Everyone says, “You’re always going to Maui!” It certainly feels true. We’ve been fortunate enough to keep receiving invitations to come over and even more fortunately, we now have friends there to tell us where to eat! Our early trips to Maui involved multiple meals at Pizza Hut. It was... Read More

Here it is, the final installment in my Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival 2013 recap series. The closing event, Savory Ever After, took place on the beach fronting Disney’s Aulani Resort and the JW Marriott Ihilani Reserot at Ko Olina. We don’t get out to the west side that often…they... Read More

So, I totally skipped over November and December’s round-ups…but you’ll forgive me, I hope. Of course, the first thing (literally) consumed this year was a bowl of ozoni at my parents’ house. Ozoni is the traditional Japanese New Year’s mochi soup. Every family has their own recipe. Our family recipe... Read More