Roy Yamaguchi

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Something new: Roy’s Beach House

Melissa Chang,

Roy Yamaguchi fans can now find his latest restaurant on Oahu’s north shore, in Turtle Bay Resort overlooking the beach. He opened Roy’s Beach House this week, offering media and friends a first taste as the staff practiced operating both…

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New record: HFWF nets $350,000 for nonprofits

Frolic Hawai‘i,

The Hawaii Food & Wine Festival set a new record this year, presenting $350,000 to 16 local nonprofits. In all, the five-year-old statewide fest has a total of $1.3 million to charities. Beneficiaries include: • Culinary Institute of the Pacific…

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HFWF meets Reyn Spooner

Amanda Stevens,

Reyn Spooner unveiled its Hawaii Food & Wine Festival collection Wednesday night at its Ala Moana Center store. Original prints from two Hawaii Island artists, Dietrich Varez and Eddy Y, were used to create men’s and women’s tees in a design…

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Roy’s new throwback

Olena Heu,

Roy Yamaguchi helped pioneer Hawaii Regional Cuisine a generation ago, when few had heard of wasabi butter or firecracker aioli. Now the culinary icon is going in the opposite direction with his next restaurant — back to the past. “It’s…

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Party pics: Streets of Fire after-party

Eric Baranda,

M Nightclub at Restaurant Row was packed Friday night for the special Hawaii Food & Wine Festival after-party, with Roy Choi from Kogi BBQ and Chef Roy Yamaguchi serving up gourmet tacos, seven master mixologists shaking up amazing cocktails from…

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Did this: Mauka to Makai

Ed Morita,

Some 1,100 people converged on Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Great Lawn Saturday for the final night of the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival. The event, Mauka to Makai, focused on the farm-to-table movement, emphasizing the use of fresh, locally grown ingredients.Local…

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Did this: Streets of Asia

Ed Morita,

Hundreds of people braved Waikiki construction traffic Thursday evening and paid $200 a head to attend the first night of the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival. The first event of the three-day festival was Streets of Asia: Morimoto and Friends.…

Did this: L’ulu 2011

Melissa Chang,

Last night was Leeward Community College’s annual culinary arts gala, L’ulu, which featured 13 of Oahu’s most notable chefs cooking up creative small plates using fresh, local products.Since it was a fundraiser for LCC’s culinary arts program, the students worked with…

Did this: An Evening of Sustainable Cuisine

Catherine Toth Fox,

Last night folks lined up for eco-friendly dishes created by some of Hawaii’s top chefs at an event promoting sustainable eating.“An Evening of Sustainable Cuisine,” held at the Halekulani, featured “green” dishes prepared by chefs Roy Yamaguchi (Roy’s Restaurant), Vikram…