August 21, 2022
Stage Restaurant
ANNE LEE speaks with Honolulu Design Center creative director JULIA SØRENSEN SHAW Stage restaurant offers a beverage-focused tasting experience every second Thursday of the month. Traditionally, these tastings feature wine, but the month of September is the Kubota sake tasting…
August 14, 2022
The Kahala Hotel & Resort
ANNE LEE speaks with The Kahala Hotel & Resort executive chef JONATHAN MIZUKAMI and Mountain View Farms farmer/owner DAVID WONG You are what you eat — and what ‘it’ eats.” That’s the motto and mission that David Wong, farmer/owner of…
August 7, 2022
Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach
ANNE LEE speaks with Highgate Hawaii area food and beverage director CHASE HEU Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach offers many dining options for guests and local foodies. One mission is its goal toward sustainability, and offering a creative food and cocktail…
July 31, 2022
St. Louis Drive In
ANNE LEE speaks with St. Louis Drive In owner WAYNE AKIMOTO It’s hard to find local mom and pop restaurants still going strong, but St. Louis Drive In has been in operation for 60-plus years in the heart of Kaimuki.…
July 24, 2022
Chicken & Brisket
ANNE LEE speaks with Chicken & Brisket owner/operator MATTHEW TOMITA and chef/owner NOLAN WEST There’s fried chicken, and then there’s Chicken & Brisket’s fried chicken, which is brined for 24 hours. These golden pieces of yumminess are crispy and juicy,…
July 17, 2022
Aloha Steak House
ANNE LEE speaks with Aloha Steak House general manager KENNY SHIZAWA Waikiki is home to many famous restaurants, and the group at Zetton Inc. offers six options within walking distance of each other with clever, insightful names for each entity.…
July 10, 2022
Mahina & Sun's
ANNE LEE speaks with Mahina & Sun’s executive chef ERIK LEONG and bar czar CHRISTIAN TAIBI Bastille Day is recognized in many parts of the world. Historically celebrated on July 14 as France’s version of our Independence Day — often…
July 3, 2022
Akira Japanese Restaurant
ANNE LEE speaks with Akira Japanese Restaurant executive head chef/owner TAIKI KAWAI I recently headed back to Akira Japanese Restaurant to visit Taiki Kawai, executive head chef and owner. One of the best things about this restaurant is the special…
June 26, 2022
Queen’s Arbor
ANNE LEE speaks with Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach general manager MATTHEW GRAUSO Where on Oahu can you enjoy a stunning sunrise breakfast right on the famous Kuhio Beach in Waikiki? Queen’s Arbor, across from the Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach, offers…
June 19, 2022
Quiora
ANNE LEE speaks with G.Lion Group Hawaii executive chef ERIC OTO Eric Oto joined the culinary team at G. Lion Hawaii (the management group behind Hy’s Steak House, La Vie and Quiora) as executive chef this past May. He brings…
