Pau Hana Patrol: Pinky’s Pupu Bar and Grill
September 27, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Featured, Food and Drink, pau hana patrol
Photos by Bruce Asato
basato@staradvertiser.com
Read more about happy hour at the Aikahi bar in next Friday’s print edition of TGIF.
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- The bar at Pinky’s Pupu Bar and Grill in the Aikahi area of Kailua, a place to watch Monday Night Football – sit anywhere at the bar or lounge and get a great view of the game from several of their large flat screen TVs.
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- Alyssa Erickson, a server at Pinky’s Pupu Bar and Grill in the Aikahi area of Kailua, brings a food order to customers German Cardona, left, Alan Akina, middle and Aly Case, sitting in Pinky’s lounge.
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- Alyssa Erickson, a server at Pinky’s Pupu Bar and Grill in the Aikahi area of Kailua, brings an order of a fish taco plate to a customer.
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- Bar patrons Ikaika Maugeri, left, and Derek Medeiros, right, sit at the bar at Pinky’s Pupu Bar and Grill in the Aikahi area of Kailua, waiting as bartender Jeff Ciesynski pours each of them a cold one.
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- Bar patrons Derek Medeiros, left, and Ikaika Maugeri, middle, sit at the bar at Pinky’s Pupu Bar and Grill in the Aikahi area of Kailua, waiting as bartender Jeff Ciesynski gets each a cold mug of beer.
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- Bar patrons Derek Medeiros, left, and Ikaika Maugeri, middle, sit at the bar at Pinky’s Pupu Bar and Grill in the Aikahi area of Kailua, waiting as bartender Jeff Ciesynski gets each a cold mug of beer.
PICS: Taste of Kapolei
September 19, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Featured, Food and Drink, Latest News
Photos by Aaron Yoshino
Special to the Star-Advertiser
Photos from the “Taste of Kapolei” on Saturday September 18th.
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- Taste of Kapolei at Koolina Resort.
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- Taste of Kapolei at Koolina Resort.
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- Taste of Kapolei at Koolina Resort.
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- Taste of Kapolei at Koolina Resort.
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- Taste of Kapolei at Koolina Resort.
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- Taste of Kapolei at Koolina Resort.
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- Taste of Kapolei at Koolina Resort.
Chef Nobu holds cooking demonstration at MA’O farms
September 10, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Featured, Food and Drink
Photos by Craig T. Kojima
Chef Nobu and his buddy Chef Yasuhiro Sasajima, right, will be touring MAO Organic Farms and cooking there. Chef Sasajima was tasting the greens.
By JOLEEN OSHIRO
joshiro@staradvertiser.com
World-famous chef Nobu Matsuhisa took his culinary buddy, Kyoto sensation Yasuhiro Sasajima, to MA’O Organic Farms for a cooking demonstration Thursday. The dynamic duo took a short tour of the farm and then commenced to cook in MA’O’s new outdoor kitchen and recently completed earth oven.
Their menu was dazzling: Local Crudite with Kalua Pig Bagna Cauda, featuring a pureed pig and anchovy dip for the freshly picked veggies; Eggplant Trio, comprising grilled eggplant with honey anticucho sauce; Nasu miso; and roasted aubergine with dashi Ponzu and bonito; Crispy Tofu Skin (aburage) with Gazpacho Sauce, featuring WOW tomatoes that provided a refreshing,high-impact flavor; and Ahi and Salmon Donburis, which presented the fish poke style ‹ raw, cubed and seasoned, then mixed with ogo, veggies and roe, and spread atop rice in proper donburi fashion. It was hearty and simply delicious.
Matsuhisa’s in town to present a special Omakase menu ($130) at Nobu Waikiki today and Saturday.
The menu features eight courses, alternating between dishes from Matsuhisa and Sasajima. They include Matsuhisa’s Trio of small bites, comprising Big Eye Ahi and Boton Ebi ‘Pomegranate,’ Uni Tiradito, and King Crab and Heart of Palm Mini Taco with Wasabi Salsa, and Sasajima’s Wagyu Roast with Hanapape salt, oxtail and potato fricassee and poached egg.
