Halekulani’s House Without A Key Revamps with New Pūpū and Cocktails
Waikīkī’s iconic open-air venue has new dishes and a cocktail bar where a new head mixologist is shaking things up.
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Halekulani's new bakery is popping up this Sunday
Bread, how I love thee. So much that Facebook knows and delivers targeted posts like the one I got from Halekulani Hotel a couple of weeks ago. It was a public invite to check out the soon-to-open Halekulani Bakery and Restaurant during a series of…
Did this: An evening with Osteria Di Passignano
It’s not every day you get to taste what a Michelin-star chef can do, especially in Hawaii. The Halekulani Hotel brought in Michelin star chef Nicola Damiani and his sous chef Nearco Boninsegni from Osteria Di Passignano, a restaurant just outside Florence,…
#HFWF15: Halekulani Culinary Masters Series
Once again, the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival’s most lavish event, the Halekulani Culinary Masters Series, featured five top chefs from around the globe preparing lavish, indulgent dishes with caviar, foie gras, lobster, Wagyu beer and gold (yes, gold) that…
#HFWF15: Caviar and champagne
There is no better way to taste fine caviar than with equally fine champagne. As an encore to last year’s “Caviar and Krug” event, the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival upped their game with French Sturia caviar paired with Cristal, Dom Pérignon, Krug, and…
New burgers and things at House Without A Key
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.…
Party pics: Hawai’i Food & Wine Festival 2015 launch
The Hawai’i Food & Wine Festival officially launched ticket sales for the big event happening August 29 to September 13, 2015. This year, more than 100 internationally-renowned chefs and personalities will be participating in events on Hawai’i island, Maui, and…
Best Barman in the World at the Halekulani
The world’s best barman starts the night with a story. He has a distinguished English accent and shares the details of his travels. Colin Field, head barman at the Ritz Hotel Paris and creator of the famous Hemingway Bar, brings…
HFWF 2014: Halekulani Master Chefs Gala
Hawai’i Food & Wine Festival held its Master Chefs Gala at the Halekulani hotel Friday, allowing attendees who paid $1,000 per tickets to mingle with and feast on dishes by chefs Jose Garces, Johnny Iuzzini, Richard Rosendale, Iron Chef Hiroyuki…
HFWF 2014: Caviar and Krug Degustation
The Hawai’i Food & Wine Festival arrived Wednesday at the Halekulani Hotel with Caviar and Krug Degustation, a $400-per-ticket, sold-out event that let 36 lucky people experience the luxurious French Sturia caviar and some of the finest vintages of Champagne…
5 questions with Jose Garces
Photo by Jason VarneyAs an official media partner of this year’s Hawai‘i Food and Wine Festival, we’ll be interviewing several of the noteworthy chefs who be attending this year’s event, which runs Aug. 29 through Sept. 7. This is chef…
Party pics: HIFF opening gala
The Hawaii International Film Festival officially kicked off Thursday night with an opening night reception at the Halekulani and screenings of the Hayao Miyazaki anime feature, “The Wind Rises,” and the foodie film, “Final Recipe.”Here’s a look at some at…
Grand chef brings cherry blossoms to La Mer
On Friday, Grand Chef Kenichiro Tanaka of the Imperial Hotel Tokyo will be presenting a one-night, sakura-themed dinner at La Mer at Halekulani, featuring cherry blossom paste and salt-cured cherry blossoms that Tanaka imported from Japan.“When I left Japan, cherry…
Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Colin Field
It’s not every day you get to taste a cocktail made by a man labeled “the best bartender in the world” by Forbes Magazine. The Halekulani has brought Colin Field, that bartender of distinction, to work with their bartenders on…
HIFF China Night
The HIFF China Night Gala was an Education Program fundraiser for the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Academy of Creative Media (ACM) Film Student Exchange with Shanghai University, in honor of Chinese media icon, entrepreneur and philanthropist Yue-Sai Kan, who…
HIFF Korea Night Party
It was a packed house at the Hawaii International Film Festival’s Hawaii premiere of “Shanghai Calling,” staring Korean actor, Daniel Henney, who said he didn’t expect such a reception.The screening kicked off HIFF’s Korea Night, which concluded with a reception…
HIFF opening night reception
The 2012 Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) kicked off Thursday evening with a gala reception held at the Halekulani.Diana Xu, China’s contestant in the upcoming Miss Universe pageant, was one of the many guests who joined festival sponsors, staff and…
Joy of Sake: What to eat, what to sip
It’s the world’s biggest sake-tasting celebration outside Japan, people, and it happens right here in Honolulu. Joy of Sake is this Friday, a record 360 premium sake set out for as much self-serve tasting as anyone can manage in 2.5…
An amazing HIFF comes to an end
Another awesome HIFF has come to an end, and it was truly a marathon 11 days for me. The thing that really wore me out this year were the number of events. There was an event virtually every night of…
An Afternoon with ‘Hawaii Five-0’ Part 2
As promised, here is the second part of the panel discussion, An Afternoon with “Hawaii Five-0,” that look place Sunday afternoon at the Halekulani Hotel, as part of the Hawaii International Film Festival.Here’s Part 1 of the discussion, in case…
HIFF: An Afternoon with ‘Hawaii Five-O’
The Hawaii International Film Festival sidestepped into the television industry Sunday afternoon with its panel discussion, An Afternoon with “Hawaii Five-0,” at the Halekulani Hotel.The panel — moderated by HIFF programing director Anderson Le — featured executive producer Peter Lenkov,…
Cat Chat 27: Dessert art
You don’t have to give me a reason to visit the luxurious Halekulani in Waikiki.But it’s added incentive when the hotel is featuring a special dessert menu prepared by the acclaimed pastry chef from the iconic Imperial Hotel Tokyo.Called “The…
Hawaii diners eat less, pay more
You don’t have to tell me how expensive it is to eat out.I eat out at least four times a week — thought it was more, didn’t you? — and the cost adds up. A $3 burger here, a $7 plate lunch…
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