tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57746722012-01-12T21:57:56.607-08:00Life in Hawaii through the perspective of the plate lunch. The Plate Lunch as served by Honolulu Mark is a mixed plate metaphor for the way people, their stories and their food, come together on one plate to make Hawaii paradise. Honolulu Mark has returned home to his Hawaii roots but eats, shoots and leaves extend to my second home, Seattle.Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.comBlogger2911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-62720152973382616212012-01-12T20:24:00.001-08:002012-01-12T21:57:56.621-08:00

It just makes my day that Andrew Le has brought The Pig and the Lady to the Kailua Farmers Market. He's bringing Vietnamese street food to the masses in Kailua as well as the Blaisdell and Kapiolani Community College markets. Here's the Com Ga Hoi An style chicken salad (pictured above). A simple looking dish yet packed with complex flavors. I'll be back next week to see what kind of soup he

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-90999443573339692512012-01-11T15:06:00.000-08:002012-01-11T22:02:24.801-08:00

Like Godzilla vs. Mothra, akaton vs. miso ramen are two monster bowls of flavor contending for your taste buds now at Yataimura Shirokiya. Akaton (above photo) comes from Menya Ifu Do Do, making a return appearance from last year as the crowd favorite in the ramen fest. Yama Arashi Ramen Sapporo is here until January 15. It's close but I have to bow to Yama Arashi as the winner in this iron

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-8038014033460648502011-12-31T16:00:00.001-08:002012-01-09T23:05:25.336-08:00

Yama-Arashi is the latest shop from Japan to pop up in Yataimura. The bite of ginger in this miso ramen elavates this bowl (pictured above) to one of my favorites. The ginger, miso and sweet butter corn play well together with the roast pork. Next step is to slurp down a bowl of Yataimura ramen champion Menya Ifu Do Do located two stalls away. Whose ramen is oodles above the other bowl of

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-13321976370378067592011-12-10T17:42:00.001-08:002012-01-09T23:06:06.894-08:00

Here's the gyu-tan (above) from Da Ala Cart. It's shoyu-seasoned beef tongue on a stick from Chris Quisote who brings his own spin on kushiyaki to the streets of Honolulu. Follow him at @daalacart to see where you can find his ono bites of beef, pork, including loin and belly, and fish like the shishamo (below) wrapped in bacon.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-21011006478084447842011-11-19T17:53:00.001-08:002011-12-11T15:07:17.350-08:00

Get your fresh, hot off the griddle taiyaki here at Shirokiya. Choose from variety of fillings to stuff into the fish-shaped pancakes including azuki beans, custard cream, sweet potato, taiyaki dog, or okonomi taiyaki.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-43312161528369105472011-11-06T22:55:00.000-08:002012-01-09T23:06:31.661-08:00

Momo Burger is a new truck that hit the streets of Honolulu about a month ago. Colin Sato is the man behind the spatula slinging burgers. The menu features the classic cheese burger and bacon cheese burger, as well as a kim chee burger, veggie burger, teri burger, and mushroom burger. There's also an interesting lamb burger. I tried the kim chee burger when I spied Momo Burger parked on Ward

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-7614386880675508162011-10-22T20:30:00.001-07:002011-10-22T20:30:44.376-07:00

Nonstop Kakaako is a vision what a revitalized downtown would look like in Honolulu. I am reminded of SOMA in The City or SoDo in Seattle. For one night, citizens could see it. If you can see it, you can be it.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-4569576014882024982011-10-20T22:52:00.001-07:002011-10-20T22:52:57.424-07:00

The Neapolitan-style pizza pictured here coming out of Inferno Pizza Hawaii's hotter than Hades oven on wheels is over the top ono. Inferno Pizza is for locavore lovers. Ingredients include guava-smoked pork from Shinsato Farms' hogs, mushrooms from Small Kine Farms and Maui onions. So what better place for them to pop up at than the Thursday evening Kailua Farmers Market? That's where I found

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-34484009605368456432011-10-16T18:04:00.001-07:002011-10-20T00:33:09.380-07:00

Fans of Petit Custa Ginza's mini-donuts miss their sugar fix from the pop-up Japanese treats. But next up in the rotation at Shirokiya Meika Plaza is the mochi waffle ( aka moffle). The mochi waffle is made from sweet mochi rice cakes that look like the coasters put beneath your pint at the local pub. The magic happens when the waffle guy spreads on azuki bean jam on one cake. Then he spreads

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-90553035468471293802011-10-08T19:31:00.001-07:002012-01-09T23:07:29.051-08:00

Food trucks Ono to Go and Yajima-ya have paired to serve up one-two punches of local Asian favorites. I enjoyed the kiawe grilled misoyaki butterfish while others enjoyed donburi with ginger pork. Yajima-ya also serves iced coffee and desert waffles in addition to its' authentic Japanese noodle dishes. You can find them on Sheridan Street just off King St. at 920 Sheridan St.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-91757228499372024362011-09-30T15:55:00.001-07:002011-10-09T21:55:34.611-07:00

Out of window on Fort Street Mall I can only imagine this Downtown Doner Wrap is what I might find on some boulevard in Munich.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-58816323979722336432011-09-29T16:06:00.001-07:002012-01-09T23:07:03.187-08:00

Camilles on Wheels roams around but she is often found in Windward Oahu as well as in downtown Honolulu. These L.A. / Mexico City style tacos with their bright, sunny flavors and crunch are the perfect lunch on a hot tropical day.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-64161702165002453992011-09-28T21:35:00.001-07:002011-10-09T21:57:15.132-07:00