Sasajima, owner of Il Ghiottone, Il Ghiottone Cucineria, Trattoria Bar Il Ghiottone and Il Ghiottone Marunouchi, is famous for his Italian-Japanese cuisine and use of local vegetables. Sasajima makes innovative leaps within Shojin tradition, a vegetarian style of cooking established by Buddhist monks.
Matsuhisa calls his friend’s food ‘a revolution.’
Call 237-6999 or visit www.noburestaurants.com/waikiki/index.html.
Chef Nobu and his buddy Chef Yasuhiro Sasajima, will be touring MAO Organic Farms and cooking there. Sushi chef, Kaori Igarashi, with salmon poke.
Chef Nobu and his buddy Chef Yasuhiro Sasajima, right, will be touring MAO Organic Farms and cooking there. Chef Sasajima was tasting the greens.
Chef Nobu and his buddy Chef Yasuhiro Sasajima, will be touring MAO Organic Farms and cooking there. Eggplant dish.
Chef Nobu, middle, and his buddy Chef Yasuhiro Sasajima, will be touring MAO Organic Farms and cooking there. Chef Sasajima was making crispy tofu. At right is photographer Timothy Bradley, from Waianae High.
Chef Nobu and his buddy Chef Yasuhiro Sasajima, will be touring MAO Organic Farms and cooking there. Yoshio Ono, Nobu's head sushi chef, makes some poke with Kaori Igarashi, sushi chef.
Chef Nobu and his buddy Chef Yasuhiro Sasajima, will be touring MAO Organic Farms and cooking there. Robin Lee, Head Chef at Nobu's, prepares some eggplant dishes.
‘Munch’ at Apartment3 matches cocktails with food
August 31, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Featured, Food and Drink, More from TGIF
Photos by Jason Genegabus / jason@staradvertiser.com
Apartment3 co-owners Flash Hansen, left, and Matty Hazelgrove, third from left, pose for a picture with executive chef Bob McGee, right, and Better Brands mixologist Joey Gottesman following the inaugural edition of “Munch” at the Century Center restaurant and lounge.
By Jason Genegabus
jason@staradvertiser.com
More than a few restaurants in Honolulu offer special wine dinners, pairing different wines with each course of the meal. Less often, you’ll come across a beer dinner — which, you guessed it, is just like a wine dinner, except beer is the beverage of choice.
At Apartment3, however, executive chef Bob McGee opted to partner with Better Brands’ master mixologist Joey Gottesman and launch “Munch,” a new, monthly three-course meal that matches McGee’s food with Gottesman’s cocktails. The featured liquor at last Thursday’s kickoff dinner was rum; next month’s menu will focus on tequila, while vodka will be the booze of choice in October.
According to an e-mail about the dinner, the cost is $45 per person — plus tax and 20 percent gratuity, which comes out to $56 per person — with a 48-hour cancellation notice and no-show fee in effect. Dinner “starts promptly” at 6:30 p.m. and only 25 seats are available. Call 955-9300 for reservations.
Along with photos from the first meal, click the links below to listen to audio clips from the evening. For more details about “Munch,” visit Apartment3’s website.
Take a Bite: ‘Mango Throwdown’ at the Moana Surfrider
August 28, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Food and Drink, Latest News, Picture Blogs, Take a Bite
Photos by Nadine Kam / nkam@staradvertiser.com
“Iron Chef” Masharu Morimoto, who served as a celebrity judge for the “Mango Throwdown,” autographed the evening’s program for Barbara Kimoto.
By Nadine Kam
nkam@staradvertiser.com
The Moana Surfrider closed its month-long “Mangoes at the Moana” celebration with “Tree to Table — A Mango Throwdown” on Friday, calling on 17 chefs to present their best mango dishes for judging.
One of the judges was “Iron Chef” Masaharu Morimoto, who faced a wall of cell-phone and other cameras at each station he visited.
