Did this: Chopsticks & Wine 2011 ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 45 The ever-expanding food and wine event put on by the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce has gotten so popular, they had to move to the Hawaii Convention Center. This year’s event drew about 1,500 people — 200 more than last year — and the new venue…
I’ll be honest: I didn’t know much about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs until he died yesterday.Sure, I knew that he as the visionary behind the once-floundering tech company, changing the way we navigate the web — and, let’s face it, life — with iTunes, the iPod and, most recently, the tablet. Because of his design and ingenuity, we browse the…
Ride Ghouling Right Along What: Start your Halloween season with a ride to some of Hawaii's biggest haunts. Master storyteller Lopaka Kapanui shares ghost stories and tales of old Hawaii on a spine tingling trip on the Waikiki Trolley. When: The tours begin Sunday and continue through October 31. Details: The ride…
M&M eats: Prima ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 13 Crash, rumblerumbleMari: Where are we?Melissa: We’re between Baskin-Robbins and Foodland and R. Field, so there’s shopping carts going by in front of us. You didn’t want to sit inside?Mari: Trust me, aside from the shopping carts and the cars pulling in and out five feet in front of us,…
I had previously blogged about the definition of “cofficing,” what we do and where we go. It got quite a lot of response, so I thought I’d share some tips (and pitfalls) of this phenomenon with some of my fellow cofficers. How do you work effectively in a coffice? How do you get people to not interrupt your train of…
Seriously, have you been to Shirokiya lately? I was late to the ongoing ramen festival, finally getting there for a mid-September tweetup, and whoa! On a Wednesday night the entire second floor was packed, every seat taken and many tables holding pitchers of beer and glasses of wine from Yataimura’s beer garden. And this was at 6:30 — a manager…
Chef Marcel Vigneron of “Marcel’s Quantum Kitchen” with an homage to Chef Roy Yamaguchi. Vigneron’s first exposure to moi was at an event in Lake Tahoe where Chef Yamaguchi did a pairing of moi and pork belly. Now in Hawaii, Chef Vigneron presents his incarnation. Photo by Ed MoritaSome 1,100 people converged on Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Great Lawn Saturday for…
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Thousands of eaters turned out for this month’s Eat the Street, which celebrated Hawaii’s locally grown foods and capped off Kanu Hawaii’s Eat Local Challenge. All 39 food trucks and vendors prepared at least one dish that included a locally grown or raised ingredient, resulting in lots of fresh, healthy and innovative dishes. Eat the Street: Local ◄ Back Next…
Hundreds of people braved Waikiki construction traffic Thursday evening and paid $200 a head to attend the first night of the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival. The first event of the three-day festival was Streets of Asia: Morimoto and Friends. This Asian-themed dining party featured star chefs from around the world, including Masaharu Morimoto, Edward Kwon from Korea, Justin Quek…
Eat the Street: Eat Local will bring a record 39 food trucks and street food vendors to Kakaako tonight, the last night of Hawaii’s Eat Local month, and that means good things for our taste buds and our islands. Every vendor will have at least one dish featuring local ingredients like Big Island beef, Kahaluu pork, Kahuku shrimp, local fish,…
The 31st Annual Hawaii International Film Festival runs from Oct. 13 to 23 at the Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theatres, and the full lineup and schedule have just been released at hiff.org.With a lineup of films from around the world, I greatly look forward to this festival every year. After browsing through the descriptions of all 217 films and watching…
Flashback: November 27, 2007. A newcomer in your e-mail gives you a laugh and a real deal in a one-minute read. You’ve found the perfect clutch for your sister’s Christmas gift at a chic web boutique. But even with the today-only Cyber Monday discount, the shipping costs nearly as much as the bag itself. … If only you had a…
When I was little, my mom would take me to Chun Hoon Market on Nuuanu Avenue for the weekly grocery run. Part of that trip always involved a visit to the butcher, Burt — we saw him so often, I called him “Uncle Burt” — and he would cut the meats that she ordered, right in front of us.Sometimes, if…
“How can you not be romantic about baseball?” – Billy Beane in “Moneyball”I totally agree. While I’m not a fan of the sport, I am a fan of it in movies. There’s just something about baseball that lends to natural drama onscreen. The traditions, the Americana, the suspense of the last out — it usually leads to cinematic success, whether…
I must be getting softer with age, and I don’t mean just around the belly. I never would have thought I could appreciate, let alone enjoy, a film about a boy and his beloved dolphin. When I was younger, I would’ve had to be dragged to the theater kicking and screaming to watch such a film. That, or have a…
It’s hard to believe, but after Nonstop Honolulu hit its first anniversary mark, so did the secret Hawaii Chinese Dinner Society (@HiCDS). That’s right, my initial review of Lobster King was on Sept. 8, with the original four members — me, Bixby Ho, Capsun Poe, and Jennifer Lieu — scrutinizing Chinese dining in Hawaii, while learning to appreciate our culture.Since…
Confession: I don’t brush my dogs’ teeth.I don’t. I know. And that’s bad.Apparently, about 80 percent of dogs suffer from periodontal disease by the age of 3. And not brushing teeth doesn’t help.Luckily, there are dental chews that help.My favorite is GumBone, a uniquely shaped dental chew that developed entirely in Hawaii.We chatted with GumBone’s Dave Pang to see how…
People always ask me, “What’s your favorite island to visit?”It’s a tough call — and it always depends.If I’m looking for a relaxing weekend of doing nothing, I’d opt for Kauai. If I want to eat — and I mean eat — I’d go with Maui.But if I wanted a mix of things to do — from hiking to lounging to eating…
Passion. When it really comes down to it — you only do what’s important. For over 90 people this past weekend, it was important to spend 54 hours in a room full of strangers with the goal to start Honolulu’s next business.From porn cakes to vertical farming, Honolulu’s first Startup Weekend proved to be an interesting mish-mash of talents, industries and…
Who knew what to expect from Saturday’s Eat the Street Mililani? It’s clear the food truck rally concept could travel, but would folks in Mililani truly embrace an event that’s rooted in the heart of Honolulu? Maybe several hundred people would show. Maybe 1,000…As it turned out, Eat the Street Mililani was outright madness, with thousands jamming into Mililani Mauka’s…
The Kahala Resort kicks off its annual Fall Wine & Food Classic tonight, a weekend of wine, food and cigars. Although the highlights are the gourmet dinners tonight and tomorrow, people can sign up for a cooking demo, a wineology seminar or a cigar experience.This weekend’s big event features the cuisine of Carolynn Spence, the executive chef at Los Angeles’…
Here in Hawaii, we love to karaoke. We’ve all been to karaoke parties with potluck pupu and coolers full of BYOB, where we sing along with friends to our favorite hit songs.But as popular as karaoke is among locals, to Koreans, it’s a way of life. Koreans just love to sing; it’s in our blood. Koreans flock to noraebangs to…
Working the chain gang never sounded like a good idea. It wasn’t the labor that scares you (you hear breaking up boulders is great cardio) or the required drab prison blues (you can rock any outfit with the right accessories). What really bothers you, besides the whole felony thing, are the clunky steel handcuffs that even Kate, Farrah, and Jaclyn…
