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Weekend Picks - April 19, 2012

Shop Save the Date What: Score rare savings at two local boutiques. Tomorrow, Owens & Co. celebrates its first birthday with 20 percent off everything in store, Otto Cake cheesecake and trunk shows by Justine Jones, a.wattz and Gem Parfait.…

A night at Honolulu Farmers Market

Otsuji Farm, The Pig and the Lady, Zaratez, Daizu Tei and Licious Dishes are some of the vendors offering delicious street food at this Wednesday market.

Weekend Picks - April 5, 2012

Eat Pig Out What: Pop by the farmers market to sample new dishes from The Pig and the Lady, a pop-up restaurant known for its homey Vietnamese comfort food. Try Suon Heo Nau Dau, a classic Vietnamese/French pork stew cooked…

Woman About Town with HONOLULU Shops

Elevate your wardrobe status from pedestrian to street style star with spring’s mix-match array of eye-popping, Technicolor basics, bold accessories and lively graphic prints.

Weekend Picks - February 2, 2012

Shop Friday Night Highlights What: Get ready to suddenly come down with a cold or come up with a reason to leave work early. February's First Friday is a big deal with steals, great shopping, a cool way to go corny…

Weekend Picks - December 15, 2011

Shop Misa You Much What: Get a jump on the rest of the world when golden girl Misa Hamamoto unveils her new Sea Shell jewelry collection at a special trunk show. Meet Misa and grab a secret special deal for…

Weekend Picks - November 17, 2011

Shop Out With the Gold, In With the Blues What: Gift yourself with two special one-day only holiday shows by two local designers. Tonight denim dynamo Allison Izu unveils her first collection in two years (which you got a preview…

Nonstop eats archive

Did this: Taste of East Oahu Taste of East Oahu ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 16 Taste of East Oahu took place at Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church on Kalanianaole Highway. It was the perfect setting for…

Snout-to-tail dinner: Who’s in?

Who wants offal?This is a legitimate proposition, born of a random question on Twitter that got me wondering why we eat some things and not others, and really why that should be.The question was where to find good offal dishes…

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.…

The meaning of popcorn and cupcakes

The email is totally out of the blue. It’s from former Advertiser reporter Kawehi Haug, who’s moved on to a new gig baking cupcakes:Hi Mari,Let Them Eat Cupcakes is assembling a small group of taste testers to taste our cupcakes,…

Oh nooo! GoShiGo

I hate days like yesterday. A downward spiral, triggered by a single text message from Melissa Chang: “GoShiGo closed?!”Nonononono. Plenty of room for misinterpretation with ethnic holes-in-the-wall where English isn’t the first language. Maybe the surfer dude who owns Honolulu’s…

Local foodie: What you have to eat

I know locals who don’t eat raw fish. Another friend won’t eat fish if their heads are still attached. Another won’t eat pork because she thinks pigs are cute. And don’t get me started on people who won’t eat papaya,…

Foodie vs. food snob: Which are you?

During a recent discussion, someone accused me of being a food snob. This was not the first time I had been accused of being a food snob, and it probably won’t be the last. My immediate response was, “I’m not…

Lewers and Kalakaua

Unfortunately, this hot corner has not cornered the market on great cuisine.