by Wanda | Jul 19, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
In the midst of what has been for me, as Queen Elizabeth said some years ago, an annus horribilis, I am trying to stay in the moment and appreciate the small things. Not so small but giving me little starbursts of pleasure every day for the last couple of weeks is our...
by Wanda | Jul 18, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Honolulu has had a dearth of cozy sit-down restaurants where the food is reliably good and the prices not too pain-inducing — what are called in other cities “neighborhood” restaurants (this to differentiate them from “destination”...
by Wanda | Jul 17, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
The Web can be your best friend when you’re looking for a recipe. Or it can resemble a movie trailer that promises something it can’t deliver. I had both experiences Thursday when I was in mission mode, trying to re-create two dishes that recently...
by Wanda | Jul 16, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Though I’m an enthusiastic meat eater, a really well prepared vegetarian meals makes me entirely happy. And I’m in awe of a skilled vegan chef. Two vegan restaurants just down South King Street from each other have been calling my name for a while, so I...
by Wanda | Jul 15, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
Grandma’s spinning. What unthinkable thing did I do? I paid for guavas. One whole American dollar. Shed’ be shocked. I don’t think she ever paid for a guava, a papaya, a mango, a mountain apple or a waiawi in all her long life. If you wanted guavas...
by Wanda | Jul 14, 2011 | Recipes, Recipes extras
A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. And after several thousand words, it was a series of pictures that conveyed the central message of master chef Ferdinand Metz’s keynote address, “Hospitality: The Lost Art of Foodservice,” Wednesday to...
