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This wedding venue provides a scenic dining experience
In normal times, Waikiki Leia would be thriving as a venue for destination weddings from Japan. Read more
In normal times, Waikiki Leia would be thriving as a venue for destination weddings from Japan. Read more
Early during the pandemic, bars were toast, unable to open unless they could prove restaurant cred by offering both food and drink. Read more
Sustainability has been at the heart of Zetton Hawaii’s restaurant philosophy since it opened its first restaurant, Aloha Table, here in 2009. Read more
I felt a sense of dread when COVID-19 struck nearly two years ago, not only because of the threat to lives, but also livelihoods. Read more
If you’re hoping to balance out your holiday snacking and perhaps get a jump on your new year diet, here are a couple of options on opposite ends of the vegan spectrum. Read more
Ever since ramen started becoming a fixture on the local dining scene with the first wave of Japanese restaurateurs arriving on our shores in the 1980s, the presence of pork chashu on the menu has been a given. Read more
What’s the first thing you do when a restaurant calls itself Da Best Pho Vietnamese Noodle House & BBQ? You gonna put the pho to the taste test, right? Read more
Losing in Las Vegas is a relatable scenario for many of Hawaii’s Ninth Island visitors. Read more
The days following Thanksgiving are not usually ones to splurge on food but for readjusting one’s budget and eating on the fly as the rush of the holidays becomes reality. Read more
Among all the new restaurants that have opened, it’s good to see familiar names returning to the dining scene as well, each adding to a sense that we are moving one step closer to normalcy. Read more
While the pandemic makes it difficult to travel freely, I am grateful for all the cuisines available to us from afar. Read more
Local boy Ernest Shih met Jeanne Ng in Singapore as two kindred spirits with a joyful outlook on life and work. Read more
With chef Gilles Epié’s arrival at the Turtle Bay Resort as its new executive chef, Oahu now has three Michelin-star chefs in its midst. Read more
Collaboration has helped budding restaurateurs stay afloat during the pandemic, mostly through the sharing of underutilized kitchen spaces. Read more
While COVID-positive numbers and hospitalizations are in decline, I feel as though restaurants stepped up to make the current restrictions less painful, with abundant options for all. Read more
The passage of time is often accompanied by a sense of loss, whether a farewell to innocence, a separation from nature, or a simple yearning to turn back the clock to a cherished moment. Read more
In the COVID-19 era of broken food supply chains and scarcity, restaurants from high- to low-end and consumers alike have been forced to deal with the rising costs of dining out. Read more
For a city of its size, Honolulu has long suffered a shortage of vegan restaurants. Read more
A year ago, no one could predict the outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic. Few of us have ever lived through such an event or experienced the order of business shutdowns on such a massive scale. Read more
Weeks before the recent government mandates restricting restaurant crowd sizes to 50% capacity, diners had already begun policing themselves. Read more
There's no logic to obsession. For every person with a passion for sports card collecting, Pokémon or K-dramas, there's another who could not care less about the object of their fascination. Read more
