Owner Chrissie Kaila Castillo is always in pursuit of pancake perfection.

Here are some of our favorite coffee-first cafés around town, and, not to worry, even if you can’t tell a peaberry from a pour-over, you’re still guaranteed a carefully brewed, delicious cuppa joe.

Everyone knows the coffees of Kona, Big Island. Get to know your O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, Maui and Kaua‘i growers.

A look at the young and the caffeinated in Hawai‘i.

What could be the end of coffee in Hawai‘i?

How Honolulu Coffee Co. came to be.

What’s the Kona coffee flavor profile? Why is Kona coffee so expensive? Is Kona coffee overrated?

Find out when Hawai‘i began exporting coffee, the state’s first Starbucks opened and other historic moments.

Nine of the top 10 ramen restaurants named by The New York Times—and all but one of the 56 ramen shops in Honolulu—use Sun Noodle.

How Robert Dawson harvests sugar cane for Kō Hana rum.

On a Waikīkī rooftop, the owners of Shokudo Japanese Restaurant bring you Búho Mexican Cocina and Cantina.

Peering into someone else’s refrigerator feels like an invasion of privacy. Even with permission. Lucky for you, we handled all the awkwardness so you can go straight to the voyeurism: Find out what these chefs always have in their home refrigerator.