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An eating adventure on the Pi’iholo Zipline

There’s a lot of good food in Hawaii, but have you had a real dining adventure? I got to have one, literally, when two Maui businesses decided to collaborate and take their entities to a new level.One is Happy Opu,…

We’re on it

Meatball ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 40 First you choose your meatball, then your topping, then your starch (or greens). At Meatball, it's all about the ... what else? Six different kinds (beef, chicken, veg, etc.) can be…

March 2014: Table of Contents

Stewed beef wonton noodles from Rainbow Tea Stop—only $5.75! Find more super cheap eats in this month's cover story. Photo: Steve Czerniak Features The Painful Path to Same-Sex Marriage in Hawaii A first-person account of the saga. by curt sanburn…

Our Top 5: Uni

By Laurie OueSpecial to NonstopI’ve always liked uni. I can’t even recall my first taste. For as long as I can remember, uni has always been the first thing I order at a sushi bar. Lots of times I’m the…

Nonstop’s next steps

We have some exciting news to share about Nonstop Honolulu, which we, as a team, believe will help us greatly enhance the website and expand our audience. We’re being acquired by aio, which owns a family of Hawai‘i-based businesses in…

Our Top 5: Sushi

By Alysha KomenakaSpecial to NonstopSushi is one of those staple foods in Hawaii I could eat practically every day. While growing up, my favorite sushi was unagi, and my father used to take me to The Pagoda’s sushi bar for…

Our Top 5: Pizza

I love all types of pizza. My pizza addiction started when I played baseball and soccer as a kid, eating pepperoni and cheese pizzas from the big chains. In college, I was introduced to the Chicago deep dish, a close…

Party pics: Chefs for Hope

Almost 1,000 people turned out for Chefs For Hope, a benefit event to raise funds for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, with 100 percent of ticket sales donated to the Salvation Army’s Haiyan Relief Fund. Chef Chai Chaowasaree spearheaded the effort…

Our Top 5: Ramen

By Brandon Suyeoka Special to Nonstop I recently was asked to contribute a guest blog post for Nonstop’s Our Top 5 series. Without hesitation, I jumped at the chance since they wanted my opinion on ramen. Let me just start…

Our Top 5: Shave Ice

Unless you just arrived in Hawaii, you’ve probably been suffering with me for the last week through excessive humidity, vog and near 90-degree weather. It’s not summer anymore, but in this town, it’s almost always a good time to get…

Our Top 5: Happy hours

Carey Bennett is the co-owner of Happy Hour Pal, a free, Hawaii-based app that went national in April. Since she obviously has been to every happy hour in town, we asked her to tell us about her top five happy…

Did this: Eat the Street Pork

Pork ruled on a mellow Friday night in Kakaako, with porcine-inspired sweet and savory dishes on offer from more than 40 food trucks and street food vendors. Among them: Hank Adaniya of Hank’s Haute Dogs, Alan Wong and Goren Streng…

Brug Bakery opens in Shirokiya

Hawaii people are so funny: Open a new store or restaurant, usually grab-and-go, and people will line up to try it. Offer a free gift, and you’re guaranteed to get people camping out! Such was the case with Brug, the…

New eats: Godmother Pasta

I have a soft spot for Mari Taketa’s sister, Lori (although she only comments on Mari’s blogs!) — not just because she is my classmate, but also because in recent years, she’s developed an allergy to gluten … like the…

Sheldon Simeon at Vintage Cave

Earlier this month, after murmurs that “Top Chef” finalist Sheldon Simeon would be doing a four-night collaboration at Vintage Cave, I received a text from fellow Nonstop blogger Mari Taketa asking, “Are you going to the Sheldon Simeon collab at…

Did this: Night Market Xtreme Kaka‘ako

Whoa, what a Night Market! Saturday’s monthly Kaka‘ako streetfest kicked off at 6 p.m. with the Red Bull X-Fighters Motocross team here for the latest stop on their global schedule. Keith Sayers, Wes Agee and three-time X-Games gold medalist Ronnie…

Taste redefines dining in Honolulu

Last October, a new Kakaako venue transformed the local food scene when it introduced an innovative restaurant concept. Taste began organizing a rotating cast of pop-up restaurants and chefs, creating buzz around the new dining experience.Chef Mark Noguchi and Amanda…

Do this! April 11-17

Taste of Marukai ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 13 If you’ve waited to buy your tickets to this quirkiest of Japanese food- and sake-fests, held right in the aisles of rice, tsukemono and Japanese snacks, you’ve waited too…