I Watched ‘Hunger,’ Then Tried the Pad See Ew at These Thai Restaurants
Here’s how the street food dish stacked up at Bangkok Chef, Olay’s Thai-Lao Cuisine and Noi Thai Cuisine.
Thai food
Foodie Field Trip: Everything We Ate on Maui, Part 2
A pizza-perfect lunch, an al fresco wine pairing and a DIY pancake breakfast highlight a second foodie trip to the Valley Isle.
Hale ‘Aina Award Winner: The Mother-Daughter Duo Behind Olay’s Thai-Lao Cuisine
This year‘s Restaurateurs of the Year, Olay Somsanith and Macy Khounkeo, share tastes of a long-overlooked cuisine.
Roll With It: Thai Street Food at Kaka‘ako’s Elephant Shack
An unlikely mini-chain from O‘ahu’s North Shore has rolled into the heart of the industrial district.
Frolic-is-5 weekly giveaway: $100 gift card to Chef Chai
This giveaway has ended. Check back next Thursday for another chance to win a restaurant gift card! Kakaako's Chef Chai expresses the diversity of Oahu through fresh, local ingredients. Chai's dishes emphasize healthy living by using lean cuts of meats…
Haleiwa’s Opal Thai is now in Chinatown
It was a sad day when I found out Scratch Kitchen & Bake Shop was closing on Smith Street. Although sister restaurant Scratch Meatery was a 10-minute drive away in Kakaako, gone was my foolproof brunch spot for early client…
Where real Thais eat Thai food
When it comes to Thai food, we know flavorful pad Thai noodles, crispy fried spring rolls and green curry. And that’s about it. But when we see pages of menu items with names like pad gar pao, por pia and…
Hidden gem: Thai Lao
Thai Lao in Halekuai Center. Shown here: Nikki Rae Padilla and Amelia Meyer. For those of you in the know, my “discovery” of this West side Thai restaurant is old news. But if you know me, you know I never…
Chuggy Bear reveals his hidden gems
I’m always on the hunt for the greatest places to eat around the island, and I’ll taste the entire menu to uncover new and delicious dishes, whether it’s at established restaurants, buzzed-about new spots or even hole-in-the-wall joints that are…
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