By Mari Taketa
Nonstop
Eleven years already, Taste at Kapolei? Where have we been? Your grassy knolls overlooking dreamy lagoons, white tents beckoning as far as the eye can see, and crowds of happy, hungry people streaming toward the mix of heady aromas.
Thirty-two restaurants have staked out spots on the green carpet. Who’s here? What’s delish? And most important, can we fit it all in?
Come with and see.
Where a dining editor goes for all things cake and bread and pie.
Where to find Easter brunch, cookie kits, marshmallow bunnies and more through Easter on April 9.
Keep an eye out for sushi hand rolls and cocktails, pour-over coffee and French toast and pancakes.
It’s up for the big win as Outstanding Bar at the James Beard Awards gala in Chicago in June.
The Garden adds breakfast toasts and sandwiches and a kid-friendly sibling to The Boardroom.
Honolulu’s first modern tea restaurant has delicious milk tea, laksa and sweet toasts six days a week except Thursdays (for now).
Different takes on sushi and sashimi will join veg-forward dishes, beef shin adobo and desserts on Thursday and Friday nights.
The home base for the 2022 Hale ‘Aina Restaurateurs of the Year is a hidden paradise that serves up the best Lao and Thai food in Honolulu.
Lesson from this classic post: If TSA asks what’s in the little bags in your suitcase, don’t say “crack seed.”
Keep an eye out for sushi hand rolls and cocktails, pour-over coffee and French toast and pancakes.
Honolulu’s first modern tea restaurant has delicious milk tea, laksa and sweet toasts six days a week except Thursdays (for now).
Architect Dean Sakamoto spearheads the adaptive reuse of notable buildings to honor Honolulu’s social past.
Dress up as your favorite anime character, take an ‘ukulele masterclass, or listen to bagpipers and eat haggis.
