Melissa Chang

Frolic Contributor

Melissa Chang graduated from the University of Hawai‘i with a degree in journalism and has been blogging since 2007, mostly on food and travel. She works primarily in social media, so you can find her on Twitter and Instagram.

 

 

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Did this: Kahala Wine & Food Classic

The Kahala Hotel & Resort held the first gourmet dinner of the weekend for their annual Wine & Food Classic last night, a Hollywood-themed evening on their Kokohead Lawn. The menu was created by Chateau Marmont’s executive chef, Carolynn Spence,…

Preview: Kahala Wine & Food Classic

The Kahala Resort kicks off its annual Fall Wine & Food Classic tonight, a weekend of wine, food and cigars. Although the highlights are the gourmet dinners tonight and tomorrow, people can sign up for a cooking demo, a wineology…

Tweeting up at Blue Hawaii Lifestyle

As you may know, I’m heavily into using social media. I believe in it for building brands, promoting businesses, doubling readership, and… well, just connecting people. They don’t call it “social networking” for nothing, and when used right, brings people…

Hawaii: In Real Life ~ eating local at Down To Earth

As you know, Kanu Hawaii is challenging people to take their Eat Local Challenge throughout September — this means eating locally produced products as much as possible, all month long. Whether you eat out or cook at home, though, it…

Did this: Rice Fest 2011

September is officially National Rice Month, and what better way to celebrate Hawaii’s most cherished grain than with a festival dedicated to it? Yesterday was the second annual Rice Fest, expanded in its new location at Magic Island, filled with…

Party pics: Fashion’s Night Out

Ala Moana Center kicked off its first The Fall Fashion Event last night with Fashion’s Night Out, a global retail initiative created to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence and boost the economy. Participating stores featured champagne receptions, desserts, special discounts…

Hawaii: In Real Life ~ The new Kroc Center

Many townies (like me) aren’t aware of the fact that Kapolei has really become the second city that it was envisioned to be, in more ways than one. There are several master-planned communities sprouting up, not to mention golf courses,…

Eating around Ag in the City

Last night, Kanu Hawaii kicked off their monthlong “Eat local challenge” at the Blaisdell farmers’ market. As mentioned in my previous post, the organization wants us to eat locally grown food throughout September “in order to build a more sustainable, secure…

Ag in the City & the Eat Local Challenge

Once again, Kanu Hawaii is asking people across the state to participate in its annual Eat Local Challenge — but this time, it has been expanded from a week to a whole month. During September, the organization wants us to eat…

Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Meeting Martin Yan

Whether you’re a foodie or not, you probably have heard of television cooking star Martin Yan, who was julienning veggies and wokking up meals on the small screen long before the Food Network became big. For more than 30 years,…

Highlights of Gridiron 2011

One of my first blog posts for this site a year ago was a quick review of the annual Gridiron Show, after the fact. This year, I’m going to bring you some highlights of the show as a preview —…

Chinee like me: Dim sum at Royal Garden

Since I’m Chinese, people often ask me where the best dim sum in town is. To be honest, it kind of depends on various factors, like price, service and overall quality. It also depends what year it is, as Chinese…

The Coffice

Note: This blog post is repurposed from its original by Sam Title of www.TheCoffice.biz. You can read it by clicking here.It’s been about two years since I unintentionally left Corporate America to become a white-collar migrant worker. At first, I…

Hawaii: In Real Life ~ A Little Bit of Everything

Hot on the heels of the Made in Hawaii Festival, we found this boutique on Kapiolani Boulevard that offers an extensive selection of locally made products. A Little Bit of Everything (@alboegifts) has … well, a little bit of everything:…

Party pics: Wings for Shriners

The Hawaii Aloha Chapter of the Council of Residential Specialists (CRS) held its sixth annual Wings for Shriners fundraiser at The Waterfront at Aloha Tower Friday night. Live entertainment was provided by Jon Yamasato, Mailani Makaniai, Doc Trey and the…

Groupon tweet-up @ Podium Raceway

Last night, the guys at Groupon Honolulu — Titus Nakagawa and Ryan Chang — got a bunch of Twitter peeps and go-kart enthusiasts together at Podium Raceway Park for a night of pre-Admissions Day racing. Food trucks Shogunai Tacos and…