Two new eateries are noodle-icious

By Nadine Kam

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 16, 2011

~~<p>It's always exciting to see a new project from Isamu Kubota and Motoko "Moco" Kubota, who never seem to run out of ideas. Isamu Kubota got our attention with Kai Okonomiyaki, followed by the luxe Kaiwa at Waikiki Beach Walk, while Moco delivered healthful, stylish cuisine with Hale Macrobiotic, a mighty progressive idea for Hawaii, where "healthy" often means including a handful of iceberg lettuce on a meaty plate lunch.</p>
<p>Hale closed, but bless their hearts, the Kubotas are not giving up on improving our diets, even if in tiny increments. This time, they're entering nightclub territory with YuZu, a casual bar concept with a menu described as "not your grandmother's Japanese cuisine" and "healthy, but not boring." Heaven forbid anyone bore today's short-attention-span consumers.</p>
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It's always exciting to see a new project from Isamu Kubota and Motoko "Moco" Kubota, who never seem to run out of ideas. Isamu Kubota got our attention with Kai Okonomiyaki, followed by the luxe Kaiwa at Waikiki Beach Walk, while Moco delivered healthful, stylish cuisine with Hale Macrobiotic, a mighty progressive idea for Hawaii, where "healthy" often means including a handful of iceberg lettuce on a meaty plate lunch.

Hale closed, but bless their hearts, the Kubotas are not giving up on improving our diets, even if in tiny increments. This time, they're entering nightclub territory with YuZu, a casual bar concept with a menu described as "not your grandmother's Japanese cuisine" and "healthy, but not boring." Heaven forbid anyone bore today's short-attention-span consumers. Login for more...