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Hawaii

Pork Honolulu

Town Pig Platter [CLOSED]

There are many reasons why I’m such a pork fan, and that I write a weekly pork-fueled column called Dose of Vitamin P. One of them is certainly my father. For his 70th birthday,...
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Shrimp Hawaii

Fumi’s Kahuku Shrimp [CLOSED]

Oahu’s North Shore, centered on Kahuku, is studded with shrimp-focused trucks and restaurants. I’ve enjoyed Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck, which is popular for full-throttle garlic shrimp. So far, I’m partial to Fumi’s Kahuku Shrimp my...
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Quail Dallas

Dean Fearing Fried Quail

Quail evoke an image of a hunting amidst briar patches with a pack of bird dogs in rolling hills (or so I’m told). Given his background, it’s no surprise that Dean Fearing, one of...
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Hawaiian Food Kauai

Hanalei Taro & Juice Co. Lau Lau

The Haraguchi family has been an agricultural institution on Kauai’s north shore for over 100 years, starting with rice, and later focusing on taro. During my visit to Hanalei, fifth-generation farmer Lyndsey Haraguchi-Nakayama led...
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Sandwich Honolulu

The Pig and The Lady Pho French Dip

The Pig and The Lady founders Andrew Le (the pig?) and his mother Loan (the lady) produce Vietnamese comfort food at three Honolulu area farmers markets. At the famed Saturday morning KCC Farmers Market,...
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Cocktail Hawaii

Oasis On The Beach Classic Mai Tai

The Mai Tai has roots in California. Cocktail lore credits Victor J. “Trader Vic” Bergeron with creating the drink at his eponymous Oakland restaurant in 1944. In the ensuing decades, the Mai Tai has...
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