Sarah Burchard

Honolulu

Natural foods chef, writer, marketer, experience host & certified health coach. Author of the blog - The Healthy Locavore.

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12 Tips for Traveling to Hawaiʻi on a Budget

4 days ago | hawaiimagazine.com | Sarah Burchard

How to cut costs during your next trip to the Islands. Hawai‘i, the most expensive U.S. State to live in, according to the world population review, can be an expensive vacation destination, too. But with some insider tips, you can significantly reduce the cost of your tripand still check it off your bucket list.
Inside Lahaina’s New Gathering Space

2 weeks ago | hawaiimagazine.com | Sarah Burchard

At 8 a.m. on Oct. 26, 2024, a crowd of over 100 people hovered around the TVs at Coco Deck Kitchen + Bar in West Maui. Chef and co-owner Alvin Savella put a blast out on social media announcing the restaurant would be opening early that day to show the Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway UFC match. Holloway, of Native Hawaiian descent, was the favorite to win. (He was knocked out in the third round.)Coco Deck opened on Front Street in Lahaina on Sept.
Mālama: Cultural Connections at Loko Ea

3 weeks ago | hawaiimagazine.com | Sarah Burchard

Volunteer with Mālama Loko Ea, a nonprofit organization that’s restoring ancient fishponds on O‘ahu’s North Shore. It’s 9 a.m. in Hale‘iwa on O‘ahu’s North Shore and surfers, paddlers and visitors are already hitting the beach and surf shops.
Meet Will Lydgate of Lydgate Farms

4 weeks ago | hawaiimagazine.com | Sarah Burchard

Will Lydgate, the owner of Kaua‘i-based Lydgate Farms, shares his vision for Hawai‘i-grown chocolate, along with some of his favorite places to visit on the Garden Isle. The story of the Lydgates on Kaua‘i begins in 1865 when Will Lydgate’s great-great-grandfather William Ludgate (later changed to Lydgate), an engineer and a millwright, came to the island to work in the plantation business.
15 Hawaiʻi Restaurants and Bars to Visit for Unforgettable Experiences

1 month ago | hawaiimagazine.com | Catherine Fox |Sarah Burchard

Across the Islands, these dining experiences should be on your bucket list. If you’re like us, you love to eat—and you don’t always put a price tag on that experience. So we put together some of the most splurge-worthy dining experiences you can have in the Islands, from a candlelight dinner in a treehouse to breakfast on the rim of an active volcano. Every spot is Instagram perfect—and the food is incredible, too.
For A Good Time, Dial 855-Aloha

1 month ago | hawaiimagazine.com | Sarah Burchard

Here’s the 411 on Waikīkī’s new old-school-meets-ultra-hip drinking and eating spot. “Ichi…ni…san…sake bomb!” The chant from a young man a table over is followed by a thundering response from his eight friends, who pound on the table and yell back, “Sake bomb!” Shots of sake suspended by chopsticks over half-full glasses of beer shake, then drop into the suds as the 18 sticks that held them up spill onto the table. A server records them chugging their drinks with an iPhone.
The Legend of ʻUlu in Hawaiʻi

1 month ago | hawaiimagazine.com | Sarah Burchard

More local restaurants are serving the fruit that’s been nourishing Hawaiians for centuries. Before sunrise one morning, on Hawai‘i Island, a man named ‘Ulu prayed to the gods for help and guidance. His son was dying and his village was starving. Later that day, ‘Ulu told his wife he would not live to see morning. “Bury my body outside near the stream,” he said.
The New Restaurant Koast is Worth the Trip to Maui

1 month ago | hawaiimagazine.com | Sarah Burchard

An Oʻahu food writer from San Francisco revisits her culinary past during a quick trip to Maui. In 2009 I worked a meat-centric event in Napa called Primal. The outdoor feast featured several fire pits showcasing traditional cooking techniques, such as Argentinian asado with whole lamb cooked on a vertical spit.
Feast on the Beach at Hau Tree in Waikīkī

Feb 4, 2025 | hawaiimagazine.com | Sarah Burchard

Kaimana Beach Hotel keeps its celebrated restaurant pono and ʻono with weekly cultural events and delicious food. Just before sunset, the lānai at Hau Tree restaurant fills with diners clinking glasses of rosé and frozen piña coladas. Each table, tucked beneath plumeria trees ornamented with wicker globe lanterns, is just steps from the sand. As the sun dips into the Pacific Ocean, a rainbow sherbet-colored sky serves as a backdrop for dinner on the beach.
How to Navigate Oʻahu’s Latest Speakeasy

Jan 23, 2025 | hawaiimagazine.com | Sarah Burchard

Don’t be fooled. The (literally) underground cocktail bar beneath the AC Hotel in Downtown Honolulu was designed to be deceptive. With such a cool story and that polished brass, red velvet prohibition-era interior one may think they have arrived, and you’d be right. But, wait, there’s more. Below are step-by-step instructions on how to access and order drinks inside the speakeasy at Yours Truly, a bar within a bar.