These 11 Hawai‘i Chefs and Restaurants are the 2023 James Beard Awards Semifinalists
Here are all the Hawai‘i James Beard Awards 2023 semifinalists.
Chefs
Chef Andrew Pressler Says Restaurants Are in Crisis
The chef-owner of Youpo Noodles says the pandemic laid bare how on thin ice most restaurants are in a struggling labor market.
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival: A look at the visiting chefs
There are 82 chefs and culinary talent from around the world featured at this year’s Hawaii Food & Wine Festival (HFWF), the biggest lineup so far for this fourth annual event.Make no mistake, the food served by all of the…
Did this: Maui Ag Fest 2013
Many of you Oahuans have heard of the Hawaii State Farm Fair. But have you heard of the Maui County Agricultural Festival? This past weekend was the Valley Isle’s sixth annual ag fest, and I was fortunate to get an…
Star Chefs in Hawaii: Dave Newman
Have you heard of StarChefs.com? I’ve been following this website for about 20 years (back when I used Hotmail!), watching mainland trends and jobs in restaurants as well as glimpses of new chefs there. I was surprised and thrilled when…
Pics: Hawaii Ag Conference pau hana
The Hawaii Agricultural Conference — which happens every two years — wrapped up its first day of meetings and workshops at the Hawaii Convention Center with a special pau hana reception. Oahu chefs made exquisite dishes with locally-produced ingredients, high…
Hawaii: In Real Life ~ LCC’s food forum
What would Hawaii be like without rice? How will rising energy costs impact the ability to put food on our tables? What would a creatively sustainable lunch in Hawaii look like?These are just some of the questions that Hawaii farmers and chefs…
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.