As you know, Kanu Hawaii is challenging people to take their Eat Local Challenge throughout September — this means eating locally produced products as much as possible, all month long. Whether you eat out or cook at home, though, it doesn’t have to be as big a challenge as you think it is.Many local businesses carry local products; in fact,…
September is officially National Rice Month, and what better way to celebrate Hawaii’s most cherished grain than with a festival dedicated to it? Yesterday was the second annual Rice Fest, expanded in its new location at Magic Island, filled with cookoffs, contests, activities and lots of rice for eating.It was definitely a “cheat” day for anyone watching their carbs. In…
This weekend was, aside from the “Hawaii Five-0” premiere, all about the music… hip-hop, electropop, techno, dubstep and classical. I had a friend ask me once how important music was to my life, and after realizing he was serious, my answer was “infinitely so.” I can’t conceive of not having music around me every day. I know I’m not alone…
Photo by Tracy ChanWhich former cast mate would Terry O’Quinn like to see on “Hawaii Five-0?” Which “NCIS: Los Angeles” character will make a crossover appearance this season? What Hawaii Public Radio show does Daniel Dae Kim tune into? These are some of the questions answered on the red carpet at Saturday’s “Hawaii Five-0” Season 2 premiere at Sunset on…
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Swedish electropop/R & B band Little Dragon, fronted by Yukimi Nagano, played to a packed house Saturday at NextDoor, making the audience scream with their peppy, upbeat stage presence and catchy songs both old and new. Little Dragon ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 16 jQuery(function($) { new NggPaginatedGallery(‘fc57a79064b64e123580797ad9302c5c’, ‘.ngg-imagebrowser’); });Here’s a video of Little Dragon performing their song,…
Have you ever gone to a party because you knew all the cool people would be there, but then discover that they’re all shallow and no fun? That’s what “Contagion” feels like.Steven Soderbergh is an acclaimed director who knows how to handle talented ensemble casts, as he’s proven with “Traffic” (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director)…
Moonlight steeped in spring rain;blossoms of wisdom —all from one little cup — JoroIt’s the biggest sake celebration outside Japan: 326 of the best junmai, ginjo and daiginjo in the world, judged head to head to choose the best among the best, all presented for tasting this Friday along with dishes from 15 Honolulu restaurants.And it’s so easy to blow…
Many townies (like me) aren’t aware of the fact that Kapolei has really become the second city that it was envisioned to be, in more ways than one. There are several master-planned communities sprouting up, not to mention golf courses, strip malls, resorts, and of course, places like Wet ‘n’ Wild Hawaii and the Podium Raceway.One of the biggest projects…
September marked the beginning of the official slam poetry season, with the first qualifying round of the First Thursday poetry slam taking place last night at Fresh Cafe.Every month, the top two finishers of the monthly slam competition qualify for the Grand Slam Finals, which will be held the first Thursday of April 2012. There, the qualifying poets will compete…
Amber Mortensen and Bradley Rhea met through mutual friends and built a friendship based on fashion. The duo are originally from Tucson, Arizona, where they collaborated on vintage fare for Buffalo Exchange, a local consignment store.Bradley moved out to Hawaii several months ago and brought a bit of that Buffalo Exchange excitement with him. He convinced Amber to come help…
Life would be better if it had a soundtrack. – One tune to warn you when your boss is on the rampage. – Another to sound in your speeding car when a police officer is around the bend. -A pair of songs to sound the alert when your crush is about to arrive or leave so you won't get caught…
Last night, Kanu Hawaii kicked off their monthlong “Eat local challenge” at the Blaisdell farmers’ market. As mentioned in my previous post, the organization wants us to eat locally grown food throughout September “in order to build a more sustainable, secure and healthy local food system.”In addition to the regular farmers’ market offerings, booths featured five chefs partnered up with farmers,…
It’s almost like choosing between Team Edward or Team Jacob.(Thanks to all the “Twilight” fans who got that reference.)Turns out, there are clearly distinct camps when it comes to the two leading men in CBS’ “Hawaii Five-0”, its second season set to premiere on Monday, Sept. 19.You’re either with the cool, collected Det. Steve McGarrett (played by Alex O’Loughlin) or…
There’s nothing better than fried dough.Except when that fried dough — in this case, the Okinawan donut andagi — is freshly made at the annual Okinawan Festival, held this weekend at Kapiolani Park.While the annual festival serves such Okinawan staples as pig’s feet soup, yakisoba, Okinawan-style soba and shoyu pork, the andagi — and the many variations of it — are…
Summer Lovin’, had you a blast. Summer Lovin’, happened so fast. Sure you met a boy that was crazy for you. But when those summer nights ended you realized while you ran to dances in your saddle shoes, permed your sandy hair, and learned how to smoke '70s style, you missed all the late season scoops from Lei Chic. Fortunately,…
Once again, Kanu Hawaii is asking people across the state to participate in its annual Eat Local Challenge — but this time, it has been expanded from a week to a whole month. During September, the organization wants us to eat locally grown food “in order to build a more sustainable, secure and healthy local food system.”The third annual Eat Local…
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Whether you’re a foodie or not, you probably have heard of television cooking star Martin Yan, who was julienning veggies and wokking up meals on the small screen long before the Food Network became big. For more than 30 years, Yan has found his way into living rooms in about 60 countries, dishing out practical tips for Chinese cooking and…
It was a beautiful evening in Kaka’ako (no rain!), as another edition of Eat the Street — this one focusing on all things spicy — unfolded. Although an estimated 4,800 turned out, the lines were manageable and the mood was comfortable and mellow. People mingled and ate without stress, while vendors still enjoyed a bang-up night, with many selling out…
One of my first blog posts for this site a year ago was a quick review of the annual Gridiron Show, after the fact. This year, I’m going to bring you some highlights of the show as a preview — the production runs tonight through Saturday — and I think they just released a few more tickets. Hopefully you got…
ETS Spicy loads our favorite Kaka’ako block with 38 food trucks and street food vendors tonight, people, and in addition to the expected stars of the Scoville scale — jalapenos, wasabi, Thai spice, Korean spice, Indian spice and the like — you’ll see something new.Puffettes Egg Puff truck debuts at the biggest ETS ever, not even one month after it…
August is traditionally a dump month for movie studios. Films neither splashy enough for the summer season nor serious enough for the winter award season are often released in this movie wasteland period, and “Colombiana” is a perfect example. Writer and producer Luc Besson, best known for “Leon: The Professional” and “The Fifth Element,” has made a career out of…
Summer vacation is over – that painful fact became apparent once you got on the road and hit a bumper crop of back-to-school drivers all moving school zone slow. You tried to cruise control your temper with your favorite radio station but “still slow everywhere” traffic reports kept cutting you off every ten minutes (just like that solo driver who…
