April 6, 2014
Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant
When I hear “seafood,” my mind immediately slides to slow summers on the lake with Granddaddy — buyin’ bait at the corner market, castin’ out lines and reelin’ ’em in — catfish that is. Always catfish. We’d take them to…
March 30, 2014
Little Village Noodle House
Way back in 1974, with just one suitcase in hand, $100 to their names and a determined dream, a young couple journeyed from China to Honolulu — and what was born from that humble beginning has grown into a now…
March 23, 2014
Kit n Kitchen
I have the fondest childhood memories of Sunday afternoons in the South. Every “Lawd’s day” you would find me, my sisters, every female cousin and my mother all huddled in Nana’s kitchen — intently observing every move she made in…
March 16, 2014
Golden Palace Seafood Restaurant
Growing up, my Nana was my very best friend. Every Monday through Friday, the minute the school bell rung for dismissal, bystanders would witness a flash of rainbow tassels and the blurred streak of my ten-speed Schwinn as I peeled…
March 9, 2014
Fendu Boulangerie
Brave Knights of the Round Table! Come and join me, On a culinary quest to Fendu Boulangerie! “Run away!” from the mediocre, “Run away!” from the rest, Join me at Fendu, for a taste of the best. From fresh baked…
March 2, 2014
GRYLT
Remember middle school? That emotion-riddled era of tween-age angst? Where every day just around noon the playground morphed into the adolescent equivalent of a full-on war of words, WWF Smackdown style? Yeah. Me too. One of my favorite “cut-downs” from…
February 23, 2014
Big City Diner
“Biggie, Biggie, Biggie can’t you see, sometimes your words just hypnotize me…” the catchy chorus from the Notorious B.I.G. song wafts across the radio as I enter the doors of Big City Diner in Pearlridge East. But at this “Big”…
February 16, 2014
Yogurstory
Now here’s a story I heard tell, about an enchanted land where delicious things dwell. ‘Tis a magical place where boys and girls too, can eat dessert for breakfast, or whatever they choose! A world of wonders made by one…
February 9, 2014
Inferno's Wood Fire Pizza
It all started with one man. A man who had a passion — a passion for pizza. From his very first blissful bite of wood-fire, oven-baked pizza, Inferno’s Wood Fire Pizza owner Kyle Okumoto recognized the superior taste and flavor…
February 2, 2014
Asahi Grill
Known for almost seven years now as the “Original Home of the Famous Oxtail Soup,” Asahi Grill, located on Ward Avenue, has become known as the local “go-to” Japanese restaurant as well. High praise, yet the veggie in me wants…
