Since I’m Chinese, people often ask me where the best dim sum in town is. To be honest, it kind of depends on various factors, like price, service and overall quality. It also depends what year it is, as Chinese chefs are constantly being stolen from one restaurant or another.One of the most consistently good-quality dim sum spots over time…
Hot on the heels of the Made in Hawaii Festival, we found this boutique on Kapiolani Boulevard that offers an extensive selection of locally made products. A Little Bit of Everything (@alboegifts) has … well, a little bit of everything: clothes, jewelry, bags, blankets, greeting cards, travel accessories, soaps, home accents and more. Most of these are from Hawaii artisans,…
Last night, the guys at Groupon Honolulu — Titus Nakagawa and Ryan Chang — got a bunch of Twitter peeps and go-kart enthusiasts together at Podium Raceway Park for a night of pre-Admissions Day racing. Food trucks Shogunai Tacos and Inferno’s Pizza showed up, as did TrenDiva (to appeal to the ladies); the Mobile Gamer Guys were also on hand…
There are hundreds of photo sharing apps out there, but few have the backing of Google. And while Google is in the news this week doubling down on its Android operating system, its new Photovine app went live on Wednesday for Apple’s iOS first.The quirks don’t stop there. Unlike many of Google’s offerings, Photovine is also uncharacteristically whimsical, colorful and…
Vampire movies were first made over a century ago, and the genre is still thriving. In fact, the pop culture significance of vampires has increased significantly in the last decade, with “Blade,” “Underworld” and “Twilight,” as well as TV series such as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “True Blood” and “The Vampire Diaries.” So it’s no surprise that Hollywood chose to remake…
To Kirk Hendricks, owner and operator of Honolulu Pedicab, the Pedicab isn’t just a ride, “it’s an experience.”Hendricks is the only licensed Pedicab operator on the streets of Honolulu in about two decades. And after taking a ride of our own in his distinctive neon-green, bicycle-powered cab, we have to agree with him.For us younger folks, Pedicabs in Hawaii seem…
Last December, while vacationing in Las Vegas with my friend Melissa Chang, I had a very bad allergic reaction at a seafood buffet. Since then, Melissa, who left me unconscious in the back of a rental car to go shopping, has taken perverse pleasure in reminding me that I’m allergic to crab.After stubbornly resisting for several months, I finally got…
I’m often asked how to get videos to iDevices in a simple and easy way. Following up on a post I did about downloading videos from YouTube, I received a question from one of my most prolific readers of my random tech and how-to post… my editor Diane Seo. That was a joke, people. It’s not that she’s a huge…
You know the difference between a cabernet and a pinot grigio, how to pop a cork without a corkscrew, and how many glasses are in a bottle (four or one if you’re using big joe). But when it comes to deciding when to stop, the only thing you’ve mastered is pour judgment. Anytime you open a bottle in a bar…
Condominium boasts its own little community
People love flair bars, places where the bartenders dazzle the customers with extreme feats of juggling and balancing bar tools and liquor bottles while making drinks. There’s a kind of glamour and mystique to the people who make serving a cocktail an art and entertainment.Well, now you can learn how to be a flair bartender, yourself. Starting tonight, Aug. 15, the…
The summer of 2011 has been a revival of the raunchy and foul-mouthed R-rated comedy. “Bridesmaids,” “The Hangover Part II,” “Horrible Bosses” and “Bad Teacher” have all been box office successes, and while “30 Minutes or Less” may be one of the last of the summer offerings, it keeps the momentum going for this genre.Dwayne (Danny McBride) and Travis (Nick…
Have you ever wanted to “Chill” with your friends and watch something cool? Ever gathered around a monitor or TV to laugh at the craziest viral video you’ve ever seen? Well, this hot new startup coming from the “Founders Room” does just that and more. So what is Chill?Chill is a place for people to watch videos together. – Chill.com/blog…
Your big summer bash is just minutes away and you are calm, cool, and collected. Your gourmet five-step pupu are more than all bite. Those dragonfruit and mango cocktails you mixed are sure to give your guests a chill. And you’re looking hot in your new silk dress and changeable wrap sandals. But then a memory stops you cold. The…
Set in Jackson, Miss. in the 1960s, “The Help” is a story of white families and the black women hired as their maids. Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan (Emma Stone) returns home to Jackson after earning her college degree, with dreams of becoming a writer. She lands a job at the local newspaper writing a cleaning advice column, but aspires to be…
You don’t have to give me a reason to visit the luxurious Halekulani in Waikiki.But it’s added incentive when the hotel is featuring a special dessert menu prepared by the acclaimed pastry chef from the iconic Imperial Hotel Tokyo.Called “The Art of the Dessert,” the hotel will offer special one-of-a-kind creations by executive pastry chef Kanjiro Mochizuki, in conjunction with…
Last night, DFS Galleria Waikiki kicked off a weeklong event called “Art of Hawaiian Coffee,” which is free and open to the public. As the theme suggests, it’s promoting local coffee, but also showcasing locally-produced coffee art. The event runs through August 16.Every night from 7 to 10 p.m., DFS Galleria’s Luxury Walk on the first floor will feature products…
Kaimuki home is a hidden gem—literally
M&M eats: Canton Seafood Restaurant ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 9 by Melissa ChangNonstopWhile watching our last M&M adventure to the North Shore, comedian Andy Bumatai said he laughed so hard, he fell off his chair. So for our next M&M eating adventure, we decided to bring him along to add his comedic perspective.I had initially eaten at…
The Hana Hou Picture Show was created by Lindsey Chun-Hori, Consolidated Theatres’ promotions and events manager, after she learned that theatres nationwide screened “Top Gun” earlier this year in honor of the film’s 25th anniversary. She brought the idea to the Ward 16 XTC theatre in May, and the event was so successful, she decided to continue the concept of running…
Did you know that Madre Chocolate is Oahu’s only true “field to table” chocolate? Hawaii is the only state that grows (or is even able to grow) cacao. In parts of the United States, you can find places that process chocolate; many Hawaii cacao growers send their beans off to the mainland for mass production. But Madre actually processes relatively…
Project Focus Hawaii, a photography internship for children, worked with 14 children from Down Syndrome Ohana of Hawaii this summer to teach them photography skills, goal setting and building self esteem. Their summer project culminated with an unveiling of their photography work at Davies Pacific Center Saturday night.The exhibit will be on display at the Davies Pacific Center throughout August,…
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The HI*Sessions music video series continues, this time with Ryan Gonzalez, aka R. Vaughn. Ryan’s been part of Hawaii’s music scene for the past 14 years as a multi-instrumentalist with the Hawaiian group, ‘Ale’a. Recently, he started explore songwriting, singing and going in a different musical direction.His music draws from his life experiences. As R.Vaughn, he borrows bits of acoustic…