The Yataimura Shirokiya ramen fest continues with pop-up shop Hakata Chouten from Fukuoka here for a few days more. Ramen shops from around Japan have been featuring their best bowls here in Honolulu. The photo here is a bowl of barikoku tonkotsu ramen. It's a thick, rich broth of bold, smoky, roast pork and miso umami. This ramen is for those who like the charred bits of roast pork.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-60850947869771757102011-08-27T17:39:00.000-07:002011-08-28T00:10:01.558-07:00

The Neginegi ramen is so nice, you have to say it twice. That's what the photo says. Heaps of sharp, grassy Tokyo negi swim in a thick, rich pork broth carried by thin al dente noodles. Yataimura at Shirokiya is currently featuring a ramen festival with popular dishes from around Japan. The bowl of ramen I just finished is from Menya Ifou Do Do in Osaka. The kitchen crew was a well-oiled

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-29749158274767056272011-08-26T21:08:00.001-07:002011-08-28T00:54:45.515-07:00

The Eat the Street theme this month is Spicy. One of my favorites was the Angry Pinoy Dog from Flip't Out Eats (@fliptouteats). Here in the photo above is a Spanish roll stuffed with a sausage topped with spicy pork. Sweet butter roll meets savory pork. These pinoy dogs are about the size of a Mexico City taco so it's just the right size for a quick bite. The Pinoy Dog may be angry but it made me

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-39345705293317409152011-08-20T19:58:00.001-07:002011-08-21T01:52:35.172-07:00

The Made in Hawaii Festival featured a bazaar of local small businesses that included cooking demos from local chefs. Chef John Memering who is soon to open Cactus in Kailua took the stage to extol the virtues of supporting local farmers and cooking with local produce. The chef then took the tradtional sofrito recipe of using tomatoes and instead used Maui pineapple to complement the slow roasted

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-51930764019864006862011-08-20T16:57:00.001-07:002011-08-21T02:07:13.145-07:00

Living on an island where they have paved paradise and put up a parking lot has it challenges. Hawaii imports most of its' food but there is a movement for growing sustainable agriculture. One small part of the sustainability movement is in aquaponic gardening. Essentially, aquaponics allows you a grow a garden full of veggies in a tight footprint. Imagine a full, lush garden in your backyard or

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-55093571951872194232011-08-20T16:02:00.001-07:002011-08-21T01:19:30.291-07:00

Made In Hawaii Festival featured hundreds of local small businesses, each with their own passion about their product. For Madre Chocolate, their passion is reflected in their motto: "Crafted from bean to bar on Oahu." Made from Hawaii cacao in small batches, these bars come from a two-man operation turning out amazing artisanal chocolate.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-30571871095409821042011-08-20T14:58:00.001-07:002011-08-21T20:37:53.916-07:00

Here at the Made in Hawaii Festival, over 400 vendors who produce local goods in Hawaii featured their wares. Susie here shows off her Hoki Poki 100% Kona Coffee. Hoki Poki comes from the Murasaki Farms in Kona. The packaged coffee in the photo is a blend a grades from their farm including Kona peaberry. The sample I enjoyed was indeed a good Kona flavor. You can find out more about Hoki Poki

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-19997405296180723222011-08-13T22:44:00.001-07:002011-08-14T01:02:03.914-07:00

Taiwanese shaved ice at City Cafe, Honolulu, Hawaii: There are three rules every pedestrian sauntering through the streets of Honolulu follows to try to stay cool in the tropical heat. Always walk on the shady side of the street whenever possible. 2. When waiting to cross a traffic signalled intersection, always stand in the shade of the signal post, or the nearest tree or building.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-66291832057724997522011-08-12T16:14:00.001-07:002011-08-13T13:33:19.885-07:00

Food on a stick is a primal pleasure. It goes back to the earliest days of hunting and then gathering around the cooking fire. These days my hunting is confined to checking my Twitter feed to see which food truck has been lucky enough to find a parking space in downtown Honolulu. It's the thrill of the hunt that gets me as I swipe through the Twitter stream. I scored a direct hit as I read Da

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-86587997769427315102011-08-06T20:05:00.001-07:002011-08-07T21:39:35.062-07:00

Exquisite craftsmanship in woodturning at Nohea Gallery, Ward Warehouse, Honolulu Hawaii

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-57063095841969238252011-08-05T22:20:00.001-07:002011-08-06T02:24:56.372-07:00

Nicole Franco opened the Mish Mash Shop in Chinatown, Honolulu today. The tiny shop is packed with her curated collection of the cool. This is where to go to find the vintage stuff you won't see in any mall.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-35859708058240987052011-07-27T22:54:00.001-07:002011-07-27T23:30:39.615-07:00

Taiyaki, fresh off the griddle, Shirokiya, Honolulu, Hawaii: Fish heads, fish heads, eat them up yum! Sweet waffle batter is poured into a griddle of rows of two-bite size fish molds. A squirt of azuki beans, guava cream, or custard goes into the fishies and out comes a delightful sugar rush. Want to see the manju man making taiyaki and mini donuts in action? Check out the video that Mari Taketa

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-12641788725013786622011-07-26T16:10:00.001-07:002011-07-27T23:46:35.305-07:00

