Author: Richard Melendez

MW's chefs just opened a burger joint in Waikiki

When celebrity chef Michael Mina approached MW Restaurant’s Michelle Karr-Ueoka and Wade Ueoka about opening a burger restaurant, the culinary power couple wasn’t sure what to think. MW has a Brandt beef burger on its lunch menu; so does Artizen,…

Worth the drive to Waianae: Coquito's Latin Cuisine

Quick — name me three Puerto Rican dishes. Okay, gandules rice. That's one. Pasteles. Clock’s ticking. Pastele stew? Wrong! That’s a local creation, though it’s certainly inspired by Puerto Rican cuisine. You’d be forgiven for not being able to rattle…