Get ready for Chinese New Year 2016
The Year of the Monkey starts on February 8, as Chinese people around the world celebrate a new lunar new year. Here in Hawaii, we get a head start; this Saturday, January 30, Maunakea Street will shut down for a…
Sing Cheong Yuan
Chinee like me: Moon Festival 2015
Well, I finally got it right. After years of doing the last-minute moon cake rush, I am telling you ahead of time about the annual harvest moon celebration so you can get your treats to enjoy this weekend. That’s right,…
Chinee like me: Chinatown gau
This weekend is the big celebration: On Friday, February 13, you’ll see lions dancing through Chinatown for Choy Cheng; and on Saturday, February 14, Maunakea Street will be closed all day and night for the big street festival and parade.
Chinee like me: Moon Festival 2014
About two dozen varieties of fresh moon cakes at Sing Cheong Yuan.I did it again. Like last year, I was running around for a week before the official mid-autumn festival, which was yesterday (Sept. 8) and forgot to get my…
Get ready for Chinese New Year
That’s right, every year I give you a primer on celebrating Chinese New Year, and since a lot of the lucky treats are already out, I thought I should give you a head start. The Year of the Wood Horse…
Chinee like me: Moon Festival 2013
I debated on posting this today because, like many of my comrades, I was totally last minute in getting my moon cakes for 2013. I got them yesterday. Moon Festival, also known as Mid-Autumn Festival, is today. Even worse, I…
Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Sing Cheong Yuan
I’ve posted about Chinese New Year before, but for the first time since I’ve been blogging, it’s my year — the year of the snake. If you want to get technical, it’s the year of the black/water snake, in 4710…
The home base for the 2022 Hale ‘Aina Restaurateurs of the Year is a hidden paradise that serves up the best Lao and Thai food in Honolulu.