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

Yesterday I had the chance to attend Julie Reiner and Francesco Lafranconi’s “Paradise Lost, Then Found: The Evolution of the Classic Hawaiian Cocktail” seminar at the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival. Julie and Francesco are among the crème de la crème in the cocktail world. Julie is owner of New... Read More

Sugar + Shake got invited (well, really, Shake got invited and I tagged along; this is how it usually goes with these things) to an event to celebrate St-Germain liqueur’s new carafes. The event was held at Addiction Nightclub at The Modern Honolulu hotel, where, we were told, you can... Read More