Top Chef Simeon Resurfaces at Migrant Maui
One last dispatch about our recent trip to Maui. We were very excited to try out Chef Sheldon Simeon’s new restaurant, Migrant, located in the Marriott resort in Wailea. We […]
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A Budget Eats Tour of Maui: Da Kitchen, Coconut’s Fish Cafe and Paia Fish Market
One of the BarFlys is switching jobs so we did a quick trip to Maui. Sure, we spent some time exploring the resort restaurants (like Morimoto), but it is possible […]
Great Fresh Fish at Koiso Sushi Bar in Maui
A reservation specialist from the Andaz Maui resort told us about getting some great sushi at Koiso when we stayed there last September. We weren’t able to get in then, […]
Morimoto Maui Restores our Faith in the Iron Chef
We have a confession to make. During our past few visits to Morimoto’s in Honolulu and Napa, we have felt that the noted Iron Chef’s restaurants that bear his name […]
Elegant Dining Away from Waikiki at Alan Wong’s
We saved the best for last: Alan Wong’s, far from the tourist lines of the Waikiki strip. As one of the pioneers of refined Hawaiian food, Alan Wong’s continues to […]
12th Ave Grill Modernizes Comfort Food
12th Ave Grill is another restaurant in Honolulu that features farm-to-table, locally sourced and seasonal ingredients. The restaurant has won several awards for its food as a neighborhood gem. The […]
Casual, Local Fare at Side Street Inn and Ono Hawaiian Foods
Every city has a bar or restaurant that is open late to cater to the service industry. In Honolulu, that place is Side Street Inn. It’s not unusual to find […]
Morimoto Omakase is Iron Chef Worthy
Morimoto’s Waikiki, located in the Modern Hotel (formerly the Edition), has a menu that is very similar to their other outposts in Napa and New York (click here to view […]
The North Shore Adventure for Garlic Shrimp
About an hour’s drive from the resort hotels in Waikiki, a journey to the North Shore shrimp trucks is always a must-do. The wait for plates can be notoriously long […]
We Go to “Town”
A perennial Hale Aina Award winner for top restaurants since it opened in 2005, Chef-Owner Ed Kenney’s Town Restaurant is one of the pioneers in providing local, organic (“when possible”) […]
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