On Oct. 3, Nonstop Honolulu launches its first annual Best of Nonstop contest, with readers voting for their favorite dishes, eateries, bars and clubs in 23 selected categories.Readers have two weeks to vote online at nonstophonolulu.com to pick their faves…
Who knew what to expect from Saturday’s Eat the Street Mililani? It’s clear the food truck rally concept could travel, but would folks in Mililani truly embrace an event that’s rooted in the heart of Honolulu? Maybe several hundred people…
Although Friday night’s Taste of Helumoa Food & Wine Festival at Royal Hawaiian Center didn’t sell out like last year’s inaugural event, the manageable crowd, near-perfect weather and diverse offerings from eight notable eateries made for a relaxed gathering where…
Eat the Street heads to the burbs this weekend, for a daylong eating event in Mililani. Saturday’s afternoon food truck rally features many familiar vendors from the monthly Eat the Street Kaka’ako, as well as some newcomers, including All Kine…
Note: We picked the winners of our contest early Friday morning. But we’ll be having more giveaways, so check back on the site for details.Nonstop Honolulu is giving away two pairs of tickets (two winners each get two tickets) to…
Friday’s Eat the Street indulges in all things spicy, with nearly all 38 vendors serving up special dishes to celebrate this month’s “turn up the heat” theme.In July, some 6,000 eaters came out to ETS, the biggest turnout yet. It…
Local acoustic artist Yoza is the latest artist to be featured by Hi*Sessions.com, a partner of Nonstop Honolulu. With her sultry rasp and uncanny style, Yoza has redefined the sound of acoustic soul, fusing hip-hop, R&B and Latin sounds in…
This morning — on Nonstop Honolulu’s first anniversary — I rise to edit another day’s edition of our local entertainment site. But unlike most mornings, where I take for granted that there’s always something new in our story queue, I…
Social Wahines and Pacific Edge Magazine held another of its regular mixers on Monday night at Sarento’s at the top of the Ilikai. This month, honorees included Nonstop’s Melissa Chang, Morgan Childs, president of Moana Events, and Cory Mitsui, managing…
The HI*Sessions music video series continues, this time with Ryan Gonzalez, aka R. Vaughn. Ryan’s been part of Hawaii’s music scene for the past 14 years as a multi-instrumentalist with the Hawaiian group, ‘Ale’a. Recently, he started explore songwriting, singing…
Nonstop contributor Stephen C stopped by Saturday’s Dragon Boat Festival at Ala Moana Park. The two-day event began with a Hawaiian blessing and ended Sunday. Here’s an early look at this annual race. Dragon Boat Festival ◄ Back Next ►…
Friday’s Eat the Street focuses on the pungent bulb we especially love here in Hawaii. That’s right, this month’s food truck rally will be all about garlic, with 33 vendors lined up to serve up delectably garlicky dishes.Some dishes that…
Nonstop Honolulu has partnered with HI*Sessions, a project by Dave Kusumoto and Jon Yamasato, whose goal is to provide intimate, quality live music performances for music lovers from Honolulu to Hong Kong. Utilizing Kusumoto’s video production experience and Yamasato’s rolodex…
Tango Market ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 17 Chef Goran Streng understands that here in Honolulu, we appreciate gourmet meals, but don't always want (or have time for) sit-down dining. Thus, when opening his second Tango eatery —…
More than 4,000 hungry eaters — the best turnout to date — came out for Friday’s Eat the Street, a pig-themed event with amazing pork dishes from more than two dozen food trucks and street food vendors.In honor of the…
Friday’s Eat the Street food truck rally is all about piggin’ out, with most of the 28 vendors crafting special pork dishes in honor of this month’s theme. Come try Baja Style Mexican Food’s roast pork taco bar, Tiki Truck’s…
By Amy Hānaiali‘iSpecial to NonstopMushiatsui desu ne!So we arrived at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, or for all of you at home in Hawai‘i, 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. We got out of the airport and the humidity hit us… Women, you…
One of the things that’s come out of Nonstop Honolulu is that all of us, to varying degrees, have had to break out of our comfort zones and try things we’ve never done before.This means everything from becoming media personalities,…
Friday’s Eat the Street food truck rally celebrates summer, and features 33 trucks and street food vendors, including 10 newcomers. A few making their debut — including Achilles Grill (Thai food) and Tiki Truck (fusion tacos, sloppy joes, “stanky” corn)…
Where do real Koreans eat Korean food? ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 18 By Diane SeoNonstopWhere's your favorite place for Korean food? It's a question I'm frequently asked, and I'm sure other Koreans are queried about this too.Despite…
