Jon Matsubara is a culinary Jedi Master in the kitchen of Forty Carrots at Bloomingdale’s Ala Moana. He is able to transport you back in time to dishes of your past, except reinvented with new combinations of ingredients you’ve probably…
If you’re not familiar with improv comedy, it is exactly what it sounds like: unscripted. The actors get up onstage without lines or places, often without knowing where their skit is going to go. Acting on input from the audience…
During August’s First Friday, we dropped in at Brue Bar on Merchant Street for John McCaskill’s “Suicide Prints” woodblock art show, the new Palate restaurant, formerly Soul de Cuba, Madre Chocolate for live music and chocolate samples, The Human Imagination…
Second viewing of The Voyage: Body Acceptance Project Saturday, April 9 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., during the ArtDiscovery Second Saturday event. The ARTS at Marks Garage More information and details on the process at www.ropingthemoonstudio.com Putting experiences into words is…
Friday evening, the Arts at Marks Garage held the annual Phone Camera Photos show, a conceptual, curated gallery showing that featured the work of about 40 Hawaii photographers. The catch: All the images have to have been taken with mobile…
For November’s First Friday, we hit the streets, shops, galleries and clubs of Chinatown, including ARTS at Marks Garage, where a crowd came out for the debut of a new exhibition, Makakolu, plus Abstract Magazine’s 9th issue launch party; Roberta…
The 10th Annual Improvaganza: Hawaii Festival of Improv kicked off Thursday at The ARTS at Marks Garage with a sold-out showcase, featuring four performers and troupes who had the audience laughing til their faces hurt. Like last year, this year’s…
In a Chinatown that never was, pizza establishments clash over shadowy secrets, and a jaded, somewhat bedraggled, down-on-his-luck detective searches for the truth, surrounded by dames in distress, sexy madames and a web of wacky characters who may just be…
Sweet Soiree, an original burlesque play written, produced and directed by Lola Love, the mastermind behind Neon Dreams, opened Thursday evening at the Arts at Marks Garage. The show offered a mix of burlesque and childlike innocence, karaoke, musical dance…
Since high school, I’ve had fond memories of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which opened with the first of four screenings Wednesday night at ARTS at Marks Garage. It was all about pushing the limits, wearing the most outlandish outfits…
Although the weather was rainy most of the night, a small crowd still braved the elements to come out to Chinatown on the first First Friday of the year. We hit some of the most happening spots, including The ARTS…
The home base for the 2022 Hale ‘Aina Restaurateurs of the Year is a hidden paradise that serves up the best Lao and Thai food in Honolulu.
Kats Sushi is the only place you can find made-to-order AYCE sushi that’s not on a buffet table.
Follow the scent of grilled meats to the old Meadow Gold parking lot.
How well do you know Big Island beers? Here‘s a round-the-island guide to Hawai‘i Island's top breweries.
Honolulu’s first modern tea restaurant has delicious milk tea, laksa and sweet toasts six days a week except Thursdays (for now).
Many bakers may chose to go a step further and work through the night finishing their day when the rest of the world is just waking up.
