Chuggy’s Corner

Best meal of my life: Alinea

I attended last year’s TEDxHonolulu in search of knowledge and inspiration. As part of the interactive conference, we had to fill in the blank to the following statement: “Before I die I want to…”I picked an experience that had piqued…

New eats: Kitchen at NextDoor

Few flavor combinations flirt with the legendary pairings of peanut butter and jelly, apple pie and vanilla ice cream, and french fries and soft serve. Korean flavors in tacos have become one of the newer food crazes, exciting the nation’s…

Lee Anne Wong’s Mother’s Day Brunch

For as long as I can remember, Mother’s Day in the Shindo household always meant going out to dinner with the entire family. It’s mom’s special day where she doesn’t cook or clean and can relax with a wine cooler…

Omakase Challenge: Sushi ii

A couple of months ago, Lena Morris, Melissa Chang and I were having dinner at Rinka and we ran into Chef Garrett Wong of Sushi ii. He piqued our interests with the impressive list of seasonal and imported Japanese fish…