By Rebecca Pang I’ll tell you a secret. I miss the years when pop-up dinners were all the rage in Honolulu. It’s when I ate whole animals with chef Bob McGee, my addiction to The Pig & The Lady’s pho…
Since our flight to Dubai originated in San Francisco, we had time before and after that adventure to have another mini-adventure in the City by the Bay. One of my favorite people there to eat with is my Twitter friend…
Los Dos Vatos Chances are you’ve never heard of Gilbert Arangure or Eddie Lopez … unless you’re in the restaurant business or a frequent guest at Vintage Cave. Let me tell you a little bit about these two amazingly talented…
A few months ago, fellow blogger Olena Heu took me to an un-birthday dinner at Vintage Cave. It was my first time trying the restaurant since Jonathan Mizukami took over as executive chef, so it was pretty cool to taste…
First things first: Starting Monday, Pig and the Lady is raising the dessert bar with new creations by Vintage Cave’s original pastry chef. Rachel Murai, the homegrown Nobu Waikiki alum hand-picked by former Cave chef Chris Kajioka “because she’s crazy.…
In an exclusive private uncorking event this week, Vintage Cave introduced the newest addition to its prestigious list of offerings — gourmet food, fine wine and now one of the most expensive bottles of whisky in the world. Retailing at…
Butter-Poached Lobster You know the saying, “The way to a person’s heart is through his/her stomach”… well, I’ve fallen in love with the new chefs at Vintage Cave. Not counting homemade meals or even dinner made by my husband, my…
Jonathan Mizukami returns to the islands to lead the Vintage Cave kitchen.Inspired by his mother, Maui-born Jonathan Mizukami discovered his passion for food at a very young age. “My mother is a really good cook,” he said. “Every week, we…
Ah, summer! Languid days, south shore swells … and here in Honolulu, the musical crackle of 370 sake bottles being opened. The Joy of Sake returns to the Hawaii Convention Center on July 18 with 370 sakes from all over…
Over the weekend, chef Chris Kajioka welcomed two phenomenal chefs for a collaboration dinner at Vintage Cave. “Next Food Network Star” season 9 finalist Viet Pham of Forage Restaurant in Salt Lake City, and San Francisco’s Belinda Leong, pastry chef…
“Where’s Sheldon?” That’s been the question on everyone’s mind after news that “Top Chef: Seattle” standout Sheldon Simeon had left Star Noodle on Maui.I was able to catch up with Simeon for an interview while he was in Honolulu for…
It’s official: Sheldon Simeon, Top Chef season 10 finalist, is unleashing his bold, contemporary Filipino flavors in Honolulu for the first time at a four-night collaboration at Vintage Cave.If you watched Top Chef, you know Simeon (and why I couldn’t…
About a year ago, chef Chris Kajioka (@CKCuisine) tweeted to me, “What was the best meal you ever had?” It was probably the omakase at Morimoto’s in Philadelphia, which took me through a range of emotions with each course, or…
Probably everything you might have heard about Vintage Cave, the new restaurant opening under Shirokiya next week, is true. Fantastical, but true:It’s one man’s dream. Takeshi Sekiguchi, whose developments span Maui’s Grand Wailea Resort and Four Seasons to Ko Olina…
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.