Kalbi and chicken mixed plate, Honolulu, Hawaii: Every second and fourth Tuesdays in downtown Honolulu, on the corner of Merchant and Bishop, the Merchant St. Market pops up a food court. Two of my favorites are regulars here are Pacific Soul and Grandma G's. Pacific Soul is chef Sean Priester serving up the soul of southern favorites here in Hawaii. It doesn't get any better when it comes to

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-58559578229553623692011-07-23T16:40:00.001-07:002011-07-27T23:52:37.318-07:00

Salmon roe musubi at Musubi Iyasume, Honolulu, Hawaii: Biting into this purse of rice and seaweed reveals a treasure trove of bright, salty salmon roe nestled in flaky bits of pink salmon. Here at Musubi Iyasume, on Makaloa Street, a block away from the Ala Moana Nordstrom, it's the Japanese twist on the taco. Instead of tortillas, you can choose to have your ume or salmon, egg, clams, and yes,

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-70351058439201306572011-07-22T20:47:00.001-07:002011-07-22T20:47:29.372-07:00

Chicken katsu at the Kakaako Kitchen in the Ward Centre, Honolulu, Hawaii: Good mac nut crust, crunchy not overly bready like some katsu dishes I've eaten. The chicken is tender, doesn't get lost in the crust.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-25343188537050827562011-07-21T00:12:00.000-07:002011-07-21T00:12:36.361-07:00

Okame soba at Yataimura in Shirokiya Honolulu:Buckwheat noodles served cold are complemented by an array of enoki and shiitake mushrooms, green onion, bamboo shoots, eggs and kamaboko.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-10556733791549729792011-06-25T17:04:00.000-07:002011-06-26T01:06:45.699-07:00

The June 2011 edition of Eat the Street, held Friday, June 24, featured a porkapalooza theme with the added bonus of a balut survival, make that eating, contest. No doubt Elenas Restaurant (@ElenasFilipino) lechon made pork people happy but it was their balut battle that was a highlight of the evening. The brave souls, pictured above, sucked and slurped away on the boiled fertilized duck embryos

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-8377062149509732082011-03-19T16:21:00.000-07:002011-03-19T16:34:57.585-07:00

Made this chicken with some island produce favorites: Ho Farms grape tomatoes, Twin Bridge Farms potatoes. The dressing is mayo with Dijon mustard and Kailua honey.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-26118094885466096802010-12-06T18:08:00.000-08:002010-12-06T18:44:26.702-08:00

Remember when "tubular" meant something good? Remember how good you felt when you heard "Tubular Bells"? No, this is not a hazy flashback. I bring that word back from a bygone era because that is what Zsoli's Chimney Cakes are. Tubular. Really.Chimney because of their tubular shape, cake because of their cakeyness, Zsoli's Chimney Cakes are a Hungarian street treat just as you would find them as

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-83314849502182459492010-11-10T17:02:00.000-08:002010-11-10T17:32:00.610-08:00

No decent sandwich to be found in Kailua? Fuggedaboutit! Head on over to Gee...A Deli on Wheels on Kihapai St. The lunch crowd included these Lanikai beachgoers.This customer told me she came all the way from Kaneohe to get a decent reuben.Here's the New Yorker: turkey, bacon, Swiss cheese, with the works, on toasted rye. Gee...A Deli on Wheels is open Tuesdays - Saturdays from 11 am to 3

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-33357807581111102432010-10-24T20:04:00.000-07:002010-11-02T12:02:38.504-07:00

The Melt truck rolled into the Fitted parking lot on Kona St. for their grand opening on Saturday, Oct. 24. The name refers to what happens when gourmet cheese meets hefty bread for a comfort food favorite: grilled cheese sandwich. Aker Briceno took orders and handed out the cheesy goodness. Chef Lindsey Ozawa delivered the goods to Briceno during the day that began at 11:00 a.m. and ended at 3:

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-4862402752761319962010-10-16T23:47:00.000-07:002010-10-17T00:02:26.887-07:00

Highway Inn, Waipahu, Hawaii, pulled pork sliders and Okinawan sweet potato fries at the Food and New Product Expo in Honolulu.Want to see more of my Twitpics?

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-52194306167212184412010-09-27T19:18:00.000-07:002010-09-27T19:36:56.232-07:00

For a special family dinner the dishes could have been served at the creme de la creme of Hawaii’s restaurants. The setting and ambience were unmatched anywhere. In the comfort of my niece’s home overlooking Kaneohe Bay, Chef Lindsey Kimo Ozawa served the menu you see below.Looking for ideas to cook and eat local in Hawaii? Chef Ozawa used fresh, local ingredients from Hamakua to Kaneohe.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-32129580241515340432010-09-13T16:21:00.000-07:002010-09-13T18:23:46.297-07:00

The inaugural Hawaii Rice Festival celebrated the islands' favorite staple with food, music, dancing and more food, especially rice, on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. Rice, rice baby. There, it had to be said, so I did.I arrived in time to enjoy an ukulele jam followed by the "Riceipe" Cooking Competition. Five local chefs competed Iron Chef-style using the not-so-secret ingredient: rice.(Above, l. to

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-7350810685295676732010-09-08T20:33:00.001-07:002010-09-08T20:53:07.610-07:00

Salmon appetizer from Chai's Island Bistro at Aloha Tower Marketplace, Honolulu, Hawaii.See even more delicious pics from the Mix It Up Hawaii live broadcast at Chai's Island Bistro on 09/03/10 on the Plate Lunch Flickr set.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-6830880109307490872010-08-29T15:05:00.000-07:002010-08-29T17:20:54.456-07:00

