This summer, food writer Martha Cheng tackled the task of rounding up seven of Honolulu’s top sweets slingers in a pop-up bakeshop event dubbed Baker Faire. I didn’t envy her the task—pastry chefs are as crazy as regular chefs, only they’re hopped up on sugar, too—but I was definitely glad... Read More

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

In lieu of a Friday Photo today, here’s a little “public service” announcement. Earlier this week, the chef line-up for the annual Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival for 2014 was announced, and tickets are now on sale. The event runs Friday, August 29 through Sunday, September 7 on three different... 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

For the third year in a row the Modern Honolulu hotel played host to the O‘ahu opening evening event of the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival. As in previous years, as is appropriate since the “hosting chef” is none other than Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto (his eponymous restaurant has its... Read More

I am so very behind on blogging, so I am starting a new thing: “I’ll Blog It Soon, I Swear!” because that’s what I keep saying. For this first edition, here are previews from the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival. First, from the Under the Modern Moon: Morimoto & Friends event—Cocktails by Tony... Read More