Cool Bar on Maui: Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman, Wailea
It's a great looking bar, the cocktail menu is exceptional, and there are ahi poke tacos. What more could you want in a Maui watering hole?
Author: John Heckathorn
COMING ATTRACTIONS: Honu by Mark Ellman, Lahaina, Maui
One of Maui's best restaurateurs is opening the restaurant he's always wanted, a seafood shack right on the water.
Taste of Wailea: 13 Maui Eateries in One Great Spot
Don't get to sample enough Maui restaurants? Try Taste of Wailea. Dinner from 13 restaurants—and a double feature.
NEW on Maui: Gannon's
If you haven't heard, Bev Gannon, of Haliimaile General Store, has a new Maui restaurant, Gannon's, with a great view.
Chocolate, Chocolate and More Chocolate
The Taste of Chocolate party at the Four Seasons Maui has chocolate every way you can imagine, and some ways you haven't even imagined yet. Tonight.
BLT Steak’s New Sunset Menu Offers Exceptional Pupu at Pleasant Prices
One of the most pleasant cocktail lounges in Waikiki now has a bargain “sunset menu” every day from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Video Trailer: Biting Commentary Debuts This Sunday on TV
The first Biting Commentary TV episode airs this Sunday, June 19, KGMB, 2:30p. See the video trailer here.
The Pig and the Lady: A pop-up restaurant
What's a pop-up? A restaurant that appears for a brief time in someone else's space. Meet The Pig and the Lady, at Hank's Haute Dogs.
New: SALT Kitchen & Tasting Bar, Kaimuki
Smoked foie gras. House cured charcuterie. Arancini. Cheese platters with port-soaked figs. What's not to like about Kevin Hanney's new tapas restaurant?
New: SHOR at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki
The first of the Hyatt Waikiki's three new restaurants opened last night, and that turns out to be good news.
Hot Pots in Honolulu Restaurants
What’s trendy in Honolulu restaurants? A commonly found, Asian family meal with a thousand-year history. Here’s why it seems so new.
June 2011: Where to take Dad for Father's Day, Honolulu
Father's Day is June 19. After all he's done for you, doesn't Dad deserve a decent meal? Here are some Honolulu options.
Kapalua Wine & Food Festival, this weekend, Maui
It's the 30th anniversary of the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival--and the three-decade old festival has had a major impact on Hawaii's culinary scene.
Herb Kane: The Last Interview
Just months ago, we had the opportunity to talk with Herb Kane, as powerful an artist as Hawaii has ever produced.
Big Island Restaurants in Waimea
In Big Island’s little Waimea, it’s a short distance from farm (or ranch) to table.
Picking coffee with the U.S. champion barista, in Waiono Meadows, Kona, Big Island
More adventures in TV: We pick coffee with Pete Licata, U.S. Barista Champ, at Kona Coffee & Tea's Waiono Meadows, Big Island.
A Visit to Kahuku's Ho Farms with Alan Wong
The Ho family turns out eight kinds of baby tomatoes on its modern, Kahuku Farm. Been to a good restaurant lately? You've probably eaten Ho Farms tomatoes.
Vegan & Tasty: Peace Cafe, S. King St., Honolulu
People are always asking me for vegan options. Here's one where the food's good enough to eat even if you're not vegan.
Grazing Fun: L'Ulu at Leeward Community College
Leeward Community College's culinary program once again throws a successful gala, rain or no rain.
Biting Commentary on TV! Premieres June 19, KGMB
Biting Commentary's culinary adventures are now branching out to TV. First stop: Cooking at Alan Wong's. And getting scolded.
New Shrimp Truck in Town: Bluewater Blue Water Shrimp & Seafood, Ward Center
Shrimp truck in the middle of town! Blue Water Shrimp and Seafood opens a truck at Ward Center.
Eat This Now: Bacon Doughnut Dessert, Morimoto
Bacon doughnut and bacon ice cream, not to mention tobacco cream and whiskey gelee. It's called Breakfast of Champions, but it's an off-the-menu dessert at Morimoto Waikiki.
Sweet Onion Time: Maui Onion Festival, May 7, Kaanapali, Maui
It's all things onion at the 22nd annual Maui Onion Festival, Whalers Village, Kaanapali, Maui, May 7. Don't miss the onion rings.
New Italian Restaurant: Bernini Honolulu
On a side street near Ala Moana Center is a new Italian restaurant, from a focused Japanese chef. Wait till you taste the pizza.
New Downtown Bento: Umami Cafe
It bills itself as a Japanese coffee bar. Really, the new Umami Cafe is downtown Honolulu's fanciest bento parlor. Great prices, good bentos.
