The people of Yelp have spoken. While we wait to see if this Oahu eatery continues to hold it down on the seafood front for 2016, Yelp users were left in awe by Ono Seafood his past year. The restaurant, located on Kapahulu just outside of Waikiki, has been delighting the community with what’s regarded […]
Everyone swears it just tastes better. The slow food, farm-to-fork movement is a visible force in Hawaii’s culinary scene. Literally. You can’t glance at the menu of a newly opened restaurant across the Islands that doesn’t call attention to a plate with a list of ingredients sourced from a local farm. That’s a welcome thing.
When a kanaka maoli (Native Hawaiian) attends a luau that is geared towards visitors we usually come with high expectations. For the most part, it’s because we’ve been to Hawaiian feasts where the food is home cooked by loved ones and we’re celebrating a birth, marriage, graduation or retirement. It’s hard for any business to recreate genuine
It’s not all sunny skies here in Hawaii. If it’s raining, it probably means that hike you really wanted to do is a muddy mess, and that beautiful view you wanted to see in the mountains is covered with clouds. Rather than stressing over what you may miss seeing during your trip, our staff brainstormed some
The first thing we tried at the new Tommy Bahama Island in Waikiki was their mai tai served in a chilled pineapple, and it was absolutely amazing! If you want to take your taste buds (and some brain cells) on vacation, then we suggest making this delicious cocktail for your pauhana (happy hour) at home.
Helena’s Hawaiian Food doesn’t open for another hour, but the kitchen, at 9 a.m., is already bustling with activity. Just beneath 250 pounds of its famous pipikaula (salted dried beef), hanging in long strips above the stoves, a pair of chefs stir massive aluminum stockpots filled with bubbling beef stew, squid lū‘au, chicken long rice
Trick-or-treating around the Islands is definitely a cultural experience. Sure, we get our Snickers, M&Ms, and Kit-Kats like anywhere else, but there are a handful of candies that Hawaii kids always expect to have thrown into the mix. Bring an adventurous sweet tooth on your next trip and you’ll learn why these are absolute treats.
Move over, wine tastings … Chocolate tastings are the new “it” foodie tour. We spoke with an Oahu-based bean-to-bar expert to help us figure out the best ways to bring out the proper profiles from the chocolates that call Hawaii home. Nat Bletter, co-founder of Madre Chocolate, shares some tips for getting the most out
What makes a plate of food so “Instagrammable”? There are a number of reasons a dish could inspire you to whip out your phone to savor it with your lens before digging into it: the plating, an unusual flavor combination, the use of a trendy ingredient (we’re looking at you dragon fruit), a gimmicky concept,
Here’s a quick list of food producers on the Gathering Isle that offer tours of its grounds. Just remember to call ahead, because all of these farms require reservations. Your keiki can feed the cows on the Naked Cow Dairy Farm & Creamery tours.Photo courtesy of Naked Cow Dairy Farm & Creamery. Naked Cow
Here is a list of the sushi restaurants where the locals go when we want our nigiri and temaki as fresh as it gets: 1. Mitch’s Fismarket and Sushi Bar An alumnus from HAWAII Magazine’s 2013 “75 Places” list’s “From the Sea” section, Mitch’s popularity remains rooted in its always crazy-fresh locally and internationally procured seafood selection. The sushi
Just because it’s approximately 7,590 miles from Munich to Honolulu that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate Oktoberfest in the Islands. While this autumn festival traditionally goes for 16 days in Germany (Sept. 19-Oct. 4 this year), Oktoberfest events in Hawaii are scheduled through the end of October. Check out these Bavarian-themed bashes so you can
