Matthew Resich is more than a pizza aficionado. He’s like a pizza scientist. The owner of Brick Fire Tavern, Hawaiʻi’s only Vera Pizza Napoletana certified pizzeria in Kaimukī on Oʻahu, has spent a lot of time crafting his pies, from figuring out the perfect fermentation for the dough (96 hours) to importing fresh curds to […]
Disclaimer: Don’t listen to this podcast on an empty stomach! This week’s guest, Kevin Yim, vice president of marketing at Zippy’s, knows everything there is to know about the local comfort food chain and he has some delectable dishes to recommend. The podcast also centers around the history of Zippy’s—and Napoleon’s Bakery—, how they became
I spend a lot of time in Waikīkī, and I usually know what’s new here before anyone else. Except this time. I walked down a side street—Kealohilani Avenue, to be specific, which connects Kalākaua and Kūhiō avenues—and noticed a food truck parked against the backside of the ʻAlohilani Resort Waikīkī Beach. There was no one
When you visit Oʻahu, there are those iconic restaurants you have to stop by (we’re looking at you, Helena’s Hawaiian Food and Rainbow Drive-In). But every year, a new crop of chefs and restaurateurs pop up with their own riffs on favorite Island dishes and cuisines. Here are six places that opened (or re-opened in
While Maui may be the most well-known Hawaiian Island for its banana bread, all islands—from Kauaʻi to Hawaiʻi Island—have their own bakeries, cafés and shops favorited by locals looking for a loaf. Here are a few we know you’ll love—or if you’ve got yourself a bundle of ripening bananas, you can make your own banana
This is no way the end-all, be-all list of happy hours on Oʻahu. With hundreds of restaurants spanning the island, that would be nearly impossible—at least impossible for our small team to manage. (Doing the “research” isn’t the problem!) So we’re listing popular (and some of our personal favorite) happy hours here—a list that will
It seems there’s nothing Lee Anne Wong can’t do. After competing on Bravo’s “Top Chef,” the New York-born chef moved to O‘ahu, opened award-winning brunch spot Koko Head Café in Kaimukī, moved to Maui with her new family to head up the restaurant at the historic Best Western Pioneer Inn in Lahaina and, during a pandemic, overhauled
Turning food purple is just one thing ube does. This starchy root vegetable, also known as purple yam, has seen a rise in popularity over the past few years. A common ingredient in many Asian and African cuisines, ube is extremely versatile in both sweet and savory dishes. Whether you’re in the mood for soft
You’ll hear the same story from restaurants around the state: They want to work with as much local produce as possible, knowing that food grown right here in Hawai‘i is as fresh as it gets. However, there are always some concessions. This comes from Costco. That we have to bring in off-island. Those are too expensive
It was called the Hau Tree Lānai when I was growing up, an open-air, oceanfront restaurant right on Kaimana Beach in Waikīkī. It was the spot for bridal showers and brunch with friends. And because of its location—on the ground floor of the iconic New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel—many visitors to Oʻahu have fond memories
Growing up in Kailua on O‘ahu’s Windward Side, Ryan Katsuno would go to Agnes’ Portuguese Bake Shop at least once a week, stocking up on sweet bread, pastries and—the bakery’s signature treat—malasadas. Malasadas are Hawai‘i’s quintessential comfort food. They’re basically deep-fried, sugar-dusted doughnuts, brought to Hawai‘i with the 1878 arrival of Portuguese plantation laborers from the Madeira and Azores islands. And
(Editor’s Note: Mochi Do Hawaiʻi closed in 2021.) If you haven’t heard of mochi doughnuts, maybe you haven’t been to a bakery or farmers market lately. These chewy versions of the fried dough confection, made with sweet rice flour (mochiko), is popping up everywhere, from Seattle to Houston to Canada. In Hawaiʻi, several bakeries have
