Maui Food + Drinks Worth Seeking
It was nearly 10 years since my last visit to Maui, an island I previously enjoyed in 2012 and 2015. During the recent Eaton Fire in L.A., near where I live, I thought of...
Interview: coffee pro Ed Schultz (Honolulu Coffee Company, Kaldi’s Coffee + LatteLand)
Former investment banker Ed Schultz bought LatteLand in Kansas City in 2004 and later joined forces with Kaldi’s Coffee Roasting Co. before building a third coffee company in Hawaii, Honolulu Coffee Co.. This man...
Interview: U.S. Barista Champion Pete Licata (Honolulu Coffee)
I first met Pete Licata in Hollywood, as he won the 2010 Western Regional Barista Competition before catching a return flight to Honolulu. The longtime coffee pro relocated from Kansas to Paradise in 2009,...
Interview: Pete Licata: 2010 Western Regional Barista Champion
This year’s Western Regional Barista Competition was loaded with heavy hitters from California, but it turned out to be an outlier from Hawaii who took the title. Pete Licata, a two-time Midwest Regional Champ...
