Taste at Kapolei ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 33 By Mari TaketaNonstopEleven years already, Taste at Kapolei? Where have we been? Your grassy knolls overlooking dreamy lagoons, white tents beckoning as far as the eye can see, and…
When you see the pics from the epic Nonstop Honolulu launch party, I want you to know that it was fun. Total, no-holds-barred, unabashed fun. For me, at least — I wasn’t covering it.This weekend I will be covering a…
A week ago, after arduous and weighty research, I came out with my Top 5 picks for best pizzas in town. Listed in alphabetical order according to where I found each pizza. Which, apparently, was confusing.I get that. It’s a…
Twenty-seven pizzas in two weeks: That’s what I ate to research one food gallery.Ask me about the others. Laulau? Fifteen plates from Waipahu to Waiahole. Decadent sandwiches? Twenty-two, and I would’ve killed for an apple. Best eats at Maunakea Marketplace?…
1balut ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 9 By Mari TaketaNonstopChee hoo! Awesome turnout at this growing street festival last Saturday. This year's Taste of Kalihi has expanded out of the Savers parking lot to take over the entire…
Pizza: a quest ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 16 By Mari TaketaNonstopAll pizza, all the time. Twenty-seven pizzas in two weeks I tried, and that doesn't count the ones already committed to memory. In all, the total was…
Tree to Table — A Mango Throwdown ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 34 Balmy night, end of summer, heart of Waikiki: 17 of the island's best chefs converge on the Moana Surfrider with their best mango dishes.For what?…
Here's the beef! ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 17 By Mari TaketaNonstop HonoluluHello? Right across from Times on Beretania, in the old Mekong restaurant space, new signage announces the Honolulu Burger Co., established 2010. July 29, to be…
August 19: the muse strikes ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 21 By Mari TaketaNonstop HonoluluThis soft summer's eveWe'll sip in rising raptureO joy of sake! — Photo by Ed Morita jQuery(function($) { new NggPaginatedGallery('dfca1765c7c9b0a4049383def8621351', '.ngg-imagebrowser'); });
A bon dance where? ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 13 By Mari TaketaNonstop HonoluluWhoever heard of Rissho Kosei Kai? Seriously, who?Well, it's a Buddhist temple way up in the hills above Pearl City, and we hear they have…