I'm enjoying the tomatoes from Ho Farms, Kahuku, Hawaii, especially the cherry tomatoes. Today I used them fresh as the star of these tacos pictured above. Their bright, juicy flavors are complemented by fresh, local eggs, scallions and onions from neighborhood farmers markets.The sweetness with a little bit of tartness makes these cherry tomatoes perfect for salads as well as slicing then

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-75111578198032403332010-08-28T21:20:00.000-07:002010-08-28T22:12:55.352-07:00

The Mix It Up Hawaii! crew broadcast their weekly shout out on Friday, August 27, 2010, from the Beach House at the Moana Surfrider hotel in Waikiki. Diana from the Moana gave @melissa808 a preview of that Friday's Tree to Table Mango Throwdown.The Moana capped off their month-long Mangos at the Moana celebration with a throwdown that challenged several of the top chefs in Hawaii to come up with

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-53710857025729902542010-08-21T20:37:00.000-07:002010-08-28T22:14:02.613-07:00

Mix It Up Hawaii! broadcast live from Petals and Beans on Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. Petals and Beans is an eclectic mix of flowers and gifts as well as a cafe serving luscious bites and a good espresso. See more photos from the event in the Plate Lunch Flickr Petals and Beans set.Mix It Up Hawaii! broadcasts live every Friday at 11:30 am HST from the hottest spots around

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-90611341571775310802010-08-09T20:01:00.000-07:002010-08-09T20:15:58.398-07:00

Leonard’s Bakery malasadas have been a delicious Hawaii icon for generations. The pillows of golden fried dough puffed up in the deep fryer compel you to bite into the still warm release of their crunchy on the outside and meltingly chewy on the inside sweetness. Leonard’s malasadas are dusted with granulated snow white sugar, cinnamon sugar or, an only in Hawaii taste sensation, cherry blossom

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-63358439748026261872010-08-03T19:07:00.000-07:002010-08-03T19:14:33.182-07:00

An iconic 16th-century Spanish novel has what to do with discount shopping in Hawaii? Honolulu does not have a Target store, yet. But it does have Don Quijote, the Japanese equivalent that has spread to Honolulu. (For friends back in Seattle, Don Quijote is part Uwajimaya, part Viet Wah, part Target and KMart.)Don Quijote or, as they say in Japan, Donki, in my home town Kailua is a bright, loud

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-5923343695244166362010-07-20T18:13:00.000-07:002010-07-20T18:40:28.139-07:00

Take a seat at the counter of tiny Thai Tom in the University District or you'll miss the show. On a recent trip to this Seattle favorite I had plenty of competition for the front row but that's where the action is.Sitting at the counter puts you in a perilous position but oh so wondrously close to the heat; the heat of six burners fired up like fighter jets, the fragrant heat of chiles wafting

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-84898790995584349452010-07-12T08:26:00.001-07:002010-07-12T09:11:55.940-07:00

Mobile Chowdown (@mobilechowdown) brought back a Portland favorite, Koi Fusion PDX (@koifusionpdx). These Korean fusion tacos, bulgogi, short ribs and pork, were sweet, spicy, crunchy, citrusy. They had food truck fans standing long lines in the shadow of EMP at Seattle Center on July 10.Street Treats is a new food truck that just started rolling in June 2010. They bake daily homemade brownies

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-90435511774158166982010-07-06T10:03:00.000-07:002010-07-06T10:17:37.774-07:00

Is it really Crispy Pork Tacos day today? I declare it so. Brined in kosher salt and palm sugar, this pork shoulder from Skagit River Ranch was slow roasted, shredded, then fried crisp. The crispy pork tops fresh cilantro, radishes from Nash's Organic Produce and salsa on tortillas.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-9631692257283248192010-06-25T14:55:00.000-07:002010-06-25T15:18:32.944-07:00

In fits and starts, summer weather finally comes to Seattle. At the Queen Anne Farmers Market, it was a gloriously warm summer day made all the more delicious by a cooking demo from Lorna Yee. She made a bruschetta from market produce, the recipe coming from her newly published book, The Newlywed Kitchen.The summer sunny day was perfect for enjoying the small batch artisan ice cream crafted with

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-10951081789280216642010-05-25T13:33:00.000-07:002010-05-25T14:29:22.634-07:00

The house made pork rilletes at Picnic are a great complement to your next party spread or al fresco feast.I enjoyed this spread at the recent Greenwood-Phinney Art Walk. Picnic, the food and wine boutique on Phinney Ridge, featured wines from Washington winemaker Mark Wysling's Parejas Cellars and paired them with the rilletes, as well as salumi and Kurtwood Farms Dinah's Cheese.Picnic also

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-65559669076885990272010-05-17T11:46:00.000-07:002010-05-17T12:21:29.942-07:00

One of the early signs of spring into summer here is the annual Seattle Cheese Festival held in May at the Pike Place Market. Nature herself cooperated on May 15 and 16 by bringing mostly sunny weather on that Saturday and only light morning sprinkles that Sunday. Highlights of my wandering included Black Sheep Creamery and meeting the Cheesemonger himself.The festival featured cooking demos,

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-3324917249400373752010-05-03T12:13:00.000-07:002010-05-06T13:43:19.987-07:00

I'm eating a lot of asparagus fresh from farmers markets. University District and Ballard are open year-round. Columbia City blossomed last week. Capitol Hill is opening this week on Mothers' Day. Here's a quick, easy way to enjoy this spring bounty.The cooking method I describe below is adapted from a great recipe on The Splendid Table. Listening to the show recently, I heard Lynne Rossetto

