makers and tasters

10 shots: Eat the Street Oktoberfest

One of the best-attended Eat the Street events of the year, Oktoberfest pulled out all the stops (pun intended) at Makers & Tasters Friday night. An expanded beer garden served up Goose Island Oktoberfest, Gordon Biersch Marzen and the usual…

Eat the Street: BBQ

Although evening sprinkles dampened the mood, this month’s Eat the Street at the Makers and Tasters lot was full of delicious finds, with a BBQ theme encouraging vendors to get out the smoked meat, grilled goodies and cole slaw. Some…

Eat the Street: Chocolate

Dessert ruled at what was likely the biggest Eat the Street of the year thus far. Rain was predicted but the evening stayed clear and balmy, encouraging tasters to come out and try chocolate-themed offerings like Beyond Burgers’ chocolate-dipped bacon…

Party pics: POW! WOW! Hawaii 2016 Closing Party

POW! WOW! 2016 ended with “Stranded in Paradise,” a huge closing party and concert headlined by local rock/reggae stars The Green, at Makers & Tasters Saturday evening. Other performers included DJ Babu and Rakaa Iriscience of Dilated Peoples, beloved Japanese…

Who’s coming: The Best of Eat the Street

First, the giant news: Eat the Street is doubling in size at a permanent new home. Friday’s edition will be at the old Fisherman’s Wharf site on Ala Moana Boulevard, with about 70 food trucks and stalls selling all kinds…