Welcome to Dining Out's feature, Where Hawaii Eats with Anne Lee. She is the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Sales team's resident foodie and Dining Out's restaurant ambassador. Join her here each week as she introduces the freshest island eateries as well as many of your local favorites. Get the latest eating trends, meet the most interesting chefs and find out where people are flocking to for the best deals in unique cuisine and fun dining experiences.
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Happy Lemon at Ward Village
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Pizza Dadi Executive Chef Terry Oh
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Chef Chai and Anne in Chinatown
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STIX ASIA - Ramen Akatsuki
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STIX ASIA - Sushi Matsuri
STIX AISA - Baikohken Hawaii
STIX ASIA - Nana's Green Tea / AO Gelato / Nanamusubi
The Cutlery Kaimuki's Neighborhood Steakhouse & Barbershop - Co-Owner Jordan Kakalia
Nami Kaze Hawaii - Executive Chef and Owner Jason Peel
Halekulani's Catering and Banquet with Chef Shaden Sato & Cattleya Wine Bar
Orchids and Afternoon Tea at Halekulani - Executive Chef Christian Testa
Amuse Wine Bar - unique self-serve wine module
Stage Restaurant and Amuse Wine Bar - perfect playground for wine lovers and foodies
La Vie at The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach
Tacos & Tequila at Luna’s Tequila Bar
7-Eleven Hawaii - Marketing Manager Annika Streng
Sysco and Mahaloha Burger at HHRS
Kona Big Wave (Kona Brewing Co.) and World Food P&D
Enjoy Snacks and Waikiki Brew Co.
Afternoon Tea at Tea at 1024 in Downtown Honolulu
Mariposa at Neiman Marcus
East Meets West: Roy Yamaguchi's 35th Anniversary at Ko Olina
Anne Talks Pastries at Halekulani Bakery
Duckine - Owner Rob Farrell & Executive Chef Alvin Savella
Mala Ocean Tavern - Executive Chef Kalei Ducheneau
Duckine - Head Mixologist Hailey Cook
Breakwall Shave Ice Co. - Co-Owner Javier Barberi
Down The Hatch Maui - Executive Chef Naiwi Teruya
Marco's Grill & Deli - Owner Sandy Symanski
Cafe O'Lei Restaurants - Owner Dana Pastula and CEO Daniel Lang
Seascape Restaurant at Maui Ocean Center - Seascape Food & Beverage Director James Morrison
Kiawe Outdoor at the Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows - Kiawe Outdoor Founder Yeshua Goodman
Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows - General Manager Stephen Hinck and Executive Chef Jayson Asuncion
Taverna Maui - Owner and Executive Chef Roger Stettler
Slappy Cakes Maui - Owners Alison Isabelle & Adam Fuderer
Afternoon Tea at The Kahala Hotel & Resort
Cooking with Roy Yamaguchi at Eating House 1849
Izakaya Uosan / 居酒屋魚三 - Honolulu Hawaii
natuRe waikiki - General Manager Ian Yang
Aloha Steak House Waikiki - General Manager Kenny Shizawa
Pitch Sports Bar - Executive Chef Jon Tamashiro
Newly renovated Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort
Anne talks story with Zippy's Michael Jenkins - Director, Loyalty & Customer Insight
Po‘okela Sausages | Kauai
Make a Refreshing North Winds Cocktail with Hanalei Spirits Bar in a Bag
Talking with Evan McAfee owner of Midnight Bear Bakery in Hanapepe
An Exclusive Interview with MCS Grill
Cooking with Chef Wan | Behind The Scenes
@Sho's Kitchen | Behind The Scenes
@The Kahala Hotel & Resort with Danny Kaleikini | Behind The Scenes
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #10 Duckine
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #10 Mala Ocean Tavern
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #9 Duckine - Head Mixologist Hailey Cook
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #9 Breakwall Shave Ice Co.
