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Two Los Angeles Foodies Share What They Crave In Hawaii
In Los Angeles, tell someone you’re from Hawaii, and you’ll hear lots of sighs followed by a look that’s best described as wishful lusting. Angelenos have a deep love affair with the Islands, more people from Los Angeles come to Hawaii than from any other city. This month the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau [...]
Hawaii’s Mayors Share Their Favorite Neighborhood Joints
The following is a guest blog by Melanie Kosaka of Share Your Table.
I always say if you want to get an authentic sense of a destination; eat where the locals go. Find out from folks who have a genuine love and connection to their community, and what and where they like to eat. What [...]
Think Global, Live Local
The following is a guest post by Share Your Table. The original post can be found here.
Think Global, Live Local
Connecting consumers to their food source
SYT, The Honolulu Advertiser, Hawaii Seals of Quality and Whole Foods Market hosted “Think Global, Live Local” this past Saturday at Kahala Mall.
The afternoon was buzzing with cooking demonstrations by Hawaii [...]
Chef Mark’s Quick Bites: Honolulu Eating Tour, Pts 1 & 2
The following is a guest post by Mark Tafoya of Culinary Media Network. Original post can be found here.
Some more material from my recent trip to Hawaii for the “So Much More Hawaii” tour sponsored by the Hawaii HTA. The amazingly energetic and intrepid Melissa Chang took me all around her hometown of Honolulu as [...]
Chef Mark’s Quick Bites: Honolulu Fish Auction
The following is a guest post by Mark Tafoya of Culinary Media Network. Original post can be found here.
You know the saying, “You have to get up PRETTY early in the morning to pull one over on me??” Well, We DID get up at 4 AM to make it to the Honolulu Fish Auction before [...]
Fresh Fruit Smoothies Await You On The North Shore
The following is a guest post by Shira Lazar, featured blogger on the So Much More Hawaii tour. The original post can be found here.
West Coast web media princess, and Jaunted Embed, Shira Lazar rushed off to Hawaii for a couple days at the bequest of So Much More Hawaii. We will be bringing [...]
Honolulu Fish Auction in Pictures
Chef Mark Tafoya woke up super early this morning – 4AM! – to witness a rarity in the continental US: an early morning fish auction. The fish auction in Honolulu and Hilo are the only ones in the world, except for the Fulton Street Fish Market in NY and one in Portland, Maine.
From the Hawaii [...]
Kauai Chocolate Company – Sweetness in Paradise
Sheila Scarborough was kind enough to share a Twitpic of chocolatey goodies from the Kauai Chocolate Company in Ele’ele.
Founded in 2001, the Kauai Chocolate Company is a “Mom and Pop” owned chocolatier who makes all of their chocolates in-house. They’re made with a “special blend of Peters, Callbaut, and original Hawaiian chocolate, Maui cane sugar, [...]
Chef Mark Tafoya’s Cooking Demo With Chef D.K. Kodama
While in Maui, Chef Mark Tafoya had the pleasure to tape a cooking demo by renown chef and Hawaiian restaurateur, Dave “D.K.” Kodama. Chef Kodama is the owner of no less than six popular restaurants throughout Hawaii, including Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar, Vino Italian Tapas, d.k. Steak, and Hiroshi Eurasian Tapas, which is [...]
The Holy Ghost Portuguese Church Festival
Fifty days after Easter, the Portuguese community of Hawaii celebrates the Holy Ghost Feast, a tribute to Queen Elizabeth of Portugal, who was known as “The Holy Queen.” She was called this in part because of her devotion to the Holy Spirit, but also due to the sacrifices and prayers she gave her people even [...]