food

July 5 2013

From Cronuts to Frissants to Croissadas

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The foodie fad that is the cronut has made its impact across the globe. The cronut craze started in New York then Canada’s take on the croissant/donut is the frissant, mixing a fritter and a croissant.

Locally in Hawaii, the cronut now takes shape as the croissada. Yes, that’s a croissant and a malasada. Available exclusively at the Pacific Beach Hotel, a croissada is:

a delicate blend of a croissant and malasada filled with a Polynesian vanilla Bavarian cream.

Damn, my idea for a local-style cronut would have been called Cheeholes, playing off of the “cheehoo” exclamation. The tagline for Cheeholes would have been, “They’ll make you” (it’s meant to be an open ended question), and the URL would have been cheehol.es. There goes a fat fortune. 🙁

June 23 2013

Call It a Comeback

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Sorry, LL Cool J, but this indeed is a comeback with Twinkies returning to the shelves in mid-July. Heck, even the boxes will be emblazoned with the phrase:

The Sweetest Comeback In The History Of Ever

So go ahead and indulge on those Twinkies you stockpiled. Don’t worry about that 45-day expiration window – still good, especially when stirring coffee.

June 20 2013

What Happened to the Dried Cherries?

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Seems like both Costco and Sam’s Club both stopped carrying tart dried cherries. These are a good addition to morning oatmeal, but I haven’t seen them in months. Let’s see how these Stoneridge Orchards Whole Dried Tart Montmorency Cherries from Amazon taste.

June 14 2013

Are There Warning Labels on Shoyu?

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I never looked before, but are there warning labels on bottles of shoyu? No, not those nutritional labels, but labels stating that too much soy sauce could be lethal.

May 23 2013

Psy’s Favorite Ramen?

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Korean gentlemen who like sexy ladies must love this Shin Ramyun Black Premium instant noodles. I mean music-superstar Psy endorses it, and that’s reason enough to buy a case of this stuff right?

May 20 2013

A Right Justified Cake

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As soon as I saw the decoration on this cake, I knew the “artistry” was done purposely for effect. Why else would a cake feature right justified writing on it? 😉

May 13 2013

Liliha Bakery on Local Kine Grindz

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While digging through and converting my stack of miniDV tapes, I found this gem of Bruddah Sam and Lina Girl from Local Kine Grindz back in 2007. Along with featuring Kin Wah Chop Suey, the show’s duo had a humorous skit leading up to their visit to Liliha Bakery.

Sam and Lina should reprise their LKG roles for a storyline on Hawaii Five-0!

May 8 2013

Regaling in Regal Donuts

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The gluttony of living social led us to the McCully Shopping Center and Regal Diner (which is also a bakery with tons of donuts, go figure).

Although they weren’t fully stocked, there was still a good selection in the late afternoon. A $20 deal went a long ways, stuffing a box full of colorful treats. The donuts weren’t bad at all though I didn’t sample all the flavors. I’d say no to the green tea the next time around. The chocolate sprinkled one was good as well as the basic apple fritter. And yes, the entire box is gone after one day. 🙂

May 7 2013

Grinds in Moiliili

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It’s not often that I’m in town looking for places to eat, and that’s why I never knew about Teddy’s Bigger Burgers and Kokoro Tei in the Moiliili area. I don’t remember what was in this area before, but surely, it wasn’t this mini-complex of food eateries that also includes Domino’s Pizza.

You’re probably well aware of Teddy’s yummy burgers, but have you heard of the made-to-order Japenese bentos of Kokoro Tei? Not only is your bento made to order, but prices are very affordable. Don’t expect huge portions but enough to feel satiated. Look for their sign on Beretania St.

Here’s just a sampling of the newer menu items.

More menu items

Don’t expect to dine in with only six seats available on two tables!

After a short wait, here’s what your bento looks like.

Now for the biggest problem with location – the limited parking. Sure, the adjoining parking lot looks big until you see this sign.

Yep, park in only the 20 marked stalls since the rest are for residents in the upper apartments. Still though, the grinds are good enough to deal with the limited parking.

May 3 2013

Costco Deep Dish Pizza Is a Gut Buster

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Costco now sells a deep dish pizza to bake at home. Have you tried this gut buster?

While it takes an hour to cook, these pies are a good variation of the Costco pizza. The deep dish tastes similar to the regular pizza, only deeper, and saltier, and cheesier, and meatier. After two medium sized slices, you’re done.