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Top 5 things to do this weekend

We already know you’ll be at Something new Salt this Thursday, right? Round out the first weekend of February by eating malasadas at Punahou Carnival, getting muddy at Swamp Romp, kicking off Pow! Wow! Hawaii at Honolulu Night + Market,…

Reconnecting at the Westin Kaanapali Resort Villas

My one-bedroom suite at Westin KOR Villas. I recently visited The Valley Isle for Maui Chef’s Table and Buy Back The Beach, and had the opportunity to stay at the Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort (KOR) Villas for one night. (Alas, actor Jeff…

Vegas eats: Flock & Fowl

Most of you Hawaii readers have been to Las Vegas many times, probably more than I have. So I’m not going to talk about the same old stuff that everyone has tried already. On my recent trip to The Ninth…

Dinner with a Singapore blogger

Oh, the power of social media. I follow a blogger named SingaporeanEats on Instagram and am always drooling over her food finds in The Lion City. So of course, as I was planning this trip, I pinged her to see…

Jerry’s Pizza comes to town

Known for having the best pizza on the north shore, Jerry’s Pizza has expanded to Kalihi. I was headed home on King Street the other day when a sign for pizza and pasta caught my eye. I’ve lived in the…

Something new: Crackin’ Kitchen

White gloves at Crackin’ Kitchen — where the gloves are for the guests. At this writing, there are only five crab boil restaurants in Honolulu (and a sixth in Aiea). The newest to hit the scene is Crackin’ Kitchen, which…

Something new: Puka’s

By Ryan Kawamoto The buzz is on for Puka’s a new bar and eatery that Whole Foods just launched at its Kahala Mall location. Aptly named, Puka’s is a hole-in-the-wall, squeezed into a space once occupied by Cinnabon. But it’s…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Philippines

On the fourth stop of Eat the Street’s tour of Asia, we’re mesmerized by the bubbling stews, intrigued by the lumpia and can’t get enough adobo. Mmm, it’s all so sarap sarap at Eat the Street: Philippines! We’re just as…

Our Top 5: Best places to catch the Super Bowl

A tiny bit of harmless trash talkin’, high fives with strangers who are suddenly your good buddy, and the electricity that comes from a crowd all in the same zone; that’s Super Bowl Sunday! My good friend and fellow sports…

Hidden gem: Thai Lao

Thai Lao in Halekuai Center. Shown here: Nikki Rae Padilla and Amelia Meyer. For those of you in the know, my “discovery” of this West side Thai restaurant is old news. But if you know me, you know I never…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Bacon

Eat the Street happens Friday, Nov. 21, a week early this month because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Get ready to pig out on this month’s theme — bacon! Here are some highlights: • Making their ETS debut this month are…

Who’s coming: Eat the Street Oktoberfest

We can’t believe how time has flown this year, but yes, it’s time for Eat the Street Oktoberfest, with sausage, sauerkraut and other German delights on the menu.As part of this month’s theme, there will be a best sausage contest…

First taste: Peter Merriman puts his touch on Jimmy Buffett’s

Chef Peter Merriman’s Handcrafted Restaurants and Monkeypod Kitchen quietly took over Jimmy Buffett’s in the Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort last Monday, with a very promising new menu.The space and the name of the restaurant will remain the same for a…

Something new: Itchy Butt

We were amused and intrigued by the name too. A photographer friend, @PHOTOlulu, told me about Itchy Butt Friday afternoon, and by Saturday afternoon, both Melissa Chang and I separately made our way to this quirky Korean Keeaumoku take-out place…