Texas and barbecue. So what’s the big deal? On my first trip to Austin, everyone insists that Texas barbecue is a must-have and Franklin Barbecue is THE place to try. So I Google it up. Franklin Barbecue: as seen on multiple Food Network shows,…
After much rumor and anticipation, Pint + Jigger launched a brand new brunch menu this past weekend and we were lucky enough to snag a few seats. At three years old, the McCully watering hole is a familiar favorite. But…
House Without A Key at the Halekulani recently revamped their lunch menu for summer, bringing in five new burgers. Other new items include a twist on a classic caprese and an excellently crafted Hawaiian chocolate mousse made from Waialua chocolate.…
Filipino food isn’t new in the islands, but on the mainland, this “new cuisine” has become quite the trend in many major cities. Yesterday, the team at Kaimuki Superette hosted the latest leg of chef Yana Gilbuena’s The Salo Series,…
I love to eat. Who’s surprised? Having been in the food scene for a good portion of my life and a professional eater for just a tad longer than that, the questions I most often get asked are, “Where should…
Happy hours come in many forms and variations. We have bars offering early-bird discounts on food; restaurants trying to increase liquor sales by encouraging day drinking with “unbeatable” specials; and my personal favorite — places that are smart enough to…
With our national day of gluttony quickly approaching, most of the attention is given to our large feathered friend, the turkey. But my favorite part of the daylong meal is all the tasty side dishes that pepper the tablescapes. So…
I love to eat. Who’s surprised? Having been in the food scene for a good portion of my life and a professional eater for just a tad longer than that, the questions I most often get asked are “Where should…
Recently, we got our hands on some fried chicken and bribed chef Lee Anne Wong to sit down with us to talk about all things whiskey and chicken, her love for them both and just about everything else under the sun…
Keith Pajinag, Chef de Cuisine at Livestock Tavern.Hotel Street — home to some of Honolulu’s top bars and eateries — is about to welcome Livestock Tavern, a highly anticipated new restaurant owned by Lucky Belly’s Jesse Cruz and Dusty Grable…
Pearl tea. Boba tea. Bubble tea. How ever you call it, it seems that wherever you look, there’s another version of this Taiwanese treat available to try. So who does it best? And what makes it so? To figure this…
After hearing that Brew’d Craft Pub had recently opened in Kaimuki, we made plans with another friend to give it a try. We had trouble finding parking (Kaimuki parking is an ordeal these days) and after arriving at the small,…
He’s back: Three months after closing Taste Table, the awesomely quirky popup incubator that changed out restaurants every day of the week, Mark “Gooch” Noguchi is opening a new place on Auahi. Snackbox, a kiosk inside Lauren Makk’s Pad Hawaii,…
I’m always on the hunt for the greatest places to eat around the island, and I’ll taste the entire menu to uncover new and delicious dishes, whether it’s at established restaurants, buzzed-about new spots or even hole-in-the-wall joints that are…
I want to be clear, this post is not a review. Grondin — a new restaurant in Chinatown blending French and Ecuadorian flavors — just opened Monday night. As you read this, they are prepping for their third night of…
The people behind Koko Head Cafe: Chef Lee Anne Wong (center), with owners Kevin Haney and Denise Luke, who also own 12th Avenue Grill. — Photo by Diane SeoI have a confession: I have never watched an episode of “Top…
I consider it serendipity that my colleague Melissa Chang couldn’t make it to Thursday’s family & friends sneak peek of Koko Head Cafe, a much buzzed-about brunch/breakfast spot in the former 12th Avenue Grill space in Kaimuki. You see, it…
NOTE: Baked goods sale locations in last paragraph have been updated.—@aliyoko, who goes by the name Alison Yokouchi and makes desserts on occasion for Pig and the Lady, leaned in conspiratorially. “Three of us are getting together to do a…
Kakaako’s Taste Table ends its run on Auahi Street tonight, and any way you look at it, it’s been a remarkable run. Its beginning was as notable for its promise — a Hawaiian blessing, partners Poni and Brandon Askew, Mark…
“What time do you think we should line up?” my friend Jan said. “You think 10:30 is early enough?”“Oh please,” I said. “It’s a weekday at lunchtime. People WORK.”At 10:30 on the day of Ramen Burger’s only open-to-the-public popup in…
You know the one. The mashup food phenom of 2013, the one 1,000 people lined up for in Torrance, California, the one that sells out every week in New York, that since August has popped up in L.A., San Jose,…
I love The Pig and the Lady. A little over a year ago, I was introduced to this Vietnamese-inspired cuisine at the Honolulu Farmers’ Market and pop-ups at Taste in Kaka’ako. Although I can’t claim to be a loyal eater…
Unless you just arrived in Hawaii, you’ve probably been suffering with me for the last week through excessive humidity, vog and near 90-degree weather. It’s not summer anymore, but in this town, it’s almost always a good time to get…
I was treated to a Halloween season treat when I was invited to sample some of the new items on the Shokudo menu.The new dishes are only a preview of what’s to come. Shokudo plans to begin patio service in…
