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New record: HFWF nets $350,000 for nonprofits

Frolic Hawai‘i,

The Hawaii Food & Wine Festival set a new record this year, presenting $350,000 to 16 local nonprofits. In all, the five-year-old statewide fest has a total of $1.3 million to charities. Beneficiaries include: • Culinary Institute of the Pacific…

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Did this: Eat the Street Pork

Frolic Hawai‘i,

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…

Truly must-see TV: ‘Family Ingredients’

Diane Seo,

I expected to be modestly entertained when I went to a screening of the pilot episode of “Family Ingredients,” which airs Thursday, May 23, at 9 p.m. on PBS Hawaii. I assumed it would be yet another food-focused travel show,…

What’s next for farm to table in Hawaii?

Ed Morita,

The question“So what happens next after every restaurant in Hawaii is farm to table?”This was the question posed by Nathan Kam on his Facebook page. I was about to weigh in, but when my comment got to a third paragraph,…

2013 ACF Team Hawaii benefit dinner

Ed Morita,

Kapiolani Community College’s culinary team had the opportunity Saturday to further refine its skills with Executive Chef Eric Leterc at the Pacific Club.The students, who showed off their skills at a fundraiser attended by some of the college’s top donors,…

Did this: Sony Open awards gala

Melissa Chang,

While most of you were paying attention to the annual Sony Open in Hawaii (@SonyOpenHawaii) for the golf this past weekend, I — the non-golfer — checked out one of its fabulous food events … of course. The Pro-Am awards…

Star Chefs in Hawaii: Michelle Karr-Ueoka

Ed Morita,

It’s been a busy six months for Pastry Chef Michelle Karr-Ueoka of Alan Wong’s Restaurant. During that time, she’s participated in the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival, toured the Mediterranean on Seawind Tours & Travel Connoisseur’s Cruise and recently has…

Fun with honey caviar

Ed Morita,

The fall semester recently started, which means that the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s apiary program is harvesting honey from the College of Agriculture’s beehives.This is the second year of Chef Alan Wong’s Adopt-A-Beehive program, and I didn’t hesitate to…

Bee-coming sustainable

Ed Morita,

Over the past few months, I’ve been having fun with the honey I receive through Chef Alan Wong’s Adopt-A-Beehive program. This past weekend, I got to visit the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s College of Agriculture farm, where I saw…

Farmer’s Series preview at Alan Wong’s

Melissa Chang,

Every few months, Alan Wong partners with a local farmer to create a themed “Farmer’s Series” dinner around their product. It could be honey, eggs, shrimp … or in the case of next Wednesday, March 14, Maui beef.Did you know…

Fun with honey

Ed Morita,

Last year, I signed up for Chef Alan Wong’s “Adopt-A-Beehive” program by making a donation to help fund a beehive for a student at the University of Hawaii Hilo’s apiary program. Aside from regular updates from students, I receive honey…

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Did this: Mauka to Makai

Ed Morita,

Some 1,100 people converged on Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Great Lawn Saturday for the final night of the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival. The event, Mauka to Makai, focused on the farm-to-table movement, emphasizing the use of fresh, locally grown ingredients.Local…

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Did this: Streets of Asia

Ed Morita,

Hundreds of people braved Waikiki construction traffic Thursday evening and paid $200 a head to attend the first night of the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival. The first event of the three-day festival was Streets of Asia: Morimoto and Friends.…

A buzz about bees

Ed Morita,

Recently, I’ve been noticing a lot of “buzz” about honeybees. Many know I’m a big fan of locally produced Ohia Lehua Blossom Honey, but it goes a lot further than my peanut butter and honey sandwiches.We all learn in grade…

Did this: L’ulu 2011

Melissa Chang,

Last night was Leeward Community College’s annual culinary arts gala, L’ulu, which featured 13 of Oahu’s most notable chefs cooking up creative small plates using fresh, local products.Since it was a fundraiser for LCC’s culinary arts program, the students worked with…

Chefs & Farmers Facing Future

Ed Morita,

Chefs, farmers, culinary students and food professionals from across the state converged at Leeward Community College Friday for Chefs & Farmers Facing Future, a forum to discuss how Hawaii can foster a sustainable agriculture industry. Similar to the way local…

Cat Chat episode 6: iPad, iDunno

Catherine Toth Fox,

The jury is still out.Should I get an iPad — or should I get something else? Like a MacBook Air. Or a Kindle. Or, hmm, a flat-screen HD TV with Oceanic’s full range of digital cable?Don’t get me wrong: I…