It’s 8 p.m. in downtown Honolulu on a Saturday night. The restaurant Fête is packed. The owner, Chuck Bussler, is the calm among a perfect storm of tables and plates, meeting and greeting customers with a warm handshake and hug. His wife Robynn Mai‘i is seen in glimpses only, emerging from the kitchen wearing in […]
The much anticipated Maui Brewing Co. restaurant in Waikiki has opened its doors on the second floor of the Holiday Inn Resort Waikiki Beachcomber. Boasting a solid menu of carefully crafted, Hawaii-made house brews, culinary cocktails, pub fare, entrée plates and pizza, we’re predicting this place will become Oahu’s new hot spot for residents and visitors.
If you’re in Hawaii’s capital city and craving dim sum, you’re in luck. Since eight is a Chinese lucky number, here are our pick of eight establishments where you can get your dim sum fix. Mei Sum A favorite local go-to spot, Mei Sum is one of the few restaurants specializing in dim sum that serves
Does this dessert look familiar? The famous Hula Pie from Duke’s Waikiki has helped it become a social media star, at least according to Instagram’s rankings of the most geo-tagged restaurants in the country. A photo posted by Duke’s Waikiki (@dukeswaikiki) on Jul 17, 2016 at 12:07pm PDT At the end of 2016, USA
In the final day leading up to the Inauguration, you can raise a toast in Hawaii to President Barack Obama and says cheers to his past two terms in office with his favorite drink: a dirty martini. Obama ordered the cocktail while dining at Waikiki’s new restaurant Mahina & Sun’s during his most recent holiday vacation
It’s practically a TV commercial: hot bowls of pho, steam wafting into happy customers’ faces as they slurp up noodles, their neighbors enthusiastically digging into giant banh mi overflowing with pastrami. Piggy Smalls is the second restaurant by Andrew Le, the executive chef and owner of the Chinatown restaurant The Pig & The Lady. Its
Sons of Thunder wasn’t planning on serving poke. The small restaurant in New York was supposed to be a burger and sandwich joint. But when the utilities company took forever to turn the gas on, Sons of Thunder decided: When life gives you a cold stove, you make poke. Shrimp tempura, tofu, seaweed, golden beets
Food is a huge component of social life here in the Islands, right down to the smallest, teeny-tiniest of dishes. Pupu, or bite-sized appetizers, tap into a wide range of ethnic foods present in everyday life and locals lay them down thick during the holidays. With the swing of Christmas and New Year’s Eve right
Megan Tomino, food stylist.Photo: Megan Tomino Will you look at that? In our world where no serving of food shall go un-Instagrammed, we consulted the assistance of someone who has an eye for pretty plating. Oahu-based food stylist Megan Tomino has worked her culinary magic for clients such as Hawaiian Airlines and Ward Village, and premium foodie destinations including
There’s nothing like pulling up a seat to these premier tables set up across the Hawaiian Islands. 1. A private chef … and helicopter ride to Hana
Outside of the cozy takeout-style eatery, there’s a line. It’s 1:45 p.m., 15 minutes before chef and owner Sheldon Simeon closes for the day, but there’s still a strong demand for a bowl of his ‘ono comfort-food grinds. Tin Roof is nestled between an art gallery and a payday loan store in Dairy Center, a nondescript
This longstanding favorite served during the fall and winter season is by no means isolated to the Islands, but there’s something unique about Hawaiʻi’s version of the dessert when compared to the other recipes you can search online … Is it the thickness, the texture, the whipped cream cheese frosting? Not sure, but it’s ʻono,
