Thanks to flashier newcomers on the sushi scene, I hadn’t been to Sushi Sasabune in a long time. But I’ve returned to old favorites during the pandemic, including the omakase stalwart, which opened 23 years ago and was likely the…
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Dinner and a movie out? Thanks to the Hawaii International Film Festival, the old tradition is back. This week is the last week of HIFF’s drive-in movies at Ala Moana Center and Windward Mall. For the movies at Ala Moana,…
Ribs at Chinese roast meat counters in Honolulu are tucked away in a corner to make room for hanging burnished ducks and crackly-skinned roast pork. It’s time for these quiet stunners to take centerstage: They are meaty and hefty, roasted…
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There's a tiny hot dog stand at the corner of Wai‘alae and Koko Head avenues in Kaimukī that serves one thing: flame-grilled hot dogs. But not just any hot dogs, vegan hot dogs. And they are flavor bombs with a following. An alternative…
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All the times the weather is hot, which has been just about the entirety of the pandemic so far in Hawaii, staffers at Frolic's parent publication, Honolulu Magazine, are thinking about hot dogs. They're not only a zesty comfort food…
Nine months in, 2020 is full of speedbumps for businesses statewide. For Beer Lab HI, the stay-at-home orders and increasing restrictions on bars and restaurants are not stopping them from opening their third full-service brewpub this Saturday, Sept. 26, at Pearlridge…
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Sheltering at home has me leaning hard into Chinese comfort foods, which necessitates frequent trips into Chinatown. And I can never step foot in Chinatown without submitting to Nam Fong’s siren call. I tell myself I will head straight from…
“Tofu’s not a sexy type of food,” admits Paul Uyehara, Aloha Tofu’s president. “It just kind of hangs out in the background.” The 70-year-old company has come up with new products to join the familiar favorites in the green tubs—all…
Lifting the lid on a pastry box delivers a joy that Charlie Bucket’s golden ticket can’t match. Each week a boxed assortment of pastries is released by MW and Senia, and in limited amounts. I’ve taken to checking MW’s emails every Monday and Senia’s Instagram…
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Blonde ales are considered an easy entry for people looking to get into craft beer without knowing where to start. The Beer Judge Certification Program describes the style as an “easy-drinking, approachable, malt-oriented American craft beer. Well balanced and clean, [it]…
Opened in 2007, before the earliest inklings of the redevelopment that's still enveloping Kakaako, Hank's Haute Dogs manages to feel both nouveau and like it's been there for ages. It takes the humble hot dog of our youth and elevates…
Sale Pepe Pizzeria e Cucina in Lahaina is a somewhat hidden gem on one of the busiest tourist stretches of Maui. It’s one of my favorite Italian restaurants in Hawai‘i, for pizza and especially its pasta. I not the only one…
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Perhaps, when the pandemic hit, you turned to local produce and meats. And perhaps you even started a garden of your own. But where did you buy your seeds? The UH Seed Lab and the Hawai‘i Seed Growers Network “are…
Besides making a great pau hana, what do beer and salami have in common? If you know one fermentation, you know them all. Such was the thinking that led to Beer Lab’s house-made salami, the newest addition to its Department of…
Working from home, far from hungry colleagues and the temptations of Downtown, has thrown my lunch breaks for a loop. Thankfully, I have a cache of downright delicious loaves from La Tour Bakehouse on hand to keep my midday feasts from…
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Mead makes people think of a heavy, sweet medieval drink, Yuki Uzuhashi says, but that’s not at all what he envisioned when he decided to make the alcoholic beverage. The creator of Mānoa Honey Co. wanted a lighter, refreshing drink with…
Broken Boundary Brewery is Kalihi's first brewery since the closure of the Baltimore-based National Brewery Co. in 1893. It's attached to Homebrew in Paradise, O‘ahu’s only homebrew supply store, founded in 1994 by Hawai‘i brewing pioneer Dave Campbell of Aloha…
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Here’s the scoop: We went to local ice cream and gelato makers to pick our flavor flaves. Think jazzed-up versions of basic chocolate and coffee flavors, and refreshing sorbets that celebrate seasonal local ingredients like juicy watermelon and sweet mountain…
The way new eateries are sprouting up in Kakaako these days, you never know what'll roll up next. So this one was typically and totally unexpected. When it comes to pizza, I’m typically a fan of the less-is-more approach. I’m…
This is part of a series on perspectives from Black food-business owners in Hawai‘i on honolulumagazine.com. HONOLULU MAGAZINE: What’s your culinary background? Gida Snyder: I have been cooking professionally for 13 years now. I went to Kapi‘olani Community College for…
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Businesses in Hawaii are slowly reopening, but not all will still be around to pour you a pint. Last week Real Gastropub announced that stay-at-home orders have been too much to bear and it will not be reopening. For many,…
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