
BROKE DA MOUT'

Did you welcome the new year with a vow to eat healthier and lose weight? That resolution will last four weeks, according to experts. But good intentions count for something.
Read Column>>FOOD & BEVERAGE FOCUS

Was your first job in the industry? I actually got into modeling and that was my initial career, but later on my father had gone through so many different secretaries that he asked me one day to be his executive secretary.
Read Column>>FOOD FINDS

When the owners of Umeke Market decided to expand their increasingly popular range of organic and health-related products, they turned to co-owner Debbie Yamaguchi to take the lead.
Read Column>>FOODIE FARE

Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar’s Chef Rod Dizar took his talents to the Battleship Missouri last weekend and walked away with the title of “Hawaii’s Mightiest Chef.
Read Column>>GRAPEVINE TALES

As a 24-7 caregiver for my late wife Sue, it was a challenge for me to disengage and seek respite time. The nature of her terminal, neuromuscular disease required round-the-clock attention, and it became increasingly difficult to simply sleep.
Read Column>>HEART-Y CHEF

Leighton Miyakawa, executive chef at Ruth’s Chris Steak House Waikiki Beach Walk, is a food service industry veteran. Born and raised on Oahu, he graduated with honors from the Culinary Institute of America in New York and Kapiolani Community College.
Read Column>>IN GOOD SPIRITS

It should be a big year for Scotch whisky. It’s the 250th anniversary of the birth of Scotland’s bard, Robert Burns - the anniversary will be celebrated Jan. 25 in Hawaii with a traditional Burns supper - and the entire auld country is celebrating.
Read Column>>MAIN COURSE

On any day of the week, you’ll find a steady stream of tourists walking from their hotels in Waikiki to have breakfast at Wailana Coffee House.
Read Column>>NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTS

Banana Leaf Italian Bistro has barely opened its doors at Market City Shopping Center and is already busy filling hungry bellies with a wide range of Italian favorites.
Read Column>>SAM CHOY'S KITCHEN

On this week’s show we get creative with items on the Hawaii Foodbank wish list and concoct a tasty miso chicken dish, while visiting Chef D.K. Kodama prepares Stuffed French Toast.
Read Column>>TABLE TALK

I’ll bet you didn’t realize that among the award-winning food in Hawaii, Chinese cuisine is starting to attract national attention.
Read Column>>TO YOUR HEALTH

Holidays are about celebrating the season with friends and ohana. Here in Hawaii, food is an important part of the culture and goes hand-in-hand with any celebration.
Read Column>>VINO SENSE

They gasped when the identity of the wine was revealed. They looked at each other in disbelief. How could they have been so wrong?
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