Having expanded to capacity at his JJ Bistro & French Pastry, Praseuth "JJ" Luangkhot opens J2, a new restaurant down the block--quieter, a bit more upscale, but no more expensive. The food's even better.
Two young guys turned their passion for pizza into the most casual eatery you've encountered. Excellent pizza at good prices under a tent in a parking lot.
Iron Chef Masaharu Matsumoto's new restaurant in Waikiki Edition hotel promises "the ultimate culinary experience." It doesn't deliver on that exalted promise.
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.
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.
Honolulu has a new Italian eatery, Il Lupino in the Royal Hawaiian Center. That's good news.
Hale Aina Award-winning chefs answer to what winning a Hale Award means to them.
Executive editor, Kathryn Drury Wagner, talks with Jon Matsubara of Azure restaurant.
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.
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.
A new lasagna spot brings Italy to Chinatown.
No Soup for You!
This was my month to get beyond the Korean plate lunch. Spicy chicken gizzards, anyone?
How Colin Nishida, owner of Side Street Inn, became the hottest restaurateur in Honolulu.
A shop on the Windward Side, Tropical Grindz, is offering healthier versions of regular shave ice flavors, using agave nectar.
Loving Hut and Peace Café on South King Street offer vegan cuisine.
Maili Moa egg farm tries a new way of getting eggs onto Island tables.
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?
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.
Three new reasons to check out the Big Island’s dining scene: Beach Tree, Monettes and Village Burger.
Or, the curse of the Sake Column. (INSIDE: The Sake Shop, Natsunoya Tea House, Genius Lounge Sake Bar & Grill)
Kona Sea Salt has released a new twist on a favorite local product with “Hawaiian Furikake with Kona Sea Salt."
A wave of Island chefs headed to the Mainland for training. What will happen now that they’re home?
Okolehao is making a comeback.
