Derek Paiva

Choon Chun Chicken BBQ

After the party for The Cocktail Handbook, my neighbors Dawn and Derek Paiva wanted to get some real food. Honolulu Magazine Dining Editor John Heckathorn suggested Choon Chun Chicken BBQ, since it was centrally located and was a spot off…

New eats: Yogurstory

Yogurstory ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 27 By Melissa ChangNonstopAlmost overnight, a new restaurant popped up next to Sorabol on Rycroft Street. Yogurstory? What a weird name. Sounds like another self-serve frozen yogurt place. Yet, it looks so…

BYOB at the Burger Co.

Hot on the heels of Mari Taketa’s review of Honolulu Burger Co. and hearing it’s a BYOB establishment (bonus!), my neighbors wanted to get together and try it. We’d been trying to get together for a while now, and this…

Eating healthy at the farmer’s market

Hard to believe, but I really do try to eat healthy when I can, and it’s important that I buy local. One of my favorite things to do in this effort is go to the Hawaii Farm Bureau’s farmer’s markets.On…