Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Tropics Bar & Grill reopens with new menu, dining room

posted by: Derek Paiva on Tue Jul 07, 2009 at 12:05 PM The resort's completely redesigned beachfront Tropics Bar & Grill is back in business with a new menu emphasizing Hawaii-grown ingredients, and more tables overlooking the Hilton's slice of Waikiki Beach. We were at the grand opening.  More

VIDEO: HAWAII Magazine’s Contemporary Tropical cocktails on Sunrise on KGMB9

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 02:50 PM We were mixing mai tais in the morning … on TV! And here are the videos to prove it—Sunrise on KGMB9's spotlight on our July/August fresh tropical cocktail feature Contemporary Tropicals: A Guide to the Best in Island Libations.  More

HAWAII Magazine's Contemporary Tropical cocktails … On TV!

posted by: Derek Paiva on Tue Jun 30, 2009 at 05:40 PM Our July/August Contemporary Tropicals cocktail feature has gone multimedia. Yep, we’re on TV! Catch us Wednesday morning at 7:50 a.m. on top-rated Honolulu morning show Sunrise On KGMB9. Also: Click here to learn how to make a Shanghai Diva cocktail.  More

Discovering Hawaii Through Food: Where the locals eat

posted by: Derek Paiva on Mon Jun 29, 2009 at 01:02 PM In HAWAII Magazine's July/August issue feature Discovering Hawaii Through Food, we share a collection of the small places and food sources that only Hawaii residents know about. To whet your appetite for the magazine, we're sharing a few favorites here.  More

Contemporary Tropical cocktails: Making a Naturally Spiced Margarita

posted by: Derek Paiva on Wed Jun 24, 2009 at 02:21 PM In the July/August 2009 issue of HAWAII Magazine, we’re sharing a collection of eight tasty, summer-ready cocktail recipes we’re calling Contemporary Tropicals: A Guide to the Best in Island Libations. We're running four extra recipes on HawaiiMagazine.com. Here's the first.  More

Eat, drink and go Maui. The Kapalua Wine & Food Festival happens this week.

posted by: Derek Paiva on Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 12:30 PM Think four days of gastronomic and oenophilist nirvana, throw in an oceanside location at one of Maui’s premier luxury resorts and you’d still have to actually attend the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival to truly grasp its grand appeal for foodies.  More

How Honolulu's Side Street Inn got its very own Rogue Ale

posted by: John Heckathorn on Thu Jun 04, 2009 at 01:00 AM Side Street Inn is a casual must-dine restaurant in Honolulu, populated by residents, visitors, celebrity chefs and just plain celebrities. So, one day, this guy walks into the bar with a bottle of beer in a bag …  More

Warning! You will get hungry. Hawaii Food & Wine Paradise starts Thursday.

posted by: John Heckathorn on Tue May 19, 2009 at 03:47 PM This week Oahu holds its biggest culinary festival, at the Ko Olina Resort and Halekulani Hotel. If 20 chefs and a dozen winemakers don’t whet your appetite, there’s also music, fashion and golf.  More

Free coupons for Hawaii activities

posted by: Sherie Char on Mon Apr 20, 2009 at 12:06 PM Looking for ways to stretch your buck? We found a Web site that offers free coupons for some of Hawaii's attractions—from museums and dinner cruises/shows to the Stars and Stripes tour at Pearl Harbor.   More

Brother Noland opens Waikiki's new Kani Ka Pila Grille

posted by: John Heckathorn on Tue Mar 31, 2009 at 05:34 PM We caught Brother Noland, one of the great innovators in contemporary Hawaiian music, at Waikiki's newest Hawaiian music venue, Kani Ka Pila Grille.  More