New restaurants, holiday brunches, dining tips, staff favorites and an article about McDonald’s fried apple pies that went viral: Here are the most-read Biting Commentary blog posts of 2019.
Whether your ideal way of ringing in the new decade is at a cocktail party, a casino night-themed party, or a three-course dinner, we have you covered.
The owners of Uncle Bo’s Pūpū Bar and Grill open a steakhouse specializing in prime meats.
Redfish Poke Bar in Kaka‘ako offers a hipster take on grabbing a meal, an adult beverage and even a poke bowl to take home.
Dining alone doesn’t have to mean eating alone.
Let someone else do the cooking on Dec. 25.
Good Mexican food is hard to find here in Hawai‘i. That's why we had to try 12 dishes at the newest taco restaurant on the island.
Chinatown's popular Viet-global restaurant opened to full houses on Thanksgiving weekend.
What’s in the former Home Bar space, a new steakhouse and “the best Hawaiian food.”
When all you want is beef, bun and a few simple toppings to take you back to your hanabata days.
For his first overseas restaurant, Andrew Le resists the Hawai‘i-fication of The Pig & The Lady while calibrating recipes with Japanese ingredients.
We ate 10 hearty sandwiches in one sitting and played favorites.
Sometimes one is the best number.
Pie lovers, rejoice! Former workers from Sunnyside Bakery have brought the signature pies back and butter than ever.
Three weeks. Seven visits. One mission: Try all 74 dishes on the menu. Here’s your cheat sheet.
A monthly update of new arrivals, including a restaurant in a $5,000/night hotel and 10 other places.
The new smash-burger joint downtown does one thing and does it well.
A monthly update on new arrivals, including a food court with lobster rolls, and a burger, beer and shakes spot by the people behind Encore.
The noodles resemble ramen, but the preparations are Italian-ish, with a good dose of Filipino and other local flavors.
A secret sushi bar, by the owner of shuttered Kohnotori, comes to Kailua disguised as a coffee shop.
Dusty Grable and Shaymus Alwin lead the crew at a new, modern-French restaurant.
A monthly update on new arrivals (including Texas barbecue and Spanish-Italian by way of Japan) and what’s gone (Watanabe Bakery).
Meat sticks at a northern Chinese skewer spot and a yakitori speakeasy.
Menu changes mean you can get a pau hana charcuterie board and a drink or have afternoon tea any day of the week.
