When I have cravings for bun cha gio thit nuong (a Vietnamese dish consisting of rice vermicelli, barbeque pork and spring rolls), I like to go to Vietnam Café Pho Saigon, a small restaurant on the corner of Hotel and Smith streets in Honolulu’s Chinatown. There’s nothing fancy about the restaurant, but don’t let appearances […]
Living in Hawaii, we’re spoiled in many ways. But not so spoiled that we’d ever take for granted a morning mug of 100 percent Kona coffee. The stuff may virtually grow in our backyard—in this case, Hawaii’s Big Island. But retailing for up to $30 a pound even here in Hawaii, a cup of it
Our Chicago correspondent, Peter Van Buol, did a post for us on Hawaii’s best known chef, Roy Yamaguchi, and the Chicago stop in Yamaguchi’s 20th anniversary tour of the United States. We got curious about what Roy planned for the 20th anniversary celebration in Honolulu. Hang onto your hat–there’s a magnificent $1,000 a plate fund-raising
HAWAII Magazine editor John Heckathorn wrote a “Taste of Paradise” column for our March/April 2008 issue—about a Zippy’s-inspired menu at Alan Wong’s Restaurant, crafted by Wong’s chef de cuisine Wade Ueoka, on a challenge from his boss. We got a lot of e-mail. Would Alan Wong’s—known for its award-winning Hawaii regional cuisine—be imitating Zippy’s bentos
When I heard that famed Hawaii chef Roy Yamaguchi was planning a 10-city tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first Roy’s restaurant, I crossed my fingers, hoping he’d make a stop at his eatery on Chicago’s Gold Coast. At the half-way point of a tour that started two months ago in Orlando, Fla.,
Hawaii coffee farmers have bared it all for their love of pure Kona Coffee. A new 2009 calendar called “The Naked Truth” features 11 women farmers with decades of experience, getting naked while demonstrating the process of growing and harvesting Kona Coffee. Shameless promotional stunt, you say? Yes. The Kona Coffee Farmers Association wants to
To celebrate its expansion to American Samoa, L&L Hawaiian Barbecue created a 3-lb. plate lunch. Called the Matai Plate (from the Samoan word for “chief”), it contains generous servings of beef and chicken, plus three scoops of rice and two scoops of macaroni salad. The Matai is not to be taken lightly. When it first
It’s Aloha Friday, which means the end of the workweek, for me at least. To celebrate the impending weekend, I spent my lunch break near the ocean, eating endless amounts of Hawaiian food. Wish you were here? HAWAII Magazine was invited to attend the Aloha Friday Luncheon at Shore Bird Restaurant in the Outrigger Reef
I can’t get enough sushi. One of the places to indulge in this Japanese cuisine is Makino Chaya, located in Aloha Tower Marketplace. The restaurant’s decoration is a bit cheesy (where else would you find fish and octopus legs hanging from the ceiling?). But don’t let that deter you from entering the restaurant. Makino Chaya
There hasn’t been much Mainland press on this so good thing you’re a HawaiiMagazine.com regular. Especially if you’re a regular who’s going to be on Oahu on June 13 and 14 and digs food, wine and/or cigars. That’s the weekend The Kahala Hotel & Resort hosts its first-ever Food & Wine Classic. Think two days
Here’s a new rule. If you’re going to host a film festival in Hawaii, take advantage of the fact that you’re hosting a film festival in Hawaii. No one knows this better than the folks at the Maui Film Festival, which opens its ninth year of film screenings from June 11 through 15. The fest’s
You ask. We answer. Several HAWAII Magazine readers have sent us e-mails asking if we knew the date of this year’s Taste of the Hawaiian Range food event. The curious included Monte and Xena Ferrario of Stockton, Calif., who said, “We travel to the Big Island every year and would like to take our next
