Great restaurants, great drinks, three stages of entertainment, all for $50, every penny of which goes to Japan. Saturday, Apr. 9, 5-9 pm, Pagoda Hotel.

It's hardly an imposing place, but what until you taste the carnitas and barbacoa at Tacos Ricos, a little slice of Cali-Mex on Kapahulu Avenue.

Anne Burrell, star of Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and co-host of Worst Cooks in America, is headed to Hawaii in May to cook at the Hawaii Wine & Food Festival.

Kevin Hanney is quietly at work on SALT, a new "kitchen and tasting bar" in old C&C Pasta space, Kaimuki. Opening next month.

Kai Vodka just won double gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition for two of its new products—both flavored sochu.

Thailand's Singha Beer brings a Full Moon Party to Honolulu, with music, dancing, food--and beer cocktails?! Waikiki Edition, Apr. 7 & 9.

Would you pay $85 or $95 for a party at a grocery store? If you love crab legs, sashimi and sake, maybe you would for Taste of Marukai, Honolulu.

Two dozen Honolulu restaurants will participate in a April 9th benefit to send aid directly to a hospital in the region of Japan hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami.

Nobu Matsuhisa, Yuji Wakiya and Vikram Garg cook up "FOR JAPAN: Culinary Artists for the Japan Relief Effort,” Halekulani, Apr. 21, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The Grand Scotch Tour at the Willows last Friday was a bigger success than the Hawaiian Scottish Association anticipated: more people, more Scotches.

The Kahala Hotel and Resort's next Food and Wine Classic weekend features Napa Chef (and longtime locavore) Cindy Pawlcyn. Two days, three events.

Iron Chef Masuhara Morimoto flew to Japan after the earthquake. Unable to be any help there, he flew back and put together a successful Hawaii fundraiser in five days.