How to make Hawaii chocolate haupia pie. Here's a recipe.

posted by: Kalei Talwar on Wed Aug 05, 2009 at 11:17 AM HAWAII Magazine reader Dinah Herrera asked us for the recipe for her favorite chocolate haupia pie. The popular Hawaii dessert is one of our favorites, too. She asks. We answer.  More

Hawaii’s Roy Yamaguchi competes on Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters”

posted by: Chris Bailey on Wed Jul 22, 2009 at 02:44 PM Celebrated Hawaii chef Roy Yamaguchi of Roy’s restaurants is doing some battling in the kitchen, competing on "Top Chef Masters" on Bravo. Who will he face? What challenges await? Details inside.  More

Happy Talk Lounge reopens in Hanalei

posted by: Kalei Talwar on Wed Jul 15, 2009 at 10:05 AM HAWAII Magazine reader Nolan Pahud wrote to ask us about the renovation status of two of his favorite eateries in Hanalei Bay, Kauai—the Happy Talk Lounge and Bali Hai Restaurant. You ask. We answer.  More

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

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

Kauai in just one day: 5 things to do, part two

posted by: Derek Paiva on Fri Jun 26, 2009 at 12:44 PM A couple of months ago, I was asked to do an off-the-top-of-my-head list of the five things I would do on Kauai if I had just one day there. We checked out the east and north shores that time. This time, we're off to the sunny south and west shores, and Waimea Canyon.  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

Food Network mag discovers Hawaii's loco moco. Here are our favorites.

posted by: Chris Bailey on Wed May 20, 2009 at 10:35 AM Food Network Magazine recently honored an Oahu loco moco as best in the state. The Hawaii comfort-food favorite deserves its due. But Food Network’s criteria left us scratching our heads.   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