Q+A with Food Feuds' Michael Symon, Cooking on the Big Island, Jan. 21-22
Iron Chef winner Michael Symon talked to us from his home base in Cleveland about his upcoming James Beard Celebrity Chef dinner, Mauna Lani Hotel & Bungalows, Jan. 22.
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Waialua Hot Chocolate, Blue Hawaii Lifestyle, Ala Moana Center and downtown Honolulu
Here's an antidote to chill in the air: local hot chocolate with a kick of spice at Blue Hawaii Lifestyle.
Morimoto Waikiki: Good, but hardly "the ultimate culinary experience"
Iron Chef Masaharu Matsumoto's new restaurant in Waikiki Edition hotel promises "the ultimate culinary experience." It doesn't deliver on that exalted promise.
30 Meals Under $30
We were inspired to find entire meals that cost less than $30. Real, satisfying meals, at nice restaurants, even with a glass of wine. It can be done—here's how.
First Taste: La Tour Café, Honolulu
From the folks who brought you Ba-Le in Hawaii, comes a new French-accented café where the food's casual, fun, yet seriously good. Opening 1/11/11 in Honolulu, in the renovated Weyerhaeuser warehouse on Nimitz.
Disney Hawaii Aulani Resort Makes a Big Food Move, Hires Top-End Chef
The new Disney Aulani Resort in Hawaii has hired Patrick Callarec, a Ritz-Carlton star chef with two decades of Maui experience, to head up its food and beverage.
Best Bars 2010: Bars For Any Occasion
Sometimes life calls for a drink. Whether it’s to celebrate a promotion, drown your sorrows after a job loss, go out with the girls, watch the Hawaii Bowl or whatever, we found the 24 best bars for 24 different occasions. Cheers!
Cooking Class: Russell Siu at 3660 On the Rise, Jan. 20
At 3660 On the Rise, Russell Siu resumes his every other month cooking class on Jan. 20. Here's the menu, and it looks like a party to us.
From Our Files
January archives
Martin Wyss Returns to the Kahala! For anniversary dinner Jan. 22
Chef Martin Wyss, best known for his Swiss Inn, opened the Kahala Hilton in 1964. To celebrate its 47th anniversary, the Kahala Hotel and Resort, as it's now known, is bringing him back for a special dinner.
Afterthoughts: Weighty Reflections on the Digital Future
Books are wonderful. Until you have to move a whole lot of them.
Sour Poi Awards 2010
Celebrating the best of the worst of 2010—the strange, the stupid and the scandalous.
What Does It Take to Win a Hale Aina?
There are more than 5,000 eateries in the state. What does it take to stand out from the crowd and win a Hale Aina Award? Here are a few inside stories.
Thursday Steak Night at Vino Tapas and Wine Bar, Restaurant Row, $12
Vino in Restaurant Row is so happy with its new steak supplier--Vintage Natural Beef--that it's offering an 8-ounce NY Steak for $12. Thursdays, Jan. 6, 13 and 27.
Looking for Great Cocktails, Waikiki Edition
Looking for some great cocktails? Here's some of Waikiki's greatest concoctions. At Nobu Waikiki, Trump International and the Halekulani's Lewers Lounge.
