Sweet Treats: Don’t Sleep on the Hojicha Frappé at Matcha Café Maiko
Beat the end of summer heat with the iciest, hojicha-est drink around.
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Dry-aged beef, refined sides and close attention to detail (but no dipping sauces) modernize the KBBQ experience.
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The food truck at Pearlridge brings birria tacos and ramen to its first storefront.
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As its fundraising campaign turns 25 this year, the Foodland chairman and CEO looks back on a legacy that all started with Foodland’s founder.
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Revisiting a classic reader poll in which only 5 votes separated your two favorite shops (you know who they are).
How Barrio Café Created Savory, Plant-Based Chorifu Tacos in Wahiawā
Inspired by vegan neighbors, Miriam Olivas spent a year creating plant-based tacos that taste like chorizo.
Sweet Treats: Where to Find Hawai‘i’s Only Snowthies
Milky Way Hawai‘i Ice’s mashups of Taiwanese-style snow ice and smoothies are worth hunting down on a hot day.
The Hospitalitarian: Dusty Grable Is the 2024 Restaurateur of the Year
A Chinatown pioneer resurfaces with a new vision for Mānoa.
Empanadas, Grilled Octopus, Tender Iberico: Why El Cielo Is the Hale ‘Aina Best New Restaurant
HONOLULU editors’ pick for the top restaurant award of 2024 goes to a Spanish nook on Lewers Street.
Hale ‘Aina Voters Declare Cino the Best New Restaurant of 2024
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The 2024 Hale ‘Aina Most Innovative Farm-to-Counter Is Now Rolling
Kalihi’s Roots Café has sold affordable farm-fresh lunches and produce for years. Now, it’s bringing that freshness to the valley’s kūpuna.
Things to Do on Oahu in September 2024
Sample award-winning dishes at a circus-themed gala, watch new murals get painted and celebrate Indigenous cultures at a powwow.
