November 2011

	December 1, 2011 Food Network's Chef Hunter Kauai episode premieres tonight In tonight's episode of the new docu-reality series Chef Hunter, two chefs vie for the position of executive chef at Merriman's Fish House on Kauai. Read more » Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 30, 2011 News from the Honolulu pop-up world The Pig and the Lady at Blaisdell farmers' market, Zaratez pops-up in Prima, Bar&D: a speakeasy Read more » Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 29, 2011 Got paiai? Hand-pounded paiai now legal Two years and one legislative session later, hand-pounded paiai is officially legal and available. Read more » Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 28, 2011 New restaurant: YuZu From the chefs of Kaiwa and the former Hale Macrobiotic: fresh udon, sushi balls, lotus root pizza and veggie sushi. Read more » Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 23, 2011 Hiroshi's Contemporary Kaiseki Hiroshi's latest kaiseki dinner featured Hawaii seafood, including fish caught by the chef himself. Read more » Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 22, 2011 Sammy Hagar Debuts his Maui Rum At the Hard Rock Cafe Honolulu, Sammy Hagar debuted his new Maui rum. Read more » Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 22, 2011 New: Tea Farm Cafe Fifty varieties of tea in this modern Zen cafe. Read more » Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 21, 2011 Local, organic Ceylon cinnamon for the holidays At Whole Foods, a sweeter, more fragrant, powdery-fine cinnamon grown on Big Island. Read more » Posted on Monday, November 21, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 18, 2011 Restaurant week at SALT Coppa, maple chicken liver pate, pork belly and hamachi, bourbon flan all for $30. Read more » Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 17, 2011 How to cater for APEC Stories and advice from island chefs the next time you need to cater a world leaders event. Read more » Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

From five-star restaurants to hidden holes-in-the-wall, Biting Commentary will let you know what’s hot and what’s not. Find out the latest restaurant news—who’s opening, who’s closing, which chef is moving on, where the great special dinners are. Discover the best menu items, fabulous wines, stunning cocktails, hand-crafted beers. Be the first to hear about upcoming food events and festivals.

Food editor Martha Cheng graduated from Wellesley College with degrees in Computer Science and English. She's a former line cook, food truck owner, Peace Corps volunteer and Google techie. Follow her on Twitter @marthacheng.

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	December 1, 2011 Food Network's Chef Hunter Kauai episode premieres tonight In tonight's episode of the new docu-reality series Chef Hunter, two chefs vie for the position of executive chef at Merriman's Fish House on Kauai. Read more » Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 30, 2011 News from the Honolulu pop-up world The Pig and the Lady at Blaisdell farmers' market, Zaratez pops-up in Prima, Bar&D: a speakeasy Read more » Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 29, 2011 Got paiai? Hand-pounded paiai now legal Two years and one legislative session later, hand-pounded paiai is officially legal and available. Read more » Posted on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 28, 2011 New restaurant: YuZu From the chefs of Kaiwa and the former Hale Macrobiotic: fresh udon, sushi balls, lotus root pizza and veggie sushi. Read more » Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 23, 2011 Hiroshi's Contemporary Kaiseki Hiroshi's latest kaiseki dinner featured Hawaii seafood, including fish caught by the chef himself. Read more » Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 22, 2011 Sammy Hagar Debuts his Maui Rum At the Hard Rock Cafe Honolulu, Sammy Hagar debuted his new Maui rum. Read more » Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 22, 2011 New: Tea Farm Cafe Fifty varieties of tea in this modern Zen cafe. Read more » Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 21, 2011 Local, organic Ceylon cinnamon for the holidays At Whole Foods, a sweeter, more fragrant, powdery-fine cinnamon grown on Big Island. Read more » Posted on Monday, November 21, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 18, 2011 Restaurant week at SALT Coppa, maple chicken liver pate, pork belly and hamachi, bourbon flan all for $30. Read more » Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

	November 17, 2011 How to cater for APEC Stories and advice from island chefs the next time you need to cater a world leaders event. Read more » Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 in Permalink \| Comments ()

November 2011

December 1, 2011

Food Network's Chef Hunter Kauai episode premieres tonight

November 30, 2011

News from the Honolulu pop-up world

November 29, 2011

Got paiai? Hand-pounded paiai now legal

November 28, 2011

New restaurant: YuZu

November 23, 2011

Hiroshi's Contemporary Kaiseki

November 22, 2011

Sammy Hagar Debuts his Maui Rum

November 22, 2011

New: Tea Farm Cafe

November 21, 2011

Local, organic Ceylon cinnamon for the holidays

November 18, 2011

Restaurant week at SALT

November 17, 2011

How to cater for APEC

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