He’s back: Three months after closing Taste Table, the awesomely quirky popup incubator that changed out restaurants every day of the week, Mark “Gooch” Noguchi is opening a new place on Auahi. Snackbox, a kiosk inside Lauren Makk’s Pad Hawaii,…
Kakaako’s Taste Table ends its run on Auahi Street tonight, and any way you look at it, it’s been a remarkable run. Its beginning was as notable for its promise — a Hawaiian blessing, partners Poni and Brandon Askew, Mark…
“What time do you think we should line up?” my friend Jan said. “You think 10:30 is early enough?”“Oh please,” I said. “It’s a weekday at lunchtime. People WORK.”At 10:30 on the day of Ramen Burger’s only open-to-the-public popup in…
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,…
A new lineup of chefs recently started up at Taste, delivering a fresh round of pop-up eating to Kaka’ako. Local Stop kicks off each week on Tuesdays, serving up local style-lunches. On Wednesdays, newcomer Off Da Hook offers up such…
Chef JJ Leng invited me to attend Sweetbreads Hawaii’s premier popup dinner at Taste, but asked to meet ahead of time to talk about her venture. Leng and Jackie Lum, Sweetbreads’ sustainability coordinator, create menus showcasing local farmers and their…
For as long as I can remember, Mother’s Day in the Shindo household always meant going out to dinner with the entire family. It’s mom’s special day where she doesn’t cook or clean and can relax with a wine cooler…
