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WHAT TO EAT Hawaii Food and Wine Festival What: Internationally renowned chefs convene to put their magic touch on local delicacies and island ingredients, with events spanning the Big Island, Maui, and Oahu. When: September 4-13, 2015 Where: Locations throughout Hawaii, hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com HOLE-IN-THE-WALL JOINTS We discovered that fancy chefs crave good ol’ comfort food like the rest of us. We talked to toques from near and far about their favorite hole-in-the-wall dining spots throughout Hawaii. Chef Art Smith (Table Fifty-Two, Art and Soul): Sushi Bay for conveyor belt sushi. 590 Farrington Photography: Shaun Regan Highway, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707 Chef Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger) had plenty Honolulu Chef Wade Ueoka of MW Restaurant gave us to share: There’s the not-so-hidden-anymore Side the must order at his joint: mochi-crusted Street (1225 Hopaka Street). Nagomi for teppanyaki opakapaka (pink snapper). 1538 Kapi’olani (1687 Kapiolani Boulevard). The Pig and the Lady (83 Boulevard, Suite 107, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814  North King Street) for home cooking incorporating Vietnamese, Asian, and Pacific cuisine. And lastly, take a break from shopping at Ala Moana (a huge mall) for ramen at Goma Tei (1450 Ala Moana Boulevard). CULTURE COLLIDE . 63