I was on a press trip to Trinidad and Tobago. Nearly all of my expenses — flights, hotels, meals, including this damned sandwich — were paid for by Trinidad/Tobago Tourism. “You gotta have the bake and shark.” “Have you had a bake and shark yet?’ “The bake and shark is the best sandwich I’ve ever …
When I was 11 or 12 years old, I wanted nothing more than to be a marine biologist when I grew up. I’m a convinced that watching Jacques Cousteau on TV had a lot to do with this. I was completely fascinated by the undersea world, I wanted to go there, I wanted to see …
The first time we went back to visit my sweetie’s family on O`ahu (I had already met them on one of their visits to Seattle), we flew into Honolulu, picked up a rental car, and drove across the Ko`olau range to their home on the Windward Side. I was immediately invited to sit with her …
I’m a decent home cook, if I may say so myself, but in order to eat seafood with any kind of sustainability, it’s also good to consider seasonality and going local, too. Salmon and halibut, we’re not seeing a lot of that right now, though thankfully, that will change soon. I miss it. With local …
In order to meet Brooks Takenaka at 5am, I fall out of bed at 430, groggy, dizzy, and luckily, jet lagged enough so that it’s not too much of a shock. I’m happy not to be driving, it’s hard enough to navigate Honolulu by day, all those street names made up of Ks and Ls …
But it’s not like you have this opportunity every day. Apologies in advance for mistakes, squeaky singing, and general lack of talent. It had to be done. The one and only take is below.