Morimoto Waikiki: Good, but hardly "the ultimate culinary experience"
Iron Chef Masaharu Matsumoto's new restaurant in Waikiki Edition hotel promises "the ultimate culinary experience." It doesn't deliver on that exalted promise.
Food & Dining
First Taste: La Tour Café, Honolulu
From the folks who brought you Ba-Le in Hawaii, comes a new French-accented café where the food's casual, fun, yet seriously good. Opening 1/11/11 in Honolulu, in the renovated Weyerhaeuser warehouse on Nimitz.
What Does It Take to Win a Hale Aina?
There are more than 5,000 eateries in the state. What does it take to stand out from the crowd and win a Hale Aina Award? Here are a few inside stories.
First Taste: Il Lupino, Royal Hawaiian Center
Honolulu has a new Italian eatery, Il Lupino in the Royal Hawaiian Center. That's good news.
Hale Aina Restaurant Awards
Hale Aina Award-winning chefs answer to what winning a Hale Award means to them.
Interview with John Matsubara
Executive editor, Kathryn Drury Wagner, talks with Jon Matsubara of Azure restaurant.
Top 5 Food Deals in Honolulu
In this video we feature the top five food deals in Honolulu. We discovered deals at Good to Grill, Wolfgang's Steakhouse, Mao Organic Farms, Giovanni Pastrami and Town Restaurant.
What It’s Really Like Cooking Behind the Counter at BLT Steak
If you can’t stand the heat … It’s cool and casual in the dining room of BLT Steak. In front of the kitchen’s 1,500-degree broiler? That’s another story.
Honolulu Melts for Lasagna
A new lasagna spot brings Italy to Chinatown.
Honolulu's Strictest Chefs
No Soup for You!
Korean Restaurants in Hawaii
This was my month to get beyond the Korean plate lunch. Spicy chicken gizzards, anyone?
Side Street Inn’s Colin Nishida: All I Ever Wanted Was a Bar
How Colin Nishida, owner of Side Street Inn, became the hottest restaurateur in Honolulu.
Tropical Grindz Healthy Shave Ice
A shop on the Windward Side, Tropical Grindz, is offering healthier versions of regular shave ice flavors, using agave nectar.
Two New Vegan Restaurants Just Opened in Honolulu
Loving Hut and Peace Café on South King Street offer vegan cuisine.
Maili Moa's Local Eggs
Maili Moa egg farm tries a new way of getting eggs onto Island tables.
Waiter, There's a Critter in My Wine
Why did the chicken cross the road? To be featured on a wine label, of course. But what’s really behind the fad of naming wines after animals?
Odd Restaurant Jobs in Honolulu
Chefs receive most of the attention, but there are also many lesser-known, yet fascinating, restaurant jobs. Meet some of the crew at Honolulu's dining spots who have positions you may never have heard of.
Dining: Coasting Through Kohala's New Restaurants
Three new reasons to check out the Big Island’s dining scene: Beach Tree, Monettes and Village Burger.
Dining: In Search of Sake
Or, the curse of the Sake Column. (INSIDE: The Sake Shop, Natsunoya Tea House, Genius Lounge Sake Bar & Grill)
Local Flavors
Kona Sea Salt has released a new twist on a favorite local product with “Hawaiian Furikake with Kona Sea Salt."
Dining: The Boys are Back in Town
A wave of Island chefs headed to the Mainland for training. What will happen now that they’re home?
In High Spirits
Okolehao is making a comeback.
Dining: Eat, Memory
Sometimes the newer the restaurants are, the more familiar they seem.
C is for Community
There’s a new CSA box on the block.
