In the heart of Kakaako, on top of a brewpub, is a speakeasy only open on Thursday to Saturday. It’s not at street level, it’s a little higher up: The Hi Brau Room. The Hi Brau Room 700 Queen St. Honolulu, HI 96813 544-1605 Thur – Sat 5pm – midnight
Spoiler alert: Almost all were condos.
Dude, you made that? follows the cooking adventures of two hungry millennials. MELONA SOJU What you need: 1 bottle of soju (350 ml) 1 can of Milkis melon soda (8.45oz) 1 melon 3 melona ice cream bars What to do: Cut a flat bottom for the melon to stand on. Flip the melon around, and cut off the top of…
Upscale Hawaii used to be a food truck on Kohou Street, close to Damien High School. I never actually made it to the truck, but I heard lines would stretch down the sidewalk for Upscale’s hefty plate lunches, which included ahi katsu rolls (on select days) and steak-and-shrimp combos. Upscale used to be a pink truck parked close to Damien,…
State agency says fewer complaints for first monthly test of 2018.
When Appetito Craft Pizza & Wine Bar opened in Waikiki last fall without pizza, I held off. I love pizza, so I decided to wait until they were done testing out their pizza ovens. Now those ovens are fired up and cooking. Appetito has been packed ever since word got out that pizza is now available.It turns out Appetito has…
Until the summer of 2016, Tae’s Teppanyaki was a hit with the Kaheka lunch crowd. Kevin Ahakuelo, a veteran teppan chef from Waikiki’s Suntory Restaurant, served up beef and pork steak rolls with fancy julienned potatoes out of his food truck before opening a brick and mortar. When the restaurant closed, it left a void in our stomachs. So we…
Start the new year right with celebrations, networking, community service and more.
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Restaurant Aki, formerly on Makaloa Street near Ala Moana, relocated to a new home on Kaimuki’s 11th Avenue. The large izakaya menu is intact, with emphasis on solid yakitori skewers, sushi, small dishes and oden. However, it’s their signature nabe hot pots that steal the show, especially the towering tantan nabe, with streaky pork belly, ground pork, tofu and a medley…
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After taking care of business on his end in small Pipe, Florence gets a repeat world title in the semifinals thanks to France’s Jeremy Flores knocking out Gabriel Medina. But he loses the Pipe Masters to Flores in the finals.
Make a toast with this simple holiday cocktail.
Holiday baking is in full swing at Soleil D Hawaii, the bakery that opened in the former Larry’s Bakery spot in Salt Lake in late August. Seasonal goodies include stollen ($10 for a small loaf, $18 for a large one), chocolate crinkle cookies (three for $1), Yule logs (orders are being taken now for pickup closer to Christmas) and what…
We spotted some cool costumes at the “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” premiere at Consolidated Theatres Ward 16.
These gifts are out of this galaxy, just in time for the “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” premiere.
Unlike last year, the North Shore native has three rivals nipping at his heels.
The Christmas Bar is a new pop-up at Ala Moana Center serving festive and holiday-themed drinks – the most popular being a sweet, cream soda-based Hogwarts Butterbeer, finished with a marshmallow fluff foam. They don’t have food, however, you’re welcome to bring in your own. It’s located in the former Magnolia Bakery space in the Ewa Wing next to Mr….
Pepperoni pizza spring rolls. It’s love at first sight when fellow Frolicker Thomas Obungen shows me the photo on Manichi Ramen’s Facebook page. Thomas knows I love cheese and anything fried. We head to Manichi the first chance we get. An off-menu special, the spring rolls ($6.50 for two) debuted in November at Manichi’s Kona Street restaurant and are only…
We’ll never use snow shovels or sleds in Honolulu, but there are other ways to make it feel like a “real winter” in our Island paradise.
This new spot in Kalihi’s all about the brilliant purple yam. Ube Before Anything Else, aka Ubae Hawaii, is in the City Square Shopping Center on Dillingham Boulevard. Ubae Hawaii 1284 Kalani St. 439-3224 Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ubaehawaii.com
Dude, you made that? follows the cooking adventures of hungry millennials Michael Choe and Kai Kojimoto. KIMCHI FRIED RICE What you need: 1 tablespoon of sesame oil Ketchup 1 spoonful of gochujang ½ can Spam ¼ cup green onions 2 servings of rice 2 eggs ½ – ¾ cup of aged kimchi ¼ cup of kimchi juice What to do:…
Jingle all the way to Helemano Farms.
MW Restaurant’s Chef Wade Ueoka signs up to cook for main cabin.
