New eats: da ala cart
da ala cart ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 10 By Mari TaketaNonstopI screech into the parking lot of the Kaheka Street Don Quijote, intent on a mission. A hot tip (thanks @FliptOutEats) has alerted me to a new…
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Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Makeup with Lena
I had always wanted to do a video with my friend, Lena Hanson, who is a renowned makeup artist, brow stylist and licensed esthetician. Aside from her work on brides, films, and regular folk who just need some personal grooming…
New eats: Let Them Eat Cupcakes
Let Them Eat Cupcakes ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 12 By Mari TaketaNonstopA tale of cupcakes, this, a tale that begins in gritty reality and modern displacement and ends with a motto: When life nips one career in…
Did this: Lei Day for Japan
Lei Day for Japan ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 27 By Mari TaketaNonstopAloha Tower Marketplace last night: Like no other night before. jQuery(function($) { new NggPaginatedGallery('b38ba081711628b45c5f6b0257aac83d', '.ngg-imagebrowser'); });
Eat the Street April
The eats Eat the Street April ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 32 Fourth time out, ETS has found its groove. You can put it in your calendars: Last Friday of the month, every month. Same ginormous Kakaako city…
M&M eats: Kissaten
You asked for it, you got it. M&M returns with Melissa Chang and Mari Taketa going at it in another yin-yang review. And this time, we’re taking it up a notch: M&M Eats recently premiered on KITV’s Island Television News…
Did this: Great Hawaiian Lunch Wagon Festival
Great Hawaiian Lunch Wagon Festival ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 31 By Mari TaketaNonstopKakaako yesterday, broiling under a hot sun, and yet an estimated 4,000-plus turn out for the Great Hawaiian Lunch Wagon Festival. The lineup: 21 lunch…
Did this: Taste of Marukai!
Taste of Marukai ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 47 By Mari Taketa and Melissa ChangNonstopYes, it's a warehouse. Yes, it's on Dillingham just past the prison. And yes, you can really taste it.Last night an estimated thousand people…
Eat the Street Japan
A record-breaking scene, last night’s Eat the Street Japan, with a record number of people lining up for grinds from a record 32 food trucks and street food vendors. Theme of the night: Helping Japan heal, and more than $7,200…
Your Eat the Street ?s answered
Whether you’re new to Eat the Street or a two-time veteran, we know you have questions, suggestions and concerns about the event, so we wanted to give you a chance to fire them off to Streetgrindz.com’s Poni Askew, the mastermind…
Eat this!
Kalua pork gau gee ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 34 First of all, how can you not, right? Soft, steaming, salty kalua pork in a crispy deep-fried won ton wrapper? Doesn't even need the tamarind sauce. Disappears in…
New eats: Le Crepe Cafe downtown
Le Crepe Cafe downtown ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 20 By Mari TaketaNonstopLe sigh. Not quite a year and a half ago, deep in breezy Manoa, a tiny creperie came to the valley, and with it a love…
In case you missed something
Every week, our Nonstop writers/photographers/bloggers go out of their way to cover what’s happening in Honolulu, whether it’s attending events, parties or visiting new eateries. On some days, I have the luxury of having more content than I can properly…
FUUD with foodies at Side Street Inn
The other day I got an e-mail from tech-geek extraordinaire Ryan Ozawa, asking if I’d like to attend a foodie meet-up at Side Street Inn.He said one of the hosts of the wildly popular podcast “The Sporkful” — Mark Garrison — was…
Did this: Off-Premise dinner at Oasis
After seeing the edgy Off-Premise dinner that Mari Taketa attended in November, I was intrigued. This month’s dinner was less gritty and more glam, set at Oasis World Estates by Kathy Ireland in Aina Haina. Did This: Off Premise at…
Did this: Honolulu Festival Friendship Gala
The eating goes on ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 22 By Diane Seo and Mari TaketaNonstopDespite the tragedy unfolding in Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, Honolulu Festival organizers decided to proceed not only with…
New eats: Umami Cafe
Umami Cafe ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 22 By Mari TaketaNonstopThe buzz from one corner of town starts early."Umami opened today at Harbor Court," @ShawnNakamoto, who works nearby, tweets on Feb. 7.Yeah? What is it?"New sandwich/coffee shop."Ah, so.…
What we ate
Here at Nonstop Honolulu, we take eating seriously. We’re passionate about food and the whole experience of dining out. Three of our bloggers — Melissa Chang, Catherine Toth and Mari Taketa — are particularly tapped into Honolulu’s eating scene, and…
New eats: La Tour Cafe
La Tour Cafe ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 20 By Mari TaketaNonstopThree things I hear about La Tour Cafe before I ever set foot there:1. It's owned by the family that created Ba-Le, which through its 25 Vietnamese…
Eat the Street Kaka’ako
An estimated 3,000 people came to Eat the Street Kaka’ako on Friday night to taste the eats at 26 food trucks and street food vendors.Here’s what we ate, who we saw, how the night went down…Scenes from Eat the Street…
M&M eats: Jin Din Rou
A new, Japanese-owned Taiwanese restaurant has opened on South King Street with lots of buzz and lines out the door. Does it live up to the hype? Our tasting team, Mari Taketa and Melissa Chang (aka M&M), go to find…
Eat the Street Kaka’ako: A must for foodies
After January’s hugely successful Eat the Street food truck rally — where 1,200-plus people jammed a Kapiolani Boulevard parking lot to taste everything from Gogi Korean Tacos to Melt’s foie gras soup — it was clear Honolulu is hungry for…
New eats: Yakitori Yoshi
Yakitori Yoshi ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 32 By Mari TaketaNonstopSo it's not much to look at, easy to miss even, but the word in J-lulu is that Yakitori Yoshi — latest in a string of izakaya openings…
Did this: Night in Chinatown
Night in Chinatown ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 22 By Mari TaketaNonstopChinatown last night, three blocks up Smith, three blocks down Maunakea, plus all of Chinese Cultural Plaza: Were you there? If you were, you know that... jQuery(function($)…
