRAST OF
FLAVOR AND BRIGHTENS TO OUR
CHARCOAL PANCAKES.
WE'VE GOT OUR BLUEBERRIES.
Kristine: IF YOU'RE JUST
JOINING US, THESE ARE CHARCOAL
PANCAKE AVAILABLE AT BASALT IN
WAIKIKI.
I GOT TO TAKE A BITE WITH THIS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHARCOAL
TASTES LIKE.
AS I TAKE A BITE, CAN YOU TELL
US BASALT, HOW IS THE RESTAURANT
NAMED THAT?
THE NAME COMES FROM THE
VOLCANIC ROCK FORMED BY THE LA
OF LAF. LAVA.
AND WE USE IT AS OUR INOPERATION
INSPIRATION FOR DESIGN AND
CONCEPT.
BASALT WAS USED FOR CUTTING AND
SLICING AND LATER GRINDING WHEAT
AND BARLEY AND OATS.
WE USE IT NOT ONLY IN THE FOOD
CONCEPT BUT THE DESIGN.
Kristine: I DON'T TASTE
CHARCOAL.
YOUR TEETH ARE WHITER.
Kristine: I NEED TO EAT
THIS WHOLE PLATTER.
I WANT TO EAT IT PLAIN TO SEE IF
I CAN TASTE ANY HINT OF
CHARCOAL.
SOMEONE MIGHT THINK IT'S ROCKY
OR TASTES DIRTY BUT IT DOESN'T.
IT TASTES LIKE REGULAR PANCAKES.
VERY NICELY DONE.
CHARCOAL PANCAKES.
POSSIBLY THE ONLY TYPE OF
CHARCOAL PANCAKE YOU'LL FIND IN
THE STATE.
WE THINK SO.
BASALT WAIKIKI.
Kristine: THAT'S ON KUHIO
AVENUE.
THEY'RE OPENING FROM 7:00 A.M.