Maria Burke

Hawaii

Digital Dining Editor at Honolulu Magazine

Digital Dining Editor at Frolic Hawaii

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Articles

Is chemistry really dying in the US and Europe? Not so fast

2 weeks ago | chemistryworld.com | Maria Burke

A recent article in the South China Morning Post declared that chemistry in the US and Europe seemed to be dying, while China was forging ahead. It noted that Chinese universities were now monopolising the top 20 spots for chemistry in the Nature Index, a global indicator of high-quality research output. Meanwhile, western institutions face cutbacks and closures, as China appears to be cementing its dominance. But is chemistry really dying a slow death in Europe and the US?
The fast guide to curriculum reviews

1 month ago | edu.rsc.org | Maria Burke

How to make sense of the changes coming your way Source: © Christoph Wagner/Getty Images Are the governments planning to change school curriculums and assessments? It looks like it. At present, governments are reviewing school curriculums across the UK and Ireland and changes are afoot. What will changes look like in England?
Chinatown’s New SingSing Thai Street Food Is a Jangly, Delicious Vibe

2 months ago | honolulumagazine.com | Maria Burke

Leave your expectations of pad thai and evil jungle prince at the door and get in line. On a rainy Smith Street in Chinatown, the piercing pink of a neon sign beckons us into the bustling, vibrant space that is SingSing Thai Street Food. The decor inside Honolulu’s newest Thai eatery is a jangle of red, orange, pink, purple and aqua, and it works. It looks nothing like its predecessor in this space, Opal Thai, or any other restaurant in town.
MRC funding changes spark opposition from researchers concerned by unit closures

2 months ago | chemistryworld.com | Maria Burke

Nobel prize winners and the Astronomer Royal have joined over 600 other signatories in an open letter addressed to science minister Patrick Vallance demanding the Medical Research Council (MRC) revisit funding changes that could lead to the closure of thriving research units. There are 19 existing units at UK universities that receive, in total, rolling funding from the MRC of about £100 million annually.
Sweet Treats: Kailua’s New Ice Cream Parlor Has One Request

Nov 20, 2024 | honolulumagazine.com | Maria Burke

Just as I’m bemoaning the dearth of local craft ice cream parlors in Kailua, I drive past a door on Ku‘ulei Road newly painted with a trio of ice creams. Could it be? It is! Despite its unlikely name, Please Come Again opened in early November as if in answer to my craving. In the former Double Three location, the new shop by Jo and Kyle Wailyn, a couple from the Bay Area, feels like a hip boutique that happens to sell ice cream.
Public health put at risk by mooted EU classification of ethanol as reprotoxic

Sep 25, 2024 | chemistryworld.com | Maria Burke

Medical experts and health organisations from around the world have expressed concern over what they say would be a ‘misclassification’ of ethanol as a reprotoxic substance when it appears in biocidal products such as hand gels. They say there is no scientific evidence for the reclassification, which would result in significant risks to public health and safety if vital disinfectants were unavailable.
Public health put at risk by mooted EU classification of ethanol as reprotoxic

Sep 25, 2024 | chemistryworld.com | Maria Burke

Medical experts and health organisations from around the world have expressed concern over what they say would be a ‘misclassification’ of ethanol as a reprotoxic substance when it appears in biocidal products such as hand gels. They say there is no scientific evidence for the reclassification, which would result in significant risks to public health and safety if vital disinfectants were unavailable.
Shades of Shave Ice: Holo Holo for Halo Halo in Waipahu

Jun 7, 2024 | honolulumagazine.com | Maria Burke |Thomas Obungen

Reposting a classic with all the soulful shave ice vibes of the O.G. Mahalo Halo at Magnolia Ice Cream and Treats. Editor’s Note: This week’s stifling, steamy summer heat has us thinking of nothing but shave ice—which brings to mind this classic video series from the summer of 2021. The last episode, here, takes us on a creamy, jelly-filled tangent: halo halo. Shades of Shave Ice explores the rainbow of expressions of our favorite summertime treat.
What to Know About Honolulu’s New Conveyor Belt Sushi

May 23, 2024 | honolulumagazine.com | Mari Taketa |Maria Burke |Thomas Obungen

Honolulu’s newest conveyor belt sushi restaurant opened in Mō‘ili‘ili last month to lines—despite prices expected to average $100 a person. Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera isn’t the conveyor belt sushi most of us know. It’s part of a Tokyo-based sushi chain whose Los Angeles and New York branches have won multiple Michelin stars. No Michelin stars will probably ever go to its conveyor belt restaurants.
First Look: Hawai‘i’s First Tokyo Central Opens in Kailua

May 14, 2024 | honolulumagazine.com | Maria Burke

The vibe of a mini Don Quijote, with Marukai moments sprinkled throughout. If you grew up on the Windward side, you know that before the coming of Whole Foods, Target and boutiques on every corner, Kailua was home to Liberty House and Holiday Mart. After Holiday Mart turned into Don Quijote, my mom would take me there almost weekly to buy slippers, poke, fresh fish for frying and the odd Maui & Sons T-shirt.