There’s a New Natural Wine Bar Inside Mānoa Chocolate
Natural wines pair up with flights of Mānoa Chocolates every Wednesday to Saturday in Kailua.
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“Beyond Van Gogh” Just Upped the Game with Charcuterie and Starry Night Cocktails
In the Hawai‘i Convention Center lobby: three Van Gogh-themed cocktails plus fruits, cheese, charcuterie and live music on weekends.
Noe at Four Seasons Launches a Brand-New Wine Label
Plus, lead bartender Mike Milligan shares his go-to Noe cocktail recipe for you to enjoy at home.
Hy’s debuts new dinner series
Hy’s Steak House, a staple in Waikiki’s fine dining scene, is celebrating 40 years of serving sumptuous kiawe wood grilled steaks and enticing local seafood with a calendar of monthly wine and chef’s table dinners. The collection of glasses in…
Frolic picks: Holiday gift ideas for foodies
From cooking classes to booze-barrel coffee to, umm, piggy poop, when we asked Frolickers for their best foodie gift picks, suggestions flowed as fast as bubbly on New Year’s Eve. Last-minute shoppers, take note – there’s something here for every…
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival 2016: The wine
This year’s Hawaii Food & Wine Festival has some spectacular once-in-a-lifetime events for wine connoisseurs. Thanks to the generous donation from a private wine collector’s widow and the talents of master sommelier Roberto Viernes of Southern Wine and Spirits, there…
fresh BYTES: Ward theaters’ new concession menu
Pinch me, I must be dreaming. Consolidated Ward built us a bar. <Insert high-pitched squeal>. When I heard that Consolidated was developing a new food and beverage program, I dragged my sister-in-arms Lee Anne Wong with me to check it out. Ever…
Tokyo day trip: The Hakushu distillery
You know it’s a nice day in Tokyo when you can see Mt. Fuji. The view from Hotel Metropolitan Ikebukuro. We had originally planned to visit the Yamazaki whisky distillery in Osaka, but found that it would be closed in…
Party pics: 14th Annual Chopsticks & Wine
A big crowd turned out Thursday evening for the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce’s signature Chopsticks & Wine at Hawaii Convention Center. The theme of the 14th annual event was “Hocus Pocus – Magic of the Vines.” Along with a…
A toast to Tuscany with Frances Mayes
From left: Jim Hansen, Alvin Savella, Matt Skaletsky and Frances Mayes. As if you needed an excuse to hop over to Maui … On September 23, Pūlehu, an Italian Grill at The Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort (KOR) Villas is having…
Kapalua Wine Fest and cooking with Michael Mina
As mentioned yesterday, one of the must-do things at the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival is a celebrity chef demo. You get to watch them in action, get some tips, and best of all, eat their food for lunch. Chefs…
Kapalua Wine Fest and cooking with Charlie Palmer
Most people know the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival for its signature events, like the Grand Tasting and the Seafood Festival that we covered. But if you really want to know more about American wine, a weekend pass will get you…
Kapalua Wine: Seafood Festival
We got ready to boogie down, enjoy stellar wines and nosh on some of the best seafood dishes in Hawaii, prepared by 14 of Maui’s top chefs at the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival’s sold-out Seafood Festival. The event was bustling…
Kapalua Wine: The Grand Tasting
With winemaker Rajat Parr Foodies and oenophiles, visitors and locals converged this weekend for the annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival. Highlighting Maui’s culinary superstars and Hawaii’s sommeliers, the event brings together the best in a tropical, picturesque locale. The…
“In pursuit of balance” with winemaker Rajat Parr
Whenever I see master sommelier Chuck Furuya, he imparts a little tidbit (or two, or three) of wine knowledge so that I can better appreciate the glass I’m drinking. He describes the hills that the grapes are grown on, the…
Beaune: All we want to do is wine
I have been drinking and learning about wines for a couple of decades now, and my niece Ahnya has now started to learn more about the art of tasting wines in France. So in retrospect, Beaune — with its vast…
Beaune: Fallot mustard, Hotel Dieu & Marche aux Vins
Although Dijon is a famous name for mustards, it’s actually one city in the entire Burgundy area that produces our favorite spicy condiment. When you go to Beaune, as we did, I recommend the Fallot Moutarderie tour.If you are staying…
Party pics: Yelp’s Red and White Social
Yelp elite gathered Monday evening for a wine and sake tasting party at Kaka’ako Wine Loft and Sake Collection. Fans of red wine were encouraged to wear red, while fans of white wine or sake wore white. Five wines were…
Party pics: 15th Annual Executive Vineyards Fundraiser
The UH Manoa Shidler College of Business Alumni Association held a wine tasting fundraiser Thursday night at the Royal Hawaiian hotel. The event featured wines by Southern Wine & Spirits of Hawaii, and various food stations from the chefs at the Royal Hawaiian…
Que Syrah Syrah at Chef Mavro
When chef George “Mavro” Mavrothalassitis and his wife, Donna Jung invited me to review their special “Que Syrah Syrah” menu — a lamb dish paired with a flight of Syrah wines — I was immediately intimidated. I drink wine, but I can’t…
Party pics: Hawaii Bowl Flavors
The Hawaii Bowl held its annual fundraiser last night in the Sheraton Waikiki main ballroom, featuring wines and spirits from Youngs Market Co., as well as a variety of upscale food stations by chef Colin Hazama. The event also had…
Dishes of Hawaii Food and Wine Festival
With the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival only a month away, we asked some of the local participating chefs to reveal the dishes they’ll be preparing for the islands’ biggest annual food event. Here’s an early look at a few…
The Chef’s Table at Hiroshi Eurasian Tapas
A lot of restaurants in Hawaii — especially those that have been around for a long time — are successful because they keep their most popular items on the menu for both regulars and those still discovering them. But all…
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