Meet Takayuki Suzuki, a guest bartender for Hawaii Cocktail Week
Find out more about cocktail culture in Japan, how it's influenced by the Japanese tea ceremony and the significance of the ice ball in drinks.
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Blue Tree Cafe: a stylish new health-focused cafe
Fresh juices, smoothies, housemade kombucha and almond milk. Raw, vegan food options.
Got a recipe for Mars? A space food study wants your recipes
Because even astronaut ice cream gets boring after a while
Recipes for Chinese New Year and beyond: Mary Sia's Classic Chinese Cookbook
The fourth edition, recently released, offers homestyle Cantonese recipes
Sakai of Hawaii chefs pop up in Lotus Honolulu
Chefs Greg Profeta and Koji Tanaka offer limited-release menus
Vintage Cave: The Chef and the Blank-Check Restaurant
Can a “crazy” chef artist—and his Medici-like wealthy sponsor—put fine dining in Hawaii back on the map?
Take it home: The Whole Ox Butcher and Deli
The Whole Ox stocks its butcher case with local beef and pig
Wade Ueoka, former Alan Wong Chef, revamps Tsunami's menu
On the new menu: uni, ahi and hamachi poke, twice-cooked pork tonkatsu, pork chop adobo.
Valentine's Day menus in Honolulu
Make your reservations now
Dear Scott Caan: places where the food doesn't suck
Hustle on over
Salad Envy: salads delivered to your office
To help you along with your New Year's resolution of eating healthy
Blaine Wetzel from The Willows Inn coming to Vintage Cave
Vintage Cave hosts a special guest dinner in February
Pau hana at Cafe Julia
Stop by for a bite or dinner during Cafe Julia's new evening hours.
Spalding House Cafe to reopen with a new chef and menu
Escape up the hill for lunch
Madre Chocolate's Triple Cacao bar wins a Good Food award
Alice Waters presented the award in San Francisco over the weekend.
Grand Cafe and Bakery reopens and HASR Bistro's grand opening
Updates: Grand Cafe in the HiSAM and HASR Bistro in the old Grand Cafe
Take a Sneak Peek at the Floor Plan for the New 12th Ave Grill
Hanney hopes to preserve 12th Ave Grill’s cozy feel in the bigger space.
Cakebread Cellars celebrates its 40th anniversary
Tonight's wine dinner is sold out, but find Cakebread at specialty wine shops around town.
Just opened: new locations of Honolulu Burger Co., Nobu, Monkeypod Kitchen and Doraku
Also, Mimasuya opens in the revolving Uraku Tower restaurant space.
2013 Hale Aina Awards: When to eat where
To help you navigate the wealth of great dining, we lead you through a year-long itinerary of Hale Aina eating: when to eat where.
Sinaloa, a Hawaii tortilla factory: past and future
Sinaloa opens a small storefront, La Tiendita, for some of the freshest tortillas in town.
New Middle Eastern eatery: Shaloha
The dishes at Shaloha accommodate the house made pita bread.
Wine smoothies at Il Lupino
Yeah you read that right.
New smoothie stand: Leahi Health Beverages
Hit up kombucha and green smoothies for post-holiday detox
January food and wine events to kick off 2013
Events for locavores, oenophiles and food activists
Most popular Biting Commentary posts of 2012
Including new restaurants (Lucky Belly, 53 by the Sea) and Mark Noguchi
Biting Commentary 2012 Favorites
Tis the season to look back at the year, so I'm browsing previous Biting Commentary posts to remind me of some of my favorite eating experiences in this town.
Show Me the Money: What It Costs to Move 12th Ave Grill to a New Space
So how does one finance a restaurant anyways?
More Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinner options in Honolulu
Some late additions for the 2012 holidays
The Everything Guide to Surfing
Here's how Hawaii surfs now.
Moved: So Gong Dong, a Korean restaurant in Honolulu where soon dubu stars
Served at a rolling boil in a clay pot, it's perfect for winter
Gift guide: locally made treats from Hawaii
Holiday worthy finds from Monkeypod Jam, Adoboloco, Madre Chocolate, Big Island Candies and more
Lunch at 53 by the Sea
A three course prix fixe starting at $19
Holiday cocktails in Honolulu
Drink a holiday cocktail to get festive, or drink one just to survive the holidays.
678 Hawaii: a new Korean yakiniku restaurant in Honolulu
The newest in a chain by Korean comedian Kang Ho Dong
Christmas brunch and dinner options in Honolulu
Dining out for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?
Holiday gift ideas: more cookbooks
Kau Kau cookbook gift sets, The World of Bananas
Best Bread in Honolulu
Breaking Bread: Chris Sy uses flour power to make the best bread in town.
Here’s What the Former Victoria Inn Space Looks Like Before It Becomes 12th Ave Grill
The second installment as we track Kevin Hanney’s progress all the way until opening day.
