Restaurants with Celebrated Desserts

Destination: Hawaiian Islands
Article Source: Outrigger

The holidays are the time to splurge. On presents. Love. Lights. And food. When it comes to food, we're really talking desserts. Pies. Cookies. Tarts. Cakes. And souffles. Have you ever chosen a restaurant because of its dessert? I mean, sure the entrees are good. The ambiance is good. The service is good. Sometimes even beyond good in all these categories. But the desserts? Pure and utter decadence. Mouth-watering goodness. I'm-gonna-run-five-extra-miles-worth-it-ness. That's what we're talking about here. Listed below are some favorite desserts, as professed by the people who know--a few of Hawaii's food bloggers.

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Holiday Recipe Ideas

Destination: Hawaiian Islands
Article Source: Outrigger

Fresh ahi cut in bite-size cubes and tossed with green onions, a pinch of chili pepper flakes, a sprinkling of sea salt, some shoyu and sesame oil. Pork and butterfish seasoned with crushed garlic and wrapped in leaves of taro. Grilled chicken topped with a sweet and sour sauce of pineapple and papaya. These are classic tastes of Hawaii. Read More

Five Favorite Foods from Hawaii

Destination: Hawaiian Islands
Article Source: Outrigger

Hawaii's most iconic foods just might be shave ice, kalua pigs, malasadas, poke and--if you're headed to Oahu's North Shore--a plate of shrimp from one of the well-known food trucks that line the side of the road. Watch our "Top 5 Must-Try Foods of Hawaii."

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Breadfruit: Food of the Future

Destination: Hawaiian Islands
Article Source: Outrigger

Like fashion, food comes in and out of style. Take the coconut. Once considered a novelty drink of the tropics, coconut water has shed its husk and is now packaged in sleek, 14-ounce bottles, selling for $3.50 a pop. If Diane Ragone has her way, the next food to rise from the ashes of changing cultures and tastes will be breadfruit. What’s more is it just might curb world hunger along the way.

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The Farmer Behind the Food

Destination: Hawaiian Islands
Article Source: Outrigger

The Hawaiian Islands began their own local, fresh and sustainable food movement nearly 30 years ago under the Hawaii Regional Cuisine movement. Today the "farm-to-table" concept thrives in Hawaii with many restaurant and at-home chefs building meals around what is grown or sourced on farms across Hawaii—from farmers they know on a first-name basis. But the locavore concept really isn't anything new to Hawaii. It existed here all along.

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Taste Hawaii's Finest Flavors

Destination: Hawaiian Islands
Article Source: Outrigger

Maine has its lobster.  Alaska has its crab.  In Hawaii, it’s all about the fish.  There are more than a dozen local fish you might find on a restaurant’s menu here.  It can get a bit confusing. Read More

World-Class Food Festivals for Hawaii

Destination: Hawaiian Islands
Article Source: Outrigger

Hawaiian. Japanese. Chinese. Fillipino. There are many cultures that make up Hawaii today. German. Portuguese. Puerto Rican. And as each culture migrated to Hawaii over the years, they brought with them their favorite foods.

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Get to Know Your Local Farmer: Ed Otsuji

Kim Steutermann Rogers
Destination: Oahu/Waikiki
Article Source: Outrigger

Otsuji Farms may be known for its beets and lettuce greens and kale and spinach and daikon and turnips and cilantro and green onions and a variety of other fresh farm produce, but the most important item on the Oahu farm to Ed Otsuji is his hat. Read More

Kahuku Farm Tours

Destination: Oahu/Waikiki
Article Source: Outrigger

At Kahuku Farms, on Oahu’s North Shore, a new generation of farmers is getting involved, adding fresh, new ideas to the business and turning out a new way to farm. Isn’t it always that way? Kylie Matsuda is a fourth-generation farmer at Kahuku Farms, which itself is the merger of two long-time family farms—the Matsuda and Fukuyama Farms.

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Farmers Markets on Oahu

Destination: Oahu/Waikiki
Article Source: Outrigger

Your guide to Oahu farmers markets, where the freshest produce--some straight from the garden that morning--can be found.  Be sure to talk-story with the farmers, and they'll give you buying and cooking tips.

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