APEX, the huge annual hip-hop event for breakdancers, MCs and hip-hop enthusiasts of all ages, went down Saturday at the Boys & Girls Club behind Washington Intermediate. The event included b-boy battles and MC battles, plus live performances by Krystilez, Bless, Ill Hill Society, Jason Tom the Human Beatbox and Dancers Unlimited. Outside on the lawn, there was a car…
More than 4,000 hungry eaters — the best turnout to date — came out for Friday’s Eat the Street, a pig-themed event with amazing pork dishes from more than two dozen food trucks and street food vendors.In honor of the theme, Nonstop Honolulu held a contest to crown the night’s best pork dish. Writers Mari Taketa, Melissa Chang and Catherine…
Nonstop’s Tracy Chan, Dallas Nagata White, Ed White and Gabe Yanagihara teamed up to bring you photos and video of the fashion show by celebrated local designers Matt Bruening and Andy South at NextDoor Friday night. The show offered a preview of the summer and fall styles by both designers.Take a look at Dallas’ photos from the runway: Matt Bruening…
In honor of tonight’s pig-themed Eat the Street, Nonstop Honolulu is holding a contest to crown the event’s best pork dish. Nonstop’s Mari Taketa, Melissa Chang and Catherine Toth will be tasting dishes and naming a winner who showcases pork flavor with the highest levels of execution, creativity and presentation.The contest starts at 5 p.m., so stop by our Nonstop…
Biting Commentary goes to the farm with Alan Wong and then cooks in his kitchen. KGMB, Sunday, 6/26, 2:30 p.m. PLUS VIDEO LINK TO LAST WEEK’S EPISODE.
Editor’s note: Catherine Toth is back on Nonstop. Although she’ll be blogging primarily on her own site, thecatdish.com, Nonstop will run some of her posts and also her weekly Cat Chat video segment.It’s not everyday you get your cup of coffee made by the country’s best barista.Really, Pete Licata, the coffee quality manager and barista trainer at the Honolulu Coffee…
By Amy Hānaiali‘iSpecial to NonstopMushiatsui desu ne!So we arrived at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, or for all of you at home in Hawai‘i, 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. We got out of the airport and the humidity hit us… Women, you know what that does to your hair, right? But it’s great to be here.My first trip ever to Japan was…
Editor’s note: Amy Hānaiali‘i, a five-time Grammy nominee and multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Award Winner, will be guest blogging for Nonstop Honolulu during her weeklong tour of Japan, which starts Thursday, June 23 in Tokyo. The Hawaiian music star will be giving us a behind-the-scenes look at being on the road in one of the most dynamic countries of the…
Bartender Cory Nomura from Wang Chung’s Karaoke Bar focuses on a technique called “nitrogen cavitation.”Today’s cocktail is a jalapeno and cilantro margarita made with freshly infused tequila and lime juice, making for a sweet, tangy and spicy cocktail.Jalapeno and Cilantro Margarita 1 1/2 oz jalapeno and cilantro infused tequila 1/2 oz triple sec fresh lime juice to taste 1 oz…
Even if you aren’t new to Maui, you might want to try Maui Country Farm Tours, a cool new foodie activity. Our Twitter friend, Marilyn Jansen Lopes, recently started these tours with her husband, Rick, and they’ll be taking groups to see various farms in upcountry Maui.Even some Maui chefs don’t know all of the farms or produce that their…
Ever forget to add something important in your calendar? Ever wish for an easier way to add things to your calendar? Well, Fantastical is the killer aha! application in computer calendaring that will make you wonder why it wasn’t always this easy. Fantastical, a new approach to personal and business calendaring by Flexibits, uses Natural Language input to add items…
Biting Commentary TV’s first episode featured Arnold Hiura, author of Kau Kau Cuisine. Then, John cooks up plantation style dishes with Derek Kurisu at Kau Kau Stadium.
A new food section in Shirokiya opens today: Yataimura. It’s on the third floor of Ala Moana Center (or the second floor of the store itself), in a section that was previously Japanese dishes, dry goods and snacks.We went in thinking we’d just do a preview of the 21 different food booths, but as we ate and traded opinions, we…
As the sun came up on day two in Sonoma, an early wake up call was made and call time for my ride to Infineon Raceway was at 8:15 a.m.A 30 minute drive from @BardessonoHotel, we arrived at the raceway, greeted by a line of brand new Audi models, including the R8 GT and the TT RS. According to our…
We started talking about Hawaii’s coworking movement in April on the heels of SXSW and in an effort to elevate our creative community and bring awareness to community co-ops with a passion for collaboration and business.Rechung Fujihira and his team of dynamic business majors were able to pivot from an original idea and launch a space called “The Box Jelly,”…
Anyone headed to the Maui Film Festival and Taste of Wailea this weekend? I am, for the first time. How exciting!The 12th annual Taste of Wailea is part of the Maui Film Festival, which kicked off this past Wednesday. Like many film fests, this event features celebrity appearances, movies, and food; but it’s uniquely Maui with the offering of Celestial…
Ed White is the first guest blogger I’ll be introducing on Nonstop to talk about music, nightlife and related topics. He contacted the band, Black Square, to get an exclusive track off their new album, which you’ll find linked at the bottom of this post. ~Tracy Ed White is a social media enthusiast, consummate hobbyist and gadget geek (and garden-variety geek)…
Editor’s note: Catherine Toth is back on Nonstop. Although she’ll be blogging primarily on her own site, thecatdish.com, Nonstop will run some of her posts and also her weekly Cat Chat video segment.Six months ago I walked through Aina Haina Shopping Center and noticed something different.Doe Fang, a little mom-and-pop crack seed shop that’s been around for more than 50…
The first Biting Commentary TV episode airs this Sunday, June 19, KGMB, 2:30p. See the video trailer here.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a bit of a ghost magnet. For a while, the paranormal activity in my life was a lot more active than it is now, but it’s always there, hovering in the background, depending on who in my life has passed on (or comes back to visit).So recently, when the Mission Houses…
Did This: The Pig and the Lady ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 18 It was just a matter of time before pop-up restaurants started … well, popping up around Honolulu. The latest to hit the scene is The Pig and the Lady, run by Andrew Le, the former sous chef at Chef Mavro, and Martha Cheng of Melt….
BAMP’s new annual traveling music fest hosted an amazing lineup of rock, hip hop and reggae artists at Kakaako Waterfront Park on Saturday night. Steel Pulse, Matisyahu, Rebelution, The Dirty Heads, The Green and The Throwdowns all took the stage for a sold-out concert that lasted about six and a half hours. Somewhere around 7,000 people braved intermittent showers to…
Chinese people in the house, raise your hand if you had the same experience: When I was a kid, my parents used to drag me to Chinese society dinners. These were big, boring (to me) events, full of Chinese people with Chinese food, Chinese speeches and Chinese entertainment, usually at big restaurants like Empress, Wo Fat, Yong Sing, or —…
By Myong ChoiSpecial to NonstopIt’s so refreshing when Hollywood takes a chance and throws a ridiculously insane budget at a movie that’s not a toy franchise, a comic book franchise or a sequel. Last year “Inception” proved that an original idea could work. This year that movie is “Super 8.”Of course, a film directed by J.J. Abrams (“Star Trek,” “Mission:…