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-70768813323494909462010-04-27T15:32:00.000-07:002010-04-27T16:19:24.807-07:00

How do you like your coffee? I like my first cup in the morning brewed in a French press. A French press, also known as a press pot or coffee plunger, yields a deep, rich, muddy elixir that stirs my heart and mind and soul to return from dreams, to beware, as Lorca says, that life is no dream. You can follow your dreams. Just don’t keep dreaming. Wake up. Drink your coffee. Go.To get you going,

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-73380722723618077712010-04-22T12:51:00.000-07:002010-04-22T13:11:38.682-07:00

Two days ahead of the 40th annual Earth Day today, Bill McKibben took the stage of Town Hall Seattle to rally the troops and call for a new 350.org action event.Twenty years ago the author, educator, environmentalist wrote The End of Nature, one of the earliest warnings about global warming. His latest book is Eaarth. “The title deliberately has two a’s, you have to channel Governor Aaarnold when

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-51988565097770964662010-04-19T13:49:00.000-07:002010-05-03T22:09:25.413-07:00

Nino Yuniardi is a man of many talents. He's an amazing percussionist, artist, user experience designer and friend. He's also a loving father who says his 4-year daughter is the muse that inspired his latest collection, Sugar Rush, now showing at Trophy Cupcakes in the Wallingford Center.The giclee prints on watercolor paper are indeed playful and fun, a world seen through the eyes of a young

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-7983806873987730432010-04-19T08:37:00.000-07:002010-04-19T08:41:06.931-07:00

The new home of Elliott Bay Book Co. on Capitol Hill opened its doors Wednesday, April 14. I dropped into the store Friday, April 16, to take a look around.The new, smaller Capitol Hill store is so open, so airy, so light-filled on a clear spring day. I've spent many hours and dollars in the old Pioneer Square store. The wooden shelves, so meticulously documented in their move to 1521 10th Ave,

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-34990195006147463192010-04-17T16:17:00.000-07:002010-04-17T17:06:21.884-07:00

The Black Pearl served up delicious Chinese cuisine and wine pairings for the North Seattle Tax Day Tweet Up on April 15. Szechuan sauce and social media networking was the order of the day for a clutch of tweeps at the Wedgewood restaurant. The tweet meet was hosted by the Black Pearl who tweets as @BlackPearlSEA, along with @NorthESea and @Seattle_Events.Annie, the Black Pearl manager and

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-79297806341900612012010-04-15T12:16:00.001-07:002010-04-15T15:02:17.789-07:00

"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested" is a quote attributed to Sir Francis Bacon that is "oh-pun-ly" celebrated each year at the Seattle Edible Books Festival. Entries for this annual contest included quips such as Look Me in the Pie.As a benefit for the Seattle Center for Book Arts, the festival drew 130 entries. Entrants of all ages

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-16518964437428624982010-04-10T12:09:00.000-07:002010-04-10T21:48:51.993-07:00

Autumn Martin brought her Hot Cakes to the University District Farmers Market last weekend. You'll find her out and about again this weekend at the U-District and Ballard Markets. In addition to her renowned molten chocolate creations, caramel sauces and truffles, she also brought financiers she named after her sister whose nickname is Josephine.A glance at a few recipes show that financiers are

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-14421405904645103572010-04-06T11:08:00.000-07:002010-04-06T11:37:12.829-07:00

Sugar Bakery on First Hill is a tiny doorway into pastry heaven. I was on the go last week in downtown Seattle when I stopped in to get a Sugar fix. The salted caramel croissant is a bundle of undulating layer upon delicate layer of sweet-salty, crispy-tender, melt-in-your-mouth buttery flavors and textures. Located across from Swedish Medical Center, this treat just might be what the doctors

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-43025957808186896212010-04-05T21:10:00.000-07:002010-05-04T13:25:58.597-07:00

I have used my old Zojirushi rice cooker for years to cook not just rice but other grains as well. The term "rice cooker" should not limit you. Israeli couscous, the pearl shaped pasta, is one my favorite other grains to cook quickly in the rice cooker. Growing up in Hawaii, I actually thought there were exactly two kinds of rice, Japanese and Chinese. Both of them were polished white rice

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-15850199088870225572010-03-24T13:13:00.000-07:002010-03-24T21:10:18.137-07:00

Thanks in part to Marination Mobile, if you know anything about contemporary Hawaiian food for the masses, you know SPAM is an island favorite. In fact, Hawaii leads the nation in SPAM consumption. Love those SPAM sliders.But Hawaiians also eat a lot of canned tuna. I would bet even more than SPAM. I don't have any numbers to report, just years of eating Coral Hawaiian tuna and rice with Aloha

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-394604554148248102010-03-23T12:22:00.000-07:002010-03-24T15:11:46.976-07:00

Among the foodie cognoscenti, Foodportunity has become quite the popular nexus between chefs, their restaurants, the people who friend and tweet them and fellow foodies. Chefs from around Seattle presented amuse bouche, appetizers and sliders while two large screens displayed the ongoing tweeting inside the Tom Douglas Ballroom last night.Arriving at yet another sold-out Foodportunity networking

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-78906516774644734152010-03-21T11:35:00.000-07:002010-03-21T12:50:16.873-07:00

