Food — Tuesday, April 13, 2010 2:00
Ho Farms: Trading City Life for the Family Farm
Hawaii Traditions: Must-try dishes in Honolulu
Friday, April 9, 2010 2:00
Share Hawaii’s identity as a food scene is an island of glorified plate lunches? Yes, that and many other things that makes Anthony Bourdain call Hawaii “Singapore in America” .
Local Snacks: Lychee
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 2:00
Share Pokey dragon skin. Succelent, sugary flesh. Lychee juice drips down my chin. One sneaky way to tell if you are truly “from” these islands, is the lychee test. Mainlanders often pronounce this fruit as “lee-chee”, while islanders unanimously pronounce lychee as “lie-chee”. Though, whichever way you say it, this is one fruit that people [...]
Jean-George Vongerichten in a Kauai State of Mind
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 2:00
Share Jean-George Vongerichten is a NYC Chef with three Michelin stars at his flagship restaurants. While expanding his restaurant empire, he relies on local boy Chef de cuisine Colin Hazama to help execute Vongerichten’s contemporary American dishes and to also add local ingredients in these dishes.
Local Snacks: Cracked Seed and Li Hing Mui
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:00
Share I remember eating the Yick Lung brand of li hing mui—a Chinese preserved sour, salty plum—back in the 1970’s when I was a child. The brown, shriveled up quarter sized “seeds” came in a small cellophane pack with a green paper label stapled on at the top and could be had for just .25 [...]
Hawaii Traditions: Good Eats at Bon Dance
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 2:00
Share Bon Dances celebrate the season of the dead, it’s said that’s when the spirits of their ancestors return to visit. It’s a Japanese Buddhist tradition that has evolved over a century, offerings range from barbecue sticks and shaved ice, to some specialty items such as Konganji Temple’s teriyaki grilled corn.
Late-night grindz
Friday, March 26, 2010 2:00
Share There are several restaurants that are open 24 hours or past 1 a.m. For those late night people who don’t want to eat pupus but have a hearty meal, there are many restaurants that serve a full meal all night long.
Local Snacks: Saimin
Thursday, March 25, 2010 2:00
Share When it comes to comfort food, nothing comforts more than a piping hot bowl of saimin. Always predictable, consistent, and unpretentious, saimin has a simple yet refined taste. When friends from Japan come to visit Hawaii, first stop, (I hate to say it) Zippys, yes, Zippys. Food of choice? Saimin. With all the complexities [...]
New iPhone app: What Chef’s Eat
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 2:00
Share Don’t you ever wonder what and where Chef’s like to eat? Well now there’s a new iphone app that will tell you just that. A combination of high end eateries and mom and pop places makes up the list of what chef’s eat.
Hawaii Traditional Snack: Kakimochi
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:00
Share “Kakimochi” or “mochi crunch” is the local term for what Japanese nationals call senbei. The term “arare” is in reference to the bite-sized kakimochi like the sakura, yakko, and hot kakidane shaped pieces. The term “senbei” is in reference to the large, circular pieces of kakimochi but regardless of size, shape, and taste (sweet [...]
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