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #9 Down The Hatch Maui
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #8 Marco's Grill & Deli
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #8 Cafe O'Lei Restaurants
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #7 Seascape Restaurant at Maui Ocean Center
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #7 Kiawe Outdoor at the Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #6 Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #5 Taverna Maui
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #5 Slappy Cakes Maui
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #4 Afternoon Tea at The Kahala Hotel & Resort
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #3 Izakaya Uosan
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #3 natuRe waikiki
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #2 Aloha Steak House Waikiki
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 5 Ep #1 Newly renovated Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #15 Where Hawaii Eats Kauai Special Edition - The Finale
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #15 Ueunten Farm, Lawai, Kaua
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #15 Kauai Shrimp
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #14 Omao Ranch Lands - Sustainable Aquaponics Farm on Kauai
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #14 Kauai Hemp Company
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #13 Tropical Taco - Delicious Mexican Food on the North Shore of Kauai
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #13 The Wine Shop and The Tasting Room Kauai
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #12 Aloha Ginger Beer - Handcrafted Ginger Soda, Kauai Hawaii
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #12 Kauai Chocolate Company - Kauai's Best Chocolate
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #12 Unko's Kitchen - Authentic Hawaiian Style Food in Kauai
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #11 Table at Poipu - Chef JP Gordon
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #11 Keoki's Paradise, lush tropical restaurant in Kauai
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #10 Visiting Anaina Hou Farmers Market on Kauai
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #9 Royal Sonesta Kauai Resort - Room Tour & Kukui’s on Kalapaki Beach
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #8 The Bistro Restaurant and Bar - Kilauea, Kauai
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #8 Verde Restaurant - Mexican food in Lihue, Hawaii
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #7 With Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami at Dani's Restaurant
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #6 Sho's Kitchen - Chef Shoji Namatame
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #6 Liliha Bakery - Marketing Lead Connie Wong
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #5 Cooking with Chef Wan
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #4 Mezzo Bistro Hawaii - Chef Vic Ellazar
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #4 J Dolan's - Owner Danny Dolan
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #3 Island Olive Oil - Owner & Sommelier Angel Foster
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #3 Mahina & Sun's - Executive Bar Czar Christian Taibi
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #2 Rigo Hawaii - Lead Waitress Jenner Johnson
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #2 Sekiya's Restaurant & Delicatessen - Chef Trey Paresa
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 4 Ep #1 Plumeria Beach House at The Kahala Hotel & Resort - Danny Kaleikini
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #10 Executive Chef Nick Stewart - Waikiki Brewing Company
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #10 Glenn Medeiros President of St. Louis School & Former Entertainer
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #9 Executive Chef Garrett Mukogawa - Roy's Restaurants
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #9 Azure with Jeff Stewart - General Manager & Winemaker of Hartford Family Winery
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #8 Founder Rich Stula - Teddy's Bigger Burgers
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #8 Halekulani Bakery & Restaurant at Halepuna
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #7 Kani Ka Pila Grille - Executive Chef Rey Baysa
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #7 St. Louis Drive In - Owner Wayne Okimoto
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #6 Executive Chef Gabriel "Gabe" Alves - Paia Fish Market
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #6 Young's Fish Market - Owner Daniel Young
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #5 Maui Brewing Company - Executive Chef Chealin Hong
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #5 Michel's at the Colony Surf - Executive Chef Hardy Kintscher
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #4 General Manager Alan Hirano - Pesca Waikiki Beach
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #4 Tiki's Grill & Bar - Owner Bill Tobin
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #3 Morimoto Asia Waikiki - Owner/Chef Masaharu Morimoto
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #3 Executive Chef Erik Leong - Mahina & Sun's
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #2 Master Sommelier Michael Jordan - Jackson Family Wines
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #2 Kalo Hawaiian Food - Chef Chai Chaowasaree
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 3 Ep #1 Mountain View Farm - Owner David Wong
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #10 Cheers to the FIRST Master Sommelier in Hawaii – Chuck Furuya!
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #10 The Cafe at Dada Salon with Owner Richie Miao
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #9 Next Stop, Zippy’s! Hawaii’s Favorite Local Diner
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #9 Artizen by MW Local Broke Da Mouth Favorites & Exquisite Pastries!
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #8 Cinnamon’s Kailua with Danene Lunn – Owner & Designer of Manuheali’i
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #8 Fête – Hawaii/Brooklyn Hapa Baby Restaurant in Historic Chinatown
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #7 Luxury Cars & Luxury Food at MW Restaurant, Velocity
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #7 Off the Wall Empanadas & Beer Aged Steak Galore!
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #6 Plumeria Beach House at the Kahala Hotel with Sanford Hasegawa
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #6 Wolfgang Waikiki’s Sizzling Steaks!
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #5 Exquisite Dining with Mugen at Espacio and SKY Waikiki Raw & Bar
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #4 Kapa Hale and Outrigger Waikiki with Jeff Wagoner
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #3 DK Restaurants and 3660 On The Rise with Stanford Carr
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #2 Roy’s Flagship Hawaii Kai and Kaiseki at Nanzan Giro Giro
Where Hawaii Eats – Season 2 Ep #1 With Mayor Rick Blangiardi at The Veranda
Where Hawaii Eats – Ep #10 with Hula Grill’s Ahi Poke Taco, Goen Dining + Bar, Sysco Hawaii
Where Hawaii Eats – Ep #9 with Stage Restaurant’s Island Opah, Encore Saloon, and Duke’s Waikiki
Where Hawaii Eats – Ep #8 with Chef Chai’s Lemongrass Soup, Yakitori Hachibei, and Restaurant 604
Where Hawaii Eats – Ep #7 with Quiora’s Calabrian Shrimp, La Vie, and Goma Tei
Where Hawaii Eats – Ep #6 with Duke Waikiki’s Parmesan Herb Fish, Murphy’s, and Egghead Cafe
Where Hawaii Eats – Ep #5 with Stage Restaurant ukoy, Hy’s sizzling steaks, and Roy’s Ko Olina Pipikaula Poke
Where Hawaii Eats – Ep #4 with Hula Grill, Brick Fire Tavern, and Sysco Hawaii’s Chef Jackie Lau and President Jason Wong
Where Hawaii Eats – Ep #3 with Chef Chai, 3660 On The Rise, Nico’s Pier 38, and Sysco Hawaii
Where Hawaii Eats – Ep #2 with Quiora, The Kahala Hotel and Sysco Hawaii
Where Hawaii Eats - Ep #1 with Duke's Waikiki, Chef Alan Wong, Feast, and Sysco Hawaii
Where Hawaii Eats New show highlights Hawaii's local restaurants
