April 11, 2021
GOEN Dining + Bar
ANNE LEE speaks with GOEN Dining + Bar executive chef RUSSELL CHU Five years ago, GOEN Dining + Bar opened on the Windward side, and its debut date had great significance for its executive chef Russell Chu. “It actually opened…
April 4, 2021
Wolfgang's Steakhouse
ANNE LEE speaks with Hawaii Agricultural Foundation executive director DENISE HAYASHI YAMAGUCHI This week, Denise Hayashi Yamaguchi, executive director of Hawaii Agricultural Foundation, shares more about Food-AGo-Go Restaurant Week, and all the delicious ways that readers can get involved for…
March 28, 2021
The Café at Dada
ANNE LEE speaks with The Café at Dada chef/owner CYRUS GOO Tucked away on the third floor of Ala Moana Hotel is a delicious café and pastry shop located next to trendy Dada Salon. Richie Miao expanded this concept into…
March 21, 2021
Artizen by MW, MW Restaurant
ANNE LEE speaks with MW Restaurant and Artizen by MW chefs/owners MICHELLE KARR~UEOKA and WADE UEOKA After closing its doors at Hawaii State Art Museum last August, Artizen by MW just reopened at Velocity Honolulu on Feb. 13 — and…
March 14, 2021
Shingen Hawaii
ANNE LEE speaks with Shingen Hawaii president SHOICHI NAKATANI During the pandemic — Nov. 30, 2020, to be exact — Shoichi Nakatani moved Shingen Hawaii from Waikiki to his other restaurant, karaoke joint Heart Moon. “When our lease expired last…
March 7, 2021
SKY Waikiki
ANNE LEE speaks with SKY Waikiki co-owner and CEO HIDE SAKURAI SKY Waikiki is open and has an amazing rooftop view. The style and vibe is fresh and modern, and very inviting. Under the new ownership of CEO Hide Sakurai,…
February 28, 2021
Wolfgang's Steakhouse
ANNE LEE speaks with Wolfgang’s Steakhouse by Wolfgang Zwiener executive chef DIEGO PACURUCU Wolfgang’s Steakhouse was created by Wolfgang Zwiener with his son Peter and other colleague in 2004 in New York. With the knowledge and expertise he acquired in…
February 21, 2021
Eating House 1849
ANNE LEE speaks with Roy Yamaguchi Group of Restaurants chef/founder ROY YAMAGUCHI Roy Yamaguchi’s flagship restaurant is Roy’s Hawaii Kai, which opened in December 1988. In the Roy Yamaguchi Group of Restaurants, there’s also Roy’s Waikiki, Roy’s Ko Olina, Roy’s…
February 14, 2021
Kona Brewing Hawaii
ANNE LEE speaks with Kona Brewing Hawaii executive chef ROBERT OSET Kona Brewing Hawaii — formerly known as Kona Brewing Co. — first opened its doors in 1994 in Kailua-Kona. So successful was its inauguration, that just four years later,…
February 7, 2021
Gaslamp
ANNE LEE speaks with Gaslamp owner/manager JOSH VANEMMERIK Restaurateur/entrepreneur Josh VanEmmerik’s vision for Kailua’s most exclusive craft cocktail bar started while attending college in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. Appropriately named Gaslamp, this hidden Windward side establishment features flavors sure to…
