May 4, 2014
Zia's Caffe
Ambling along narrow, cobblestone streets — every corner boasting a balcony with curtains billowing from windows flung wide — my senses swing into overload as the sights, sounds and smells of Italian cuisine and culture permeate the piazza and surround…
April 27, 2014
Wailana Coffee House
Ever get those crazy cravings — the kind that make you feel like a bionic (wo)man with a bizarrely confused biological clock demanding pancakes at midnight? Eggs in the evening? Or cereal for supper? Well you’re not alone, and at…
April 20, 2014
Restaurant Epic
One of the first things I was ever taught by my favorite college professor — a lesson I will never forget — was the weight and power of words. Potent and poised for impact, one single word has the capacity…
April 13, 2014
Happy Days Chinese Restaurant
Remember Happy Days, that beloved television sitcom from the 1970’s? You know, The Fonz with his “Aaaaeeeyyy!” and every episode neatly tied up in a perfect (and musically encapsulated) ending? It nightly filled living rooms with a warm and fuzzy,…
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…
