This restaurant has since closed. This blog post on Million Pocha has taken a long time to come to fruition … so long, in fact, that it’s not quite something new, but enough people know about it that it’s not…
It’s been a few months in the making, but 12th Avenue Grill’s Kevin Hanney is ready to unveil his new bar and dining concept tomorrow in the former Salt-turned-Hale-Ohuna space on Waialae Avenue. He refers to it as “12th Avenue…
Avenue’s Bar + Eatery hopes to fare better than Hale Ōhuna, which closed in this same space after three months.
I know almost nothing about Filipino food. Nothing beyond adobo, sari sari and a thrillingly sour deconstructed sinigang that Sheldon Simeon made at Vintage Cave, where a tamarind broth poured tableside dissolved the bed of chicken fat powder under a…
This new upscale Thai restaurant is heavy on the presentation—and price.
New Waikīkī restaurant revamped its Indian menu and added authentic Pakistani dishes.
What to do when you’re single, from hikes to free chicken.
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,…
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…
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…
Here’s a quick-bite guide to the latest foodie news around the Islands.
A new plate-lunch restaurant in Honolulu is serving up some cheap eats.
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…
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…
Two things you should be eating this month.
The first restaurant in the 808 Center opens its doors.
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…
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…
This new restaurant gives its chef and house-made cocktails a chance to shine.
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…
Chefs bring Off The Wall concept to King Street.
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…
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…
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…
