First Look: Fooki, a Playful New Taiwanese Restaurant in ‘Aiea
The team behind Egghead Café brings beef noodle soup, a pineapple fried chicken burger, scallion-pancake nachos and more to the Pearl Kai Shopping Center.
Biting Commentary - July 2020
World of Beer Brewed Here in Hawai‘i: American Barley Wines
Three Hawai‘i breweries brewing this strong, bold, special-occasion beer.
Soufiane Bouharkat, Owner of Le Crepe Café, on the Difference Between Racism in France and America
And how he responds to comments such as “I’m sorry France is invaded by Africans.”
First Look: Foodland Farms’ New Store and Restaurant, Mahi‘ai Table
The latest Foodland Farms opened last week in Kapolei with the chain’s first in-store restaurant, open daily for breakfast through dessert. Here’s what we found, ate and loved.
First Look: Broken Boundary Brewery in Kalihi
Kalihi’s first brewery since 1893 sets up in O‘ahu’s only homebrew supply store. Try the Jean Claude Van Blonde.
Try Upscale Sushi in ‘Ohana Hale Marketplace at @Sushi
Atsushi Kumagai’s sushi bar is open for takeout and dining in at lunchtime.
Ralph Gaston, of Rusty’s Hawaiian Coffee and Isla Custom Coffees, on Presenting Himself as a Nonthreatening Black Man
The coffee farmer talks about the culture in Pāhala, Big Island, versus in cafés in Mainland cities.
Maui Ku‘ia Estate: a Lahaina Cacao Farm and Hawai‘i’s Largest Chocolate Factory
Buy Maui grown and made chocolate online, and sign up for chocolate tastings, virtual and at the Lahaina tasting room.
Get Shave Ice for Only One Dollar This Month at Waiola on O‘ahu
Waiola Shave Ice is saying mahalo to customers with a special deal on weekdays through July.
Gida Snyder of Slow Island Co. on Being Black in the Food Industry
The caterer and maker of syrups using Hawai‘i-grown ingredients on why she’s talking race and politics in her business.
Heiho House Pop-ups Offer a Taste of an Upcoming Kaimukī Izakaya
Square Barrels’ owners preview inventive drinks and dishes in a series of tasting-menu dinners.
Qiana Di Bari, Owner of Sale Pepe in Lahaina, On Racism in the Food Business and Why She Feels At Home On Maui
Qiana Di Bari used to manage the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest before opening her own restaurant in New York, then moving to Maui in 2013.
