Entries tagged 'sweets'
So Ono! Maui's Rural North Shore Has a New Gelateria
Sure, you've got shave ice all over the islands. But Hawaii, despite its increasingly cosmopolitan nature, hasn't yet caught up with the gelato mania sweeping the Mainland. Shops purveying these lighter versions of ice cream in the true Italian...
Tasty Island Blogs Bunmeido Japanese-style Baked Treats
Love the "Tasty Island" almost as much as I love sweet treats. Pomai's blog is chock full of great pics and good advice on where to eat local. Her post on Bunmeido is awesome, with many pics like these. Of...
Hawaii Food: Best Shave Ice in Hilo - Itsuz's
Nice video segment on this Hilo classic. Secret sauce for shave ice? They custom make their own syrups. This is actually at a fishing supply store. No joke. (Warning: This video segment is from a program called Kamaainabackroads.com, a...
Microsoft Mobile Post: Waiola Shave Ice in Kapahulu: Why Drive to Country, Cuz?
A live Microsoft Mobile Post post coming at you. Microsoft is graciously sponsoring Hawaiirama in exchange for some relevant posts (none of which are about software). So I am blogging at you from Kapahulu, sitting on the bench outside...
Have You Had Your Malasada Today? Gotta Eat, Cuz!
I managed to stop at Leonard's in Kapahulu this weekend for a quick malasada fix and was greeted with a poster proclaiming Feb. 5 as Malasada Day (related to Mardi Gras, of course). We've blogged on these greasy goodie native...
Five Best Ice Cream Spots on Maui: Cold Stone? Puuhleeze
Aside from that lame reference to the global chain that has convinced sweets hounds that its ok to roll out your ice cream on a slab before wolfing down enough to sink a battleship, this Maui Time Weekly article points...
Hawaii Cupcakes: Hokulani Bakery, All Butter, No Bad
Yes, the upscale cupcake madness has landed in Hawaii, too. Fortunately, I should say. My pal Tushar Dubey is one of the purveyors of the sweet, kine stuff. Two years ago he and his lovely wife Anna opened Hokulani Bake...
Hawaii Restaurants: Stage, Another Choo Review
My pal Dave Choo takes a look at lunch at Stage Restaurant, the latest "IT" eatery in Honolulu (alongside Mavro's Cassis). His verdict? Mixed. This contrasts with a glowing review from the Honolulu Advertiser. "All the fixtures are beautiful, but...
Hawaii Foodie: Mac Pie -- There's Always Room for This!
Being a man with an uncontrollable sweet tooth, I am a sucker for butterscotch / caramel flavorings in my post-dinner noshables. I also love pies, particularly rich and sinful pies. Which leads me to the Mac Pie, a Big Island...
Hawaii Foods: Buy That Honey! Hawaii Bees Going Fast!
A nasty little bug, the Varroa mite, has decimated bee stocks on the U.S. Mainland. Due to its isolation, Hawaii had remained free of the mite and Hawaiian bee hives had continued to produce amazing honey treats. Now the mite...
Chocolate Covered Bananas -- Hidden at UH Manoa
I wrote a while back about the phenomenal chocolate-dipped apple bananas at the Campbell Avenue Bakery in Kapahulu. Alas, the bakery appears to have shuttered. But I was fortunate enough to stumble upon a viable replacement in case of mad...
Hawaiirama Valentine Ideas: Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate
Word to this. You simply cannot beat chocolate for inducing an amorous quasi Pavlovian response (hopefully with the proper intention). Hawaii actually has more than its fair share of fab choc options. For starters, its the only place in the...
A Second Hawaiian Chocolate: Waialua Extra Dark
Hawaii is the only state in the U.S. where cacao is grown. The tropical climate and bright sunshine allows the finicky cacao plants to thrive. To date, most of the cacao grown in Hawaii has been at one farm on...
Things You Must Eat in Hawaii: Roselani Haupia (Coconut) Ice Cream
I am a serious ice cream snob, jaded from years of seeking out the best ice cream parlors on both coasts and wherever abroad I may have been travelling. Hawaii has great ice cream, with a half-dozen really high-end...
Edible Hawaii Xmas: Melemac Madness, Mac Nut Mania
In 1999 Hawaii confectionery Island Princess unveiled the Mele Kaliki Mac (as in Mele Kalikimaka, which is Merry Christamas in Hawaiian). Take a sinfully rich macadamia nut. Dip it in buttery English toffee. Cover this little nugget with milk chocolate....
Big Island Candies: Home of the Best Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies
If you’re like me and you want to get a headstart on your holiday shopping (because the malls are going to be crazy this year, my friends), you’ve probably done a lot of browsing on the Internet. Shopping online is...
Obscenely Delicious: Mochi Ice Cream from Bubbie's
If you are a member of the Moral Majority, you may want to put a blindfold on junior before you take him to Bubbie's. This homegrown ice cream company makes obscenely great ice cream, rich and dreamy, and tags its...
Kula Ali'i Lavendar Chocolate Fudge Sauce
I got a chance to sample this insanely delish sauce from Ali'i Kula Lavender at the Hawaii Products Expo in August. Ali'i Kula is an 8 acre lavender farm in Upcountry Maui. Full disclosure. I'm a chocomaniac. And I'm not...
Food Review Round Up
* Catherine Toth has a fun overview of the evolution of shave ice, everyone's favorite Hawaii desert. * Dave Choo reviews NeoNabe, a nouveau Nippon hotpot place in Hawaii Business * Leeward Community College reopens its lunch spot, Pearl, where...
Hawaiian Chocolate: Da Real Kine
Note: There is at least one other company that claims it is making Hawaiian chocolate.The key question -- ask where the beans are grown and what percentage are actually grown in Hawaii. Ono Farms in Hana, Maui that is...
Padovani Chocolates
Phillipe Padovani closed his eponymous and highly-regarded restaurant in December, but there's a sweet side to this sad turn. Never one to stew, Padovani has opened a chocolate shop that is winning rave reviews for its high art edibles....
Hawaii Foods: Belgian Chocolate-Dipped Hawaii Apple Bananas - Delish!
Bananas are not just bananas. The varieties have very different sizes and textures. Williams are massive and creamy (you get them in mainland supermarkets). Cavendish is likewise tasty, big and creamy. In Hawaii, we eat and grow a lot...
Hawaii Food: Eat at Dave's
We took the brood out for a bite this Sunday. While the meal at South Shore Grill was kinda "eh", the stop at Dave's Hawaiian Ice Cream on Kapahulu Avenue near Waikiki was, as always, spectacularly fulfilling. For new...