Full Circle Farms was selling a good selection of produce at The Village Green, a University Village celebration of the first day of Spring in Seattle. Spying the French breakfast radishes and chives, I knew what I was going to feast on for the first supper of spring. On the way home I stopped at the market to pick up a pint of heavy whipping cream and a loaf of Macrina Bakery sour ficelle.Call

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-76750151249272036072010-03-15T13:27:00.000-07:002010-03-15T14:37:50.157-07:00

Arriving after noon at Mobile Chowdown 3 last Saturday, I wasted no time in lining up to check our street food friends from Portland. Potato Champion is all about the fries, street food particularly tasty around the wee hours. The fries and the poutine were worthy challengers to their Seattle counterpart, Skillet Street Food.The line up to the order window at Potato Champion.Handing down the

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-2646244366490264132010-03-05T20:12:00.001-08:002010-03-05T20:32:14.978-08:00

What I like about this soft tofu soup are the complex layers of greens that shine through the clear broth. Here at the Saigon Bistro inside Uwajimaya in the International District, this soup is full of scallions, cilantro, cabbage and fennel fronds that complement each other in a broth that not overly seasoned.It's a madding crowd during lunch rush here, but later you'll find available one of the

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-73074622878446424152010-03-04T21:19:00.000-08:002010-03-04T21:39:09.475-08:00

In my ongoing quest to be consumed by the best tortas in town, I made my way to the Marination Mobile for their spicy pork torta. As we say back in Hawaii, it's onolicious.I'm standing in front of the Indoor Sun Shoppe using their balcony as a table here. Across the street a crew of tree cutters has stopped for lunch and one of them is ruminating on the menu. "I'll take the spicy pork torta," he

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-17222810541777733262010-02-27T15:04:00.001-08:002010-02-27T15:15:00.539-08:00

Found this matcha green tea cupcake from Cupcake Luv, Kirkland, at the U-District Farmers Market today. They displayed a good variety of different flavors but I zeroed in on the green tea. The cake is moist and light with a distinctive green tea taste. The green tea in the cream cheese frosting is subtle but not lost in the frosting.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-17511705989710877942010-02-19T20:49:00.000-08:002010-02-19T21:01:00.897-08:00

Canneles are crispy on the outside, custardy on the inside butter bombs made with milk, eggs, butter, vanilla and rum. If you feel like floating on a cloud of buttery goodness, try the cannele paired with a macchiato at Honore Bakery in Ballard.And while you're there, don't forget to pick up some macaroons.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-69107454497169621562010-02-11T21:14:00.001-08:002010-02-12T12:09:02.346-08:00

The Frantic Foodie invited food bloggers to celebrate the taste of olives last Monday at Diane's Market Kitchen. We reveled in snacking on French and Spanish olives, above, sipping sublime olive oils, not unlike tasting fine wines, and savoring the classic Italian olive oil cake.The olive oil in the large container, above, was used for the olive oil cake while the other three bottles were

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-77127269743402820742010-02-07T22:21:00.001-08:002010-02-07T22:30:28.069-08:00

The Pic of the Day is the torta from Rancho Bravo Capitol Hill. I keep coming back to this sandwich day and night. It just feels right at home in my stomach at lunch on Saturday morning or along the way on the Blitz, which btw, the next Capitol Hill Art Walk is this Thursday, Feb. 11.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-27043991701836786732010-02-04T11:24:00.000-08:002010-02-04T11:54:54.506-08:00

The Coffee Club of Seattle crowded into the lower level of Stumptown Coffee Roasters on Capitol Hill for a free cupping session last Sunday. With the roaster churning and thrumming away behind us, our guide introduced us to the process of tasting coffee. First, the dry fragrance, then breaking the crust and finally slurping and tasting.Along the counter before us, small cups of fresh ground

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-18358275531206848442010-01-22T20:39:00.000-08:002010-01-22T21:17:57.498-08:00

The Pic of the Day is from my recent trip back to hometown Honolulu. I was ambling through Ala Moana Center, an open air shopping mall with 300 retail stores and restaurants when I snapped this photo. The unusual name is what drew me to eating it.The Japanese bakery St. Germain is known for it's delicate and decadent desserts. Jesuit custard is a sublime example of their wares. It's a light and

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-80422408523204325992010-01-18T12:29:00.000-08:002010-01-22T21:20:14.513-08:00

Which version of Hawaii do you want to see when you fly out to the islands 2,670 miles from Seattle? The Jurassic Park experience? That’s Kauai. The tropical fantasy island resort experience? That’s Maui. The local food experience? That’s my hometown Honolulu.Man vs. Food’s Adam Richman and Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives made their respective rounds around Oahu last year. Let me take

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-74506799851169947832010-01-14T09:56:00.001-08:002010-01-14T09:59:32.533-08:00

Veraci Pizza oven on wheels at the Mobile Chowdown 2.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-62607993336098245442010-01-12T19:50:00.000-08:002010-01-12T20:26:39.511-08:00

The big draw at Mobile Chowdown 2, revenge of the street food crawlers, was Marination Mobile. Folks just can't get enough of those Korean-Hawaiian tacos. El Camion also compelled long lines of eaters jonesing for carnitas.A new and welcome addition to the line-up that happened last Saturday was the cute and compact Top Pot Doughnuts wagon. Check out more Mobile Chowdown photos on Flickr.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-1151448238163545562009-12-31T00:10:00.000-08:002009-12-31T00:30:19.676-08:00