With summer only a few weeks away, it’s a good time to highlight some of the biggest events taking place starting from late May and through Labor Day. These are concerts, festivals, shows, movies and parties definitely worth marking on…
It’s time for another Eat the Street, Honolulu’s biggest monthly gathering for foodies. April’s food truck rally includes 32 trucks and street food vendors, including six new vendors. Along with those debut offerings, several other trucks will be featuring new…
Well, this is news I wish I didn’t have to announce, but Catherine Toth has decided to pursue other opportunities and will no longer be writing The Daily Dish blog for Nonstop Honolulu.There’s no drama behind her departure; it’s all…
We’ve made it our business at Nonstop to cover the happenings in Honolulu, and as part of this mission, we’ve noticed fashion, food and other trends we thought would be fun to share. So here are the first 10 of…
Hawaii recording stars Amy Hanaiali’i Gilliom and Henry Kapono recently collaborated to write a song, then rallied a slew of other Hawaii artists to record the song as a benefit to Japan.The song, “Together Hawai’i: A Song For Japan,” is…
On Monday, we launched a new section called Nonstop Tech that like its name suggests, focuses on everything technology. It’s something Nonstop’s John Garcia had wanted to do for awhile, but it took some time to shape and conceptualize.Although John…
This month’s Eat the Street takes place Thursday, March 31, from 5-9 p.m., at 555 South St. in Kaka’ako. This time, the popular food truck rally will benefit Japan, with donations going to the American Red Cross Japan relief fund.…
Whether you’re new to Eat the Street or a two-time veteran, we know you have questions, suggestions and concerns about the event, so we wanted to give you a chance to fire them off to Streetgrindz.com’s Poni Askew, the mastermind…
This month’s Eat the Street food truck rally will serve as a fundraiser for Japan, with 32 trucks and street food vendors not only creating unique, Japanese-themed dishes, but in some cases, donating a portion of their sales to the…
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I’m thrilled today to have Dallas Nagata White debut her new blog on Nonstop Honolulu. Dallas’ blog, Moments Around, will capture shots she takes around the island and the world. This may not sound like anything too extraordinary, but that’s…
Every week, our Nonstop writers/photographers/bloggers go out of their way to cover what’s happening in Honolulu, whether it’s attending events, parties or visiting new eateries. On some days, I have the luxury of having more content than I can properly…
This year’s Honolulu Festival wrapped up Sunday evening with a grand parade down Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki. It was an emotional weekend at the festival, with sobering news coming from Japan in the aftermath of last week’s earthquake and tsunami.…
The eating goes on ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 22 By Diane Seo and Mari TaketaNonstopDespite the tragedy unfolding in Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, Honolulu Festival organizers decided to proceed not only with…
Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle has issued an all clear for Oahu residents, after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan. Although the Islands were spared devastation, boats and piers were damaged at Keehi Small Boat Harbor. Public and private schools in Hawaii…
Cheese, please ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 15 By Diane SeoNonstopI love good cheese. It's one of the only gourmet foods I regularly have in my refrigerator, and if there's a cheese plate on a menu, I'll almost…
We’re expecting an enormous crowd to show for tomorrow’s Eat the Street Kaka’ako, maybe up to 3,000 people if the weather holds up.That’s an incredible projection for a relatively new, grassroots event. But there’s something about bringing locally owned food…
Judging from the huge lines for Melt’s duck confit sandwich and foie gras soup at January’s Eat the Street, we know a lot of people attending Friday’s Eat the Street Kaka’ako will be interested in scoping out new or specialty…
Eat the Street Kakaako ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 25 Are you ready, people? If you thought last month's Eat the Street was epic, this Friday's food truck rally is going off the charts.Check out the stats: 26…
After January’s hugely successful Eat the Street food truck rally — where 1,200-plus people jammed a Kapiolani Boulevard parking lot to taste everything from Gogi Korean Tacos to Melt’s foie gras soup — it was clear Honolulu is hungry for…
