Tag: Honolulu
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What We Did On Our Summer Vacation: Hawaii
We just returned from 10 days in paradise (aka Hawaii and, more specifically, Honolulu). Among other things, the kids took surfing lessons, we saw rainbows, we built sand castles, we visited the Punchbowl (officially known as the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific), and we went on a Segway tour of Diamondhead with Marcus’s best…
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Restaurant review: The Pig and the Lady (Honolulu)
I’ve already called dibs on being the lady, but it is so very easy to be the pig at this delightful little restaurant, which is currently the hottest restaurant in Honolulu. The restaurant is located in the middle of Chinatown. Chinatown is perfectly safe and vibrant during the day. During the evening, it’s a little…
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Restaurant review: Chef Mavro, Take 2 (Honolulu)
For our second dinner at Chef Mavro, we went with the 4 course menu and added the parmesan black truffle risotto as a fifth course (yes, we do indeed live to eat). The amouse bouche was once again the delicious watercress soup with “egg salad sandwich.” We started off with the meli-melo, a salad containing…
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Restaurant review: Chef Mavro (Honolulu)
We have been regular diners at Chef Mavro whenever we are in Honolulu (which is more often than I am willing to admit). Last week, when we were there, we took the opportunity to dine at Chef Mavro twice. (I know, I know.) The first time, we picked the 6 course menu. In addition, it…
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Ten Fabulous Days in Honolulu!
There’s not much more to be said about Hawaii that I haven’t already said, but I’m going to talk about it anyway. This trip was the first time the entire summer that all four of us were in the same geographical location. We stayed at the Halekulani and a wondrous time was had by all!…
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Restaurant review: Nobu (Waikiki)
I am always amused by our Japanese friends who completely disclaim any relationship between Japanese cuisine and the restaurant (“Nobu isn’t a real Japanese restaurant”). Whatever the truth of the statement, it is an excellent restaurant, whether truly Japanese or not. We went with some friends and three out of the four of us picked…
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Restaurant review: A Tasting of Town
One of favorite restaurants in Honolulu is Town, a restaurant nestled in an interesting part of town with a hipster vibe and some of the best food on the island. The emphasis is on local and organic ingredients, and the kitchen’s passion for quality ingredients is equally reflected in the care of its cooking. Town…
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Chef Mavro (Honolulu)
We had one of our favorite meals when we were in Honolulu at Chef Mavro. This is the second excellent meal we’ve had there (Jim and I were there in February and had an amazing meal then as well, which is, of course, documented on the blog). We chose a modified summer menu, knowing that…
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Pandas…in a Submarine
Our daughter came up with the headline for this post, and it perfectly captures the highlights of our recent trip to China and Hawaii. We started off in Beijing for a day or so, but, really, the focus of this trip was Chengdu and the Panda Breeding and Research Center. And the focus of the…
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Chef Mavro
In our latest visit to Honolulu, we decided to dine at Chef Mavro, a restaurant we had dined at several years ago but had not revisited since. The first time we ate there, it was a Valentine’s Day fixed menu, and we thought the dinner was good but not great. However, we revised our opinion…