Dining stations were distributed throughout the hotel, including the Diamond Lawn, Lani Kai Room, Banyan Courtyard and Ballroom, so that many in the crowd milling around the ground floor had no idea there were more food stations upstairs, and those on the ewa side building may not have ventured to the Diamond Head end. It was only on a tip that I learned of the five stations on the Diamond Lawn.
Yes, there was a program that detailed the who’s and where’s, but when confronted by so much food, the inclination is to feast, not read.
PICS: Joy of Sake at the Honolulu Academy of Arts
August 19, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Food and Drink, Latest News
Many varieties of sake were offered at the Joy of Sake Festival, held at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Photo: FL Morris / fmorris@staradvertiser.com
In the Mix: Christian Self mixes Mai Tai worth $10,000
August 18, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Featured, Food and Drink, Latest News, More from TGIF, Picture Blogs
Photos by Jason Genegabus / jason@staradvertiser.com
Don the Beachcomber “World’s Best Mai Tai” winner Christian Self of thirtyninehotel, right, serves up the winning cocktail for judging by Maui entertainer Eric Gilliom, left. Self won $10,000 for his “Mai Thai” with an edible Mai Tai on the side.
By Jason Genegabus
jason@staradvertiser.com
Being a nocturnal type doesn’t really mesh well with early morning wake up calls.
But when I got the green light to head to the Big Island last weekend for the Second Annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival, there I was at Honolulu International Airport just after eight in the morning. Not exactly bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, as the saying goes… but I was there.
After a quick jump to the Big Island, I made my way to the Royal Kona Resort for the second day of the festival, which included the “World’s Best BBQ” contest and a Mai Tai Marketplace for guests to interact — and patronize — local businesses and artisans from around the island.
Sip into summer with a coconut and basil cocktail
August 18, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Featured, Food and Drink, More from TGIF
Photo by Craig T. Kojima / ckojima@staradvertiser.com
Better Brands’ Joey Gottesman mixes a fresh basil and coconut cocktail inside Azure at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel earlier this month.
Star-Advertiser Staff
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Looking for something new to try while lounging by the pool this summer? Local bartender Joey Gottesman from Better Brands shared the following recipe, which calls for Coco Lopez cream of coconut and a few leaves of fresh basil — not exactly the type of ingredients you may having laying around, but they’re definitely worth searching out to use in this drink.
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In the Mix: BBQ meets Mai Tais at Royal Kona Resort
August 17, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Featured, Food and Drink, For the Family, In the Mix, More from TGIF, Picture Blogs
Photos by Jason Genegabus / jason@staradvertiser.com
By Jason Genegabus
jason@staradvertiser.com
KAILUA-KONA » Before more than 20 bartenders lined up at the Royal Kona Resort to determine the “World’s Best Mai Tai” last weekend, a handful of Big Island restaurants squared off in a “Battle of the BBQ” competition during the Second Annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Festival.
Just steps from the Pacific Ocean on the Kona coast, hotel guests and local residents mingled on a well-manicured lawn and sampled contest entries while also perusing a Mai Tai Marketplace set up in the same area. Maui’s Eric Gilliom was on hand to provide musical entertainment during the afternoon.
PICS: A tale of two burgers (and a sandwich) on Beretania
August 17, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Featured, Food and Drink, For the Family, More from TGIF, Picture Blogs
Photos by Jason Genegabus / jason@staradvertiser.com
By Jason Genegabus
jason@staradvertiser.com
Honolulu residents should consider themselves pretty lucky to have a number of new options for hamburgers made with quality ingredients in recent years.
Gourmet burger shops like Burgers on the Edge and The Counter have joined longtime favorites like Kua Aina, W&M Burger and even The Pineapple Room (Alan Wong makes a pretty mean burger, you know). If you’re true carnivores like us, then you’ve probably tasted the offerings at Kailua Town Pub, The Shack, Gordon Biersch and 12th Avenue Grill, too.