The Pic of the Day is my lunch today, the combination bento plate from the aptly named Fatboy Local Drive-In in downtown Kailua on the island of Oahu Hawaii.From left to right, that would be beef teriyaki, the humble but much-loved Spam slice, hot dog, mahi mahi breaded, deep-fried and served with a shot of miso sauce, and chicken karaage, all on a bed of rice and furikake. Hello, Man v. Food? I

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-63669453979484806472009-12-30T23:27:00.000-08:002009-12-30T23:58:54.455-08:00

There's no way you're ever going to get anywhere close to where President Obama is staying in the beachfront town of Kailua on the island of Oahu Hawaii. But, who knows, he may wander into downtown Kailua for a cup of joe or bite to eat. The Morning Brew, a coffeehouse and bistro, would be the place the whole First Family would want to go.This is my hometown morning hangout when I come back to

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-90427932826942248462009-12-25T19:40:00.000-08:002009-12-26T09:24:02.648-08:00

A festive shout out to all with this Pic of the Day. Dante's Dogs cart was out at University Village on Christmas Eve. Appropriately enough, they served red dogs served with green bell peppers and white onions. It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-63419927198267811762009-12-21T17:12:00.000-08:002009-12-22T15:48:59.439-08:00

In the produce section at my neighborhood grocery, a mountain of organic russet potatoes was crowned by a sale sign staked at its' summit like a flag planted by Ed Viesturs on his latest summit. I stood there imagining what I could do with these large spuds each weighing about a pound. On a cold, rainy day, I decided I wanted the belly-filling goodness of roasted vegetables, so I threw together

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-57843715794477048742009-12-21T12:40:00.001-08:002009-12-21T12:47:16.723-08:00

Herkimer Coffee recently started featuring Macrina Bakery goods to complement their espresso. It's a divine match. This brioche has sea salt crunchies on top and Nutella filling inside making it a great Monday morning (or any other morn) pick-me-up.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-15355055403580272322009-11-30T14:06:00.001-08:002009-11-30T14:38:10.475-08:00

Radishes from the U-District Farmers Market on my kitchen table.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-68906349984677065582009-11-16T21:34:00.000-08:002009-11-30T15:06:21.081-08:00

A friend of mine home decorated her home with fall colors that featured a harvest of wooden tawny pears placed artfully about on table and mantel. Was that the reason I had it in my head to pair pears with chanties and bacon? Fortunately, my friend did not deck her halls with bacon. No, it was not the pears, but the porcine that drove my inspirations. Sea Breeze Farms at the U-District Farmers

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-28841917828191623922009-11-13T11:40:00.000-08:002009-11-13T11:55:19.385-08:00

The early evening scene during the "Blitz," the Capitol Hill Art Walk on second Thursdays, is the Pic of the Day. The Fetherston Gallery entertained the crowds with live music and the exhibit Post-Bellum by Elizabeth Jameson that featured striking post-apocalyptic images in bright pastels.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-1621500727470615472009-11-10T19:37:00.000-08:002009-11-12T09:26:49.169-08:00

Opening the fridge door, I do the stare. The stare, no, not into the abyss, but into the illumination of possibilities that would spark some edible imagination. My gaze falls upon the slab bacon I bought from Sea Breeze Farm last weekend at the U-District Farmers Market. And, with that gaze, a firm resolve to not forget what's hidden in the vegetable crisper. The constant patter of rain against

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-63224756816062163842009-11-08T20:49:00.001-08:002009-11-09T09:12:12.329-08:00

The Pic of the Day is the loaf of whole wheat bread I made using the recipe in the NY Times Magazine. I used Bob's Red Mill unbleached white flour and Kamut flour in following the recipe's mix of all-purpose and whole wheat flour. I think next time I should add a bit more salt.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-20132528552910472962009-11-05T19:34:00.000-08:002009-11-05T20:03:34.651-08:00

Bluebird Grain Farms handed out samples of its' emmer farro to foodies at Foodportunity. I ate it tonight bathed in a sauce made with cherry tomatoes, shallots and onions spiked with dried Thai chili peppers and sauteed in extra virgin oil. That's just one cup of the cooked farro; saving the other cup of it for another dish.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-27331929991002743142009-11-04T16:23:00.000-08:002009-11-06T09:21:11.970-08:00

The second Foodportunity, a networking event for the Seatle food scene - chefs, producers, vendors, food media, especially bloggers - took place Monday, Nov. 2, at Tom Douglas' Palace Ballroom in downtown Seattle. Like the inaugural Foodportunity, this event offered food for thought and tastes of some of the best culinary talent in town.The evening began with food writer/editor Mina Williams

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-42498510260687289552009-10-27T10:03:00.000-07:002009-10-27T14:11:43.855-07:00

Brett Boynton of Teacup on Queen Anne hill has done a great service to tea heads and would-be tea afficionados by offering for the past several months hour-long tasting sessions steeped in the tasting, technique and lore of tea. He's done glimpses of the worlds of Japanese, Chinese and Indian teas. I finally got to get up to Queen Anne hill for his quick take on "exotic" teas and, for this

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-51829551154797848152009-10-25T23:05:00.000-07:002009-10-27T11:36:37.704-07:00

The weather cooperated Saturday, Oct. 24; it turned out to be a fabulous day in Seattle for the International Day of Climate Action.So, how do you get 500 people to line up in position to spell out "350" for the Seattle version of the photo op for 350.org. The org reported on their website "people in 181 countries came together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet's

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-43316529069086054502009-10-25T23:04:00.001-07:002009-10-27T11:37:33.567-07:00

Seattle, United States, originally uploaded by 350.org.That's me right there in the zero. I joined about 500 other climate action activists on Oct 24, aka International Day of Climate Action, at Seattle Center.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-64126479959147241072009-10-22T10:49:00.001-07:002009-10-22T11:02:37.350-07:00

The Pic of the Day comes from the GQ Food + Travel section where Oliver Strand discovers "where to get the best coffee in America." He gives lots of love to local faves Zoka and their Eastside digs with its' Slayer espresso as well as the venerable Caffe Vita and Stumptown. This shot from the GQ website complements the content on Zoka.

