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).
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