Sake and food go together like yin and yang, heaven and earth, ebony and ivory — all the good pairings that add up to more than the sum of their parts. You think I’m overstating it? My eureka moment at…
Sake lovers came out in full force Friday night for Joy of Sake 2015 at the Hawaii Convention Center. This annual event is the largest public sake-tasting celebration outside Japan, pairing premium sake with exquisite dishes from some of Hawaii’s…
Jam-packed with things do and places to be: Eats from the Middle East, the world’s largest sake event outside Japan, local comedy and nightclub yoga round out the month of July and take us full steam ahead into August. Art…
It calls itself The World’s Best Sake Celebration, so you already know the sakes will be stellar. At next Friday’s Joy of Sake, you’ll find 391 of them — more sake than you’ve ever seen in your life — but…
Photo by Eric Baranda. Kampai! Get ready for the largest, most extensive sake-tasting event in the country — the largest in the world outside Japan — as the Joy of Sake kicks off ticket sales for its annual event happening…
How will you tackle 370 junmai, ginjo and daiginjo sakes along with bites from 19 restaurants? That’s the conundrum that awaits at Friday night’s Joy of Sake.From past experience attending this event, I’ve gleaned some info to help you strategize.…
There are 19 restaurants participating in the Joy of Sake on July 18, of which two are from California. On my recent trip to San Francisco, I got to meet Tom Campbell of Memphis Minnie’s, which is located in the…
Ah, summer! Languid days, south shore swells … and here in Honolulu, the musical crackle of 370 sake bottles being opened. The Joy of Sake returns to the Hawaii Convention Center on July 18 with 370 sakes from all over…
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,…
The Sake Shop’s Malcolm and Nadine Leong coordinated a rare event Wednesday, bringing together five of Japan’s most prominent brewery presidents for a public tasting at the Plaza Club. A crowd of 80 lucky attendees got to sample 16 different…
Love sake? Love great food? If you’re dying to go to the Joy of Sake in Honolulu on Friday, Aug. 16 but don’t have tickets yet, listen up.Nonstop Honolulu is giving away two free tickets (worth $85/each) to the person…
“Where’s Sheldon?” That’s been the question on everyone’s mind after news that “Top Chef: Seattle” standout Sheldon Simeon had left Star Noodle on Maui.I was able to catch up with Simeon for an interview while he was in Honolulu for…
Feb. 1 & 2: Punahou Carnival1601 Punahou St.11 a.m. to 11 p.m.It’s the first weekend of February, which means the teriburgers, crusty malasadas and mango chutney you wait for all year are finally here. Don’t forget the rides, white elephant…
Dec. 1: Midnight Madness with Lee Anne WongTASTE667 Auahi St.7 to 10 p.m.Tickets: $45 onlineUnique Eats’ Lee Anne Wong is back to join forces with Mark Noguchi in the second Drunch (“You drink you munch, it’s dinner it’s lunch”) event…
Farm to table: righteous. Farm-to-table cooking on dishes by local potters: Righteous goes one better 3@the Table ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 12 Thursday night in Kakaako: The furniture and accessories store Fishcake wafted very nice smells. jQuery(function($)…
The way More Joy went down last night, you knew that 1) Honolulu sake fans were thirsty for a party, and 2) thirsty to know more.Three months after the Joy of Sake filled Pier 2’s terminal hall with 1,200 sippers,…
Oct. 3: Oktoberfest – Premiere of New BeersVice NightclubWard Centers, 1200 Ala Moana Blvd.5:30 p.m.Nonstop Honolulu and friends (that’s you!) try the lineup of new craft microbrews at Vice — made on-site by the former brewmeisters of Brew Moon and…
Joy of Sake 2012 ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 40 About 1,200 people filled the Pier 2 Cruise Terminal last night, to partake of the largest sake-tasting celebration outside of Japan. Yes, the annual Joy of Sake was…
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…
Joy of Sake Kick-Off Party ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 15 Not yet! The annual Joy of Sake happens next month, a record 360 premium sake making their U.S. debut at Pier 2 at the height of midsummer.No,…
It’s maddening, squeezing sake out of tiny plastic pipettes, but it’s like chewing your food slowly — it forces you to slow down and savor. And with 326 premium sake to taste, there was plenty of savoring at the 11th…