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-47549060403820401512009-10-21T21:15:00.000-07:002009-10-21T21:50:02.504-07:00

I coming out here to say that I'll let myself be seduced by end caps, those brazen displays of product promotion at the ends of aisles in the grocery store. But only if it's a new thing, or at least, new to me.This weekend I was browsing for something to take along to a friend's apartment. A tower of chips stood out on the end cap shouting "Hey, look at me!" Chips, schmips, no big. But, wait, on

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-47711242295936060352009-10-16T12:57:00.000-07:002009-10-27T11:38:32.245-07:00

The Quote of the Day comes from The Taste of Grandma’s Frugality by Michelle Slatalla (published: October 12, 2009, NYT):"Here we are, more than 70 years after my grandmother learned to cook, in another era of economic uncertainty. And as a fickle economy stutters and changes its mind daily about whether we’ll ever feel financially secure again, the only food I really want is hers."Whether you

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-6914362454345985912009-10-01T22:29:00.000-07:002009-10-27T11:40:40.276-07:00

Walking out into the crisp, chill autumn air, looking for lunch, it hit me. Congee season is here.You don't have to be Chinese to call this savory rice porridge a soulful comfort food. You just have to be hungry for Asian flavors, wonderful contrasts in texture, and a warm, satisfying glow in your tummy.In the ID, Homestyle Hong Kong Cafe serves up a burbling, bubbling stone pot filled with the

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-7441178975704280312009-09-22T15:43:00.000-07:002009-10-27T11:42:04.242-07:00

Eastern and Western mystics and poets point with words and signs to the moment of bliss, that extraordinary moment in everyday life that catches you by surprise, that moment in the timeless, ever present now, when you feel truly alive. You thought you were awake and alive, breathing in, breathing out, heart beating to the pulse of the city streets stretched out before you and your companion

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-34141197796925385152009-09-09T12:42:00.000-07:002009-09-22T16:08:41.109-07:00

UPDATE: The bento shown here is actually from Biggie in San Francisco. Check out Lunch in a Box: Building a Better Bento for excellent coverage of all things bento.The POTD comes from the slideshow of bento boxes that accompany the NYT 09-08-09 story "Bento Boxes Win Lunch Fans" by Samantha Storey. Bentos are a part of growing up in Hawaii and part of the reason why plate lunches came to be. It's

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-65693245649359303112009-09-08T22:52:00.000-07:002009-09-08T23:13:21.781-07:00

Our excursions continue, two expat islanders, revisiting or trying for the first time the places in town that serve the Hawaiian style.The chicken karaage is the Japanese version of fried chicken with a distinctively garlic and ginger kick to it. It certainly is not just a Hawaiian plate lunch dish, as it's a Japanese dish known everywhere, but it is found on many menus in Hawaii. The Hawaiian

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-36658174736548055332009-09-04T19:54:00.000-07:002009-09-04T20:49:28.095-07:00

I'm semi-inspired by Nora Ephron's flick Julie and Julia to pick up one of my all-time favorite cookbooks and cook my way through it. I loved the movie but, as much I as I thoroughly enjoyed the two stories of Julie and Julia, I'm not choosing to cook through Julia Child's "The Art of French Cooking."I say semi-inspired because, like Julie Powell, I want to share my cooking experiences through a

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-44190959251043655602009-09-02T16:51:00.000-07:002009-09-02T16:52:55.084-07:00

Chocolate ice cream fans rejoice! Molly Moon has created a Theo Chocolate ice cream!

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-52955417217047065422009-08-30T20:49:00.000-07:002009-09-02T13:10:10.338-07:00

As the seagull flies, there's approximately 2679 miles between here and hometown Honolulu. And yet, there are several decent Hawaiian-style restaurants here. As far my appetite for down home island comfort food is concerned, nobody beats Kauai Family Restaurant in Georgetown. This recent trip absolutely had to include malasadas.The breakfast of champions in Hawaii, the malasada is deep-fried,

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-17164763046475951212009-08-24T20:42:00.000-07:002009-08-25T00:03:12.663-07:00

Red Haven peaches, ripe and ready to eat, shone like the sun at the U-District Farmers Market last weekend. I would have gladly eaten my precious purchase right then and there but I saved them for a super simple recipe that pairs peaches and tomatoes with salmon.Get out! Peaches and salmon? Yes, get out to the farmers market to find the guys from Loki Fish Co. selling their fresh catch. They'll

Honolulu Marknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774672.post-87590585236115791532009-08-23T20:17:00.000-07:002009-08-23T22:34:31.561-07:00

An Incredible Feast - Where the Farmers are the Stars moved this year from the Phinney Ridge Farmers Market to the U-District Farmers Market, practically doubling its' space for farmers and chefs to celebrate the fresh, local bounty of the land and the culinary creativity of the chefs' hands. Last year, the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance held the Feast on the one day in August that drenched

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