For the first time since I’ve been blogging, I’m writing about the moon festival well ahead of time. Maybe I’m early, because the moon festival is late this year! The Chinese moon festival — or mid-autumn festival, as many also call it — celebrates the full harvest moon. Part of the tradition for Chinese people is to buy moon cakes to give…
See all the highlights from the Hale ‘Aina Awards presented by First Hawaiian Bank.
Fat Kid Friday is a video series spotlighting exuberant dishes across Oahu. Crazy, ginormous or over-the-top luxe, these are the broke-the-mouth finds we push across the table and tell our friends, “Try this. TRY IT.” The black truffle roast duck, $68. The cassis grand macaron, $12. After what feels like the hottest summer of…
Join us for an evening of fantastic food, creative cocktails and exhilarating entertainment as we celebrate Hawai‘i’s very best restaurants.
Fat Kid Friday is a video series spotlighting exuberant dishes across Oahu. Crazy, ginormous or over-the-top luxe, these are the broke-the-mouth dishes we push across the table and tell our friends, “Try this. TRY IT.” The 18 and Over at HI BBQ. This week, we don’t have just one dish to recommend. Nope, not even two. We went north to…
See all the highlights from the Best of Honolulu Festival presented by American Savings Bank.
I gotta be honest, I don’t normally review or blog about mass-produced, convenient foodstuffs. But I am headed to the big Made In Hawaii Festival at the Blaisdell this weekend, and as part of the hype about the new Hawaiian Sun Beach n’ Berry Punch flavor, and I got an advance six pack so I don’t have to stand in that massive line…
From alligators to wallabies, an eclectic mix of alien creatures has been reported roaming the Islands. We set out to sort fact from fiction.
Photo: NASA You may have heard the buzz. The first total solar eclipse over the mainland U.S. in 38 years is Monday. The so-called “Great American Eclipse” will only be visible over the continental United States and has driven motel rates up into the thousands of dollars in the states in the path of the astronomical event. In Hawai‘i, we…
Be it Japanese yakitori, Filipino lechon, American barbecue or shawarma in a refugee camp near the Syria-Jordan border, every culture has a traditional form of cooking meat over fire. These practices and what they mean to the human race are explored in the new documentary “Barbecue.” Australian filmmakers Matt Salleh and Rose Tucker traveled around the world to document barbecue…
(Sponsored) Dancing With the Stars’ Carrie Ann Inaba will emcee the event, taking place Saturday, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 10.
The perfect shelf for women, or fashion editors, out there who are in desperate need of more storage for their haute steppers.
Even Frolickers have to stay home sometimes. These CIY (Cook It Yourself) videos are for those times when eating out is not an option: They’re quick-ish how-tos for dishes that make staying in fun. We love hurricane popcorn. And we love poke. So hello? Why didn’t we think of this sooner? Hurricane Style Poke What you’ll need: 1 lb….
As the state’s first pot lab gets the green light, two O‘ahu dispensaries may open as early as next week.
He’s a two-Michelin-star chef, has a brown belt in Brazilian jujitsu, is an avid spear fisherman and restores and collects vintage motorcycles. He’s created a non-profit that advocates for Amazonian tribes. And he looks like King Leonidas. Alex Atala is the most interesting man in the world. It’s hard not to be a little in awe when meeting Atala. His large…
Tsukiji fish market is the largest wholesale seafood market in the world, so a visit can be overwhelming. The first time we went, my family and I ended up staying for only an hour. Once you see this sign, you know you’re in the right place. Many vendors display fish heads in front of their stands to show their…
My boyfriend, who grew up in an Italian family in New York, moved to Oahu and asked me what my favorite Italian restaurant was. Without hesitation I answered, “Ricado’s.” One week later he asked me for another recommendation — and I was stumped. As much as I like pasta dripping with butter and cheese, it’s not something I crave on…
26 editorial and reader picks for the tastiest food in town.
Here’s why you need to attend the Best of Honolulu Festival.
Photo by Rubens Kato Kapiolani Community College is kicking off its Global Master Chef Series in a big way: Alex Atala, chef and owner of D.O.M., the award-winning restaurant in Sāo Paolo, Brazil, is cooking a pair of pop-up dinners July 26 and 27 to benefit the KCC culinary program. Atala’s naturalist exploits were featured in season two of the…
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If you’ve been to Japan, you know that the rice they serve — even the musubis at convenience stores — is far superior to any rice you eat in Hawaii. Once you know the difference, it’s hard to come home to tasteless, textureless, lifeless rice. You don’t even know when your bulk bag of rice from California was milled, do…
Just before the crack of dawn, dozens of Hawai‘i’s most discerning buyers begin to trickle in at Honolulu’s Pier 38.
In a remote area of the Wai‘anae Mountains, some of the most imperiled land snails in the world are being rescued from the brink of extinction at undisclosed locations.
