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Bartender Honolulu

Interview: Bartender Christian Self (Thirtyninehotel)

Liverpool native Christian Self joined his family in Honolulu while his father was teaching at the University of Hawaii and has carved out a distinguish career as a bartender and mixologist. He consulted for...
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Coffee Honolulu

Interview: Honolulu coffee pro Fred Hokada (Downtown Coffee)

Fred Hokada owns Downtown Coffee in Honolulu, specializing in Hawaiian coffee that he roasts, brews and sells on-site and supplies to nearby cafes like Gorilla in the Cafe. Wife Fumiko creates pastries like her...
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Coffee Honolulu

Interview: coffee pro Eric Rose (Morning Glass Coffee+Café)

Chicago native and longtime Starbucks exec Eric Rose opened Morning Glass Coffee + Café in the summer of 2011 in Honolulu’s residential Mānoa Valley. One year after our first Morning Glass experience, Rose shared...
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Pork Honolulu

Alicia’s Market Suckling Pig

“Broke da mouth” didn’t sound promising, but the saying on the front door of Honolulu is also a badge of honor in Pidgen. The phrase refers to food that tastes so good that bites...
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Chef Honolulu

Interview: OnoPops co-founder Josh Lanthier-Welch

Characters in The Odyssey could probably appreciate Josh Lanthier-Welch’s path. The co-founder of OnoPops grew up in Hawaii and set sail for University of California, Berkeley, where he earned a degree in English Literature...
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Craft Beer Hawaii

Interview: brewmaster Dave Campbell (Aloha Beer Co.)

Oahu native Dave Campbell was an early adapter to craft beer, creating homebrew from a kit his parents brought back from a British vacation back in 1985. Since then, he’s gained the technical know-how...
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