
BROKE DA MOUT'

Second in a two-part series on roadside eateries along major thoroughfare King Street. Our writer is pretty single-minded, so we put her on a one-way street to casual dining. Will she ever get home?
FOOD & BEVERAGE FOCUS

Job Title: Chef de Partie, Alan Wong’s Restaurant.
What started your interest in cooking? I’ve always loved eating and I literally grew up in restaurants.
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

There’s something funny happening over at Manoa Valley Theatre and it’s spelled W-O-N-D-E-R-FU-L!
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.
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.
SAM CHOY'S KITCHEN

This week we welcome Sergio’s Executive Chef Alfredo Lee Conti to the kitchen to prepare the following Italian specialties.
TABLE TALK

I was at Taste of Chocolate on Maui last weekend (yes, I know, horrible-job-but-someone-hasto-do-it), and I had the opportunity to taste outrageous chocolate creations, and to check out some of Maui’s best restaurants.
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.
VINO SENSE

Do you believe that your mood influences the taste of a wine? How about the company you are with when you’re drinking it? I do. And I certainly know that the right glassware influences the flavor of the wine as well.