Napa Comes to Hawaii: Mustards Grill Dinner, Kahala Food & Wine Classic
Napa's hometown hero, chef Cindy Pawlcyn, came to the Kahala Food & Wine Classic last weekend, and the results were uneven, but well worth eating.
Calling all Golfing Foodies: Hale Aina Golf Tournament, Apr. 25
Chefs love golf. Many of our town's award-winning chefs will be competing in the 13th Hale Aina Ohana Charity Golf Tournament is Monday, Apr. 25, at the Kapolei Golf Course. A few slots are left if you wish to join them.
Honolulu’s Japanese Food Guide: Where to Find Izakaya
To me, an izakaya is the perfect restaurant concept.
Hawaii's Other Coffee: Ka'u Coffee Festival, May 14-15
Ka'u on the Big Island has begun to grow world-class coffee, and it celebrates with a two-day Coffee Festival next month. You can win a trip.
Opus One Dinner, Four Seasons Maui, May 6
This counts as a special occasion. Five vintages of Opus One, at a four course dinner under the stars on an oceanfront lawn. Four Seasons Maui, May 6
Dumpling Heaven: Jin Din Rou, Honolulu
It's new, it's stylish and it's Honolulu's home for Xiao Long Bao, Shanghai Soup Dumplings. At Jin Din Rou, they even come with instructions.
Who Knew? Zippy's, Home of Local Beef
Zippy's has become a major supporter of the local beef industry, using more than 24,000 pounds of grass-fed Hawaii beef a month in burgers alone.
Coming Attractions: Hawaii Wine & Food Festival, May 20-21
We're big fans of the Hawaii Wine & Food Festival, which has three major events coming to Ko Olina in May. Plus Anne Burrell, plus music, plus swimwear fashions.
Scottish Tax Day Beer Dinner?! Du Vin, downtown Honolulu, Apr. 15
We still don't understand Scottish beer taxes, but this month's Hops & Grinds beer dinner looks intriguing: Scottish beer and contemporary takes on Scottish classics.
Lei Day for Japan: Chef Chai Chaowasaree's major fundraiser, May 1, Aloha Tower
Chef Chai Chaowasaree has pulled together a gala fundraiser for Japan, with 20 of the Islands' best chefs, wine and entertainment headlined by Kealii Reichel.
Old Favorite: Cafe Sistina, Honolulu
We dropped by Cafe Sistina, where we hadn't eaten in some time. Still good after all these years. Italian food, Honolulu.
With Aloha: Plenty food and $150,000 for Japanese hospital
With Aloha Japan fundraiser was a smash success, food from 24 restaurants, bars, bands, and best: $150,000 for Japan.
Tomorrow Night: With Aloha Japan Benefit. Food! Drinks! Entertainment!
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.
Hole in Wall, Mexican: Tacos Ricos Taqueria, Kapahulu
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.
Food Network's Anne Burrell to headline Hawaii Wine & Food Festival, May 20-21, Ko Olina
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.
Coming Attractions: SALT, a new restaurant from 12th Avenue Grill
Kevin Hanney is quietly at work on SALT, a new "kitchen and tasting bar" in old C&C Pasta space, Kaimuki. Opening next month.
Street Grindz: Not just @food!
10 Honolulu Food Trucks! Tacos and Twitter! Cyberfoodies and Grilled Cheese! Food that's modern, mobile and sometimes worth finding.
Jazz: Satomi Yarimizo
How a Japanese software engineer turned herself into the soul of the new jazz movement in Honolulu.
Hawaii's Kai Vodka wins double gold—with its new sochu.
Kai Vodka just won double gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition for two of its new products—both flavored sochu.
Beer Cocktails?! Singha Beer's Full Moon Party, Waikiki Edition, Apr. 7 & 9
Thailand's Singha Beer brings a Full Moon Party to Honolulu, with music, dancing, food--and beer cocktails?! Waikiki Edition, Apr. 7 & 9.
Japanese food! Sake! Taste of Marukai, Apr. 7
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.
With Aloha: A Benefit for Tohoku Hospital, Sendai (Japan), Apr. 9, Pagoda Hotel
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.
Three Top Chefs in a benefit for Japan, Halekulani, Apr. 21
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.
We Were There: Grand Scotch Tour, Willows
The Grand Scotch Tour at the Willows last Friday was a bigger success than the Hawaiian Scottish Association anticipated: more people, more Scotches.
Napa chef Cindy Pawlcyn to cook at Kahala Hotel, Apr. 22-23
The Kahala Hotel and Resort's next Food and Wine Classic weekend features Napa Chef (and longtime locavore) Cindy Pawlcyn. Two days, three events.
