Jo McGarry has been writing about food and wine for more than a decade in Hawaii. Former editor of Gusto Magazine she began working as restaurant specialist for the Honolulu Star Bulletin in 2001 and writing a food column for MidWeek the same year. She is the host of a long running lifestyle radio program, Table Talk, that airs Saturday mornings on KHVH 830 AM from 10 – 11AM. She is the author of The Hawaii Tailgate Cookbook and the 'voice' of tailgating on radio. Visit her website: WineAndDineHawaii.com
Below are the last 5 columns written by Jo McGarry
An 11th Avenue Italian Neighborhood Eatery
Wednesday - November 18, 2009
By Jo McGarry
I started smiling about a minute after I sat down in Bella Mia. As a basket of freshly made croissant-shaped bread rolls came to the table with a bowl of marinara sauce for dipping, I looked around to check other diners had them, too. They did.
Read Column>>Discovering Fine-dining Deals
Wednesday - November 11, 2009
By Jo McGarry
Economic changes have found their way to fine-dining restaurants, and many of them are offering discounted prices, the likes of which I’ve never seen. It’s obviously a temporary measure, but with increasing fixed costs and decreasing visits from regular customers, “dining sales” seem the obvious way to go.
Read Column>>Visiting Oahu’s ‘Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives’
Wednesday - November 04, 2009
By Jo McGarry
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Guy Fieri, host of the TV Food Network’s most popular show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, was in Honolulu last week hanging out and enjoying some of our best food.
Read Column>>Getting The Royal Treatment
Wednesday - October 28, 2009
By Jo McGarry
I did something last week that I’ve wanted to do for 17 years. I stayed overnight at The Royal Hawaiian. I can’t tell you why it took so long, but I can tell you it was well worth the wait.
Read Column>>A Week Of Good News For Island Foodies
Wednesday - October 21, 2009
By Jo McGarry
My food week got off to a rough start. I had, in a moment of unusual weakness, promised our boys a trip to the movies if they completed a (seemingly) insurmountable list of tasks. Being highly motivated rascals, they finished them all and left me with little choice but to sit through the dreadful Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.
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