Ed Morita prepping a dish. This and his headshot are by Darryl Watanabe. One of our original bloggers, pastry chef Ed Morita, passed away early today. If you've been around Hawaii's food scene and/or social media scene a while, you've probably at…
I’ve been a longtime connoisseur of cookbooks.Given my chosen field, it’s pretty much a necessity to know what other chefs are doing and to keep up to date with current food trends.Based on what I have seen in the countless…
The menus are in, dishes taste-tested, and the verdict as we knew it would be: Something New’s food is killer. As if there was ever a doubt. We threw Honolulu’s best and craziest chefs tough challenges. What would happen if…
Something New is a food fest with a twist: Nine of Honolulu’s craziest chefs were paired with local ingredients and challenged to create something new. Savory chefs got sweet ingredients. Pastry chefs got savory. One got a whole cow. Another…
So you know that Something New is a food fest centered on nine crazy chefs challenged with nine local ingredients. Well, some are crazier than others. Here, Frolic’s own Ed Morita, pastry chef at the new Off the Wall Craft…
Honolulu’s newest concept restaurant and lounge, Off the Wall Craft Desserts & Kitchen threw its grand opening party Saturday night. Located in the old Tsunami space on King Street, it’s headed up by Andrew Mitani, Kyle Matsumoto and Frolic’s own…
It’s finally happening: Our Ed Morita is opening his own restaurant. He’s teamed up with Kyle Matsumoto, owner of Off The Wall Restaurant and Catering in Pearl Kai Shopping Center to bring a new dining experience to Honolulu with Off The Wall…
Growing up in Waipahu, certain places remind us of our childhood and the joys of spending time with ohana. Landmarks like the sugar mill, Arakawa General Store, Waipahu Bicycle and Highway Inn transports us back to the simpler times. Many…
The inaugural Calabash & Cooks fundraiser showcased Hawaii’s top culinary talent on the grounds of Kapolei High School to benefit Malama Learning Center. Performances by Lucky Taiko, the Performing Arts Center of Kapolei, Joh Kaina and Holunape provided a nice…
Highway Inn, the popular Hawaiian food restaurant in Waipahu, will be opening up a second location in Kakaako. With a grand opening slated for November, Highway Inn is still pinning down a date while it makes final touches to the…
Whole Foods Kailua got a jump start on the holidays earlier this week with a tasting tour of their store, showcasing items that people may want to serve at their next party. This was the first time for me (and…
Let’s face it, we all want to eat healthy, but it seems so hard to find recipes that incorporate wholesome ingredients with good taste. Or is it?Kapiolani Community College (KCC), a renowned institution for pumping out culinary legends, published “A…
Yes, I know Catherine Toth blogged about The Wicked Spoon back in October, but I thought I should follow up just to show you that it looks a little different for different meals. We went for a regular weekday brunch,…
A group of Hawaii Twitter users met up at the KCC Farmers’ Market last week to catch up with Web pioneer, mobile strategist and social media innovator Aliza Sherman, visiting the islands from her hometown of Tok, Alaska.Aliza is well…
When I was at UH — struggling to pay my own tuition, I might add — my dad suddenly turned to me one day and said, “Do you want to go to bartending school? I’ll pay your tuition.” I was…
The light show at the Fremont Street ExperienceAs you can tell from last year’s and this year’s galleries and blogs, I love Las Vegas. Every time I go, I mix in my favorite things to do and eat (gambling, the…
Since I fell behind in my blog posts due to the internet connection in Las Vegas, I now have a backlog of food, food, and more food to show you. I can’t go without telling you about them, because these…
We love to support our Hawaii peeps when they open businesses on the mainland. When our Twitter friend Brad Tada (@tadasauce) told us about his cousin’s bakery in Las Vegas, we made the perilous drive out to Caked just to…
From left, Corey Asato from Waipahu and Hekili Apao from Hilo run Island Sushi's plate lunch truck. Their schedule is posted at http://www.islandbreezelv.com.Let’s face it, despite all the good food and world-class restaurants in Las Vegas, Hawaii people love to…
Since Las Vegas is quite spread out and traffic can get hairy, it’s usually best to group the things you want to do in one spot each time you get out. In this case, Brooke, Ed, and I hung out…
We took a long drive out to the M Resort and Spa in Henderson, not just to try the buffet voted “the best in Vegas,” but to see how this newish resort compares to the new developments on the Strip.It’s…
Thanks to late nights on the blackjack table and hectic days, my blog is now about a day behind. Such is a vacation in Las Vegas!Thanks to a reader suggestion, Ed, Amber and I sought out The Cracked Egg, a…
Are handmade chocolates really more special than mass-produced ones? What goes into making them? In this week’s episode of Hawaii: In Real Life, I went to Padovani’s Chocolates in Dole Cannery to learn more about the handmade confections.The man himself,…
My friend Dan Nakasone has his hand on the pulse of everything that’s happening in Hawaii agriculture, and always tells me about the latest and greatest developments around the state. So when he told me the amazing story behind Dole…
