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Mari Taketa

Honolulu

Managing Editor at Frolic Hawaii

Digital Dining Managing Editor at Honolulu Magazine

Foodie, writer, traveler, editor. And yes, that intense. http://t.co/HvmieUZvwA

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  • 2 weeks ago | honolulumagazine.com | Mari Taketa

    Hali‘a by Side Street Inn is bringing the famous fried rice and pan-fried pork chops to ‘Ewa Beach. News that Side Street Inn is opening in ‘Ewa Beach small-kine rocked our world. The legendary hole-in-the-wall that Colin Nishida launched on a side street by Ala Moana Center 33 years ago has expanded exactly once, to Kapahulu 13 years ago.

  • 1 month ago | honolulumagazine.com | Mari Taketa

    Ricky Goings isn’t promising, but à la carte fast food from two James Beard Award semifinalists would be hard to resist. Maze Mondays have been a thing since last fall. The one-night collaboration dinners pair Bar Maze chef Ki Chung and his crew with local guest chefs, with tickets often selling out in minutes. The first, with The Pig & the Lady’s Kristene Moon, sold out in 20 minutes. Last month’s, with Hyun Kim of O’Kim’s Korean Kitchen, filled up in an hour.

  • 1 month ago | honolulumagazine.com | Mari Taketa

    Hide Sakurai’s latest eatery combines traditional sushi with AYCE dessert. Honolulu’s newest omakase is aptly named Hide Sushi—first, because it’s hidden, and second because it’s the latest opening by restaurateur Hide Sakurai.

  • 2 months ago | honolulumagazine.com | Mari Taketa

    If you think that pretty much every other new restaurant you’ve been hearing about is Korean, you may be right. We stumbled on this four-Korean-restaurants-in-12-days phenomenon while researching for the next roundup of New & Coming Restaurants (coming soon, promise), a newsworthy enough nugget to merit its own coverage.

  • 2 months ago | honolulumagazine.com | Mari Taketa

    Newman is up for a new national James Beard award for outstanding cocktail professional. The James Beard Foundation released its shortlist of candidates vying for the country’s top food and beverage awards today, naming Dave Newman of Pint + Jigger as the sole Hawai‘i candidate still in the running. Newman was one of nine Island restaurants and food and beverage professionals selected as semifinalists in January.

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7 Jan 18

Laurie Ishida Oue ur seat is saved. Miss u Jay Parasco! Thnku Alex Le Andrew Le The Pig and the Lady https://t.co/zkWPMTx9cj

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Small Kalihi okazuya cranks out plates of free food on Thanksgiving https://t.co/WQjqQsVFe4