Whenever people talk about shave ice, they talk about Matsumoto’s on the North Shore of Oahu, they all have a North Shore, but Ulalani’s in…
You don’t expect a couple of chilangos making tacos on a lanai in Honokawai, Maui. So when I pulled up to a side street off…
The press on this place makes it seem like it’s the newest thing in LA or NYC. Facebook buzz, surprise soft opening, crafted menu from…
Mala is a little restaurant behind Safeway in Lahaina on Front Street but on a section away from most of the throngs of tourist. Owned…
Lahaina, Maui is the Hawaii that you think about when you think about Hawaii unless your idea is Hawaii Five-O then the Hawaii you’re thinking…
This is the story of young grasshopper. Young grasshopper grew up in New York under the tutelage of Pat Mitchell, master ice cream maker in…
Saturday’s in Honolulu means everything closes at 3pm. Yeah 3pm. Get used to it, that’s Hawaiian time. Being on vacation, 2pm is 11am at home,…
Udon is supposed to be simple. Marukame Udon, a chain from Japan with over 400 restaurants, makes it simple. It’s a cafeteria style, udon assembly…
Before you go to Hawaii, you might think that the people walk around in coconuts and palm leave skirts. Or maybe you think those dark…
The awning leans to the right on purpose. As we were driving up to Hale’iwa we passed Matsumoto’s where this throng of people were more…
