Erika Engle has worked in Hawaii media since 1979. She writes “TheBuzz” column and additional stories about the restaurant and broader food service industries for "Crave" in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
She was named 2008 Small Business Journalist of the Year, City and County of Honolulu, by the U.S. Small Business Administration (Hawaii).
Prior to her newspaper days, Engle worked in radio and television.
Immediately following the Ewa Beach Lions Club Community Christmas Parade on Saturday, the community can further celebrate the season at the Ewa Beach Holiday Festival. Read more
Auntie’s Kitchen on Maui is counting down the last 12 days until Christmas with a poke celebration for a cause. Read more
Hawaii chef James Aptakin and his Team Hawaii won the seafood competition at the fifth annual World Food Championships in Orange Beach, Ala. — bragging rights that came with $15,000. Read more
Scrambled eggs and Santa, Portuguese sausage and Pikachu, smoked bacon and Storm Troopers all will be part of the 30th annual Brunch with Santa being staged Saturday by the nonprofit Prevent Child Abuse Hawaii. Read more
May’s Hawaii, a manufacturer of meats and poultry such as kalua pork, teriyaki chicken and beef patties, has been sold to Gouvea’s & Purity Foods Inc., another Hawaii-based maker of meat products, for undisclosed terms. Read more
Fresh Garden Deli is a bit of a hidden downtown gem, though its salads and other fare have been known to loyal customers for some 20 years. Read more
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Going grocery shopping while hungry has traditionally been a bad idea, as it boosts impulse purchases and can demolish carefully crafted, well-disciplined menu plans. Read more
The parent company of May’s Hawaii, a manufacturer of processed, flavored meats and poultry, has been sold. Palama Holding Co. was purchased by Gouvea’s & Purity Foods Inc., a maker of independently branded Portuguese sausage and other meat products, for undisclosedterms. Read more
Cooking demonstrations and food sampling will be highlights of the 10th annual Pasko sa FilCom, or Christmas at FilCom in Waipahu. Read more
She doesn’t know the recipe for the barbecue pork dry rub, but Lorene Ono knows it is delicious because she has tasted it, and besides, it’s her son Casey’s creation. Read more
It’s not every year that a Hawaii-grown chef is mentioned in a regional Michelin guide, but it has happened two years in a row for Bryan Nagao, whose Town restaurant in Hong Kong is cited amid the rarefied ink. Read more
Donut Dynamite in Wailuku specializes in brioche-style doughnuts, but the timed competition was not conducive to the Paradas making their specialties for the judges. Read more
The third annual Taste of Waldorf Astoria program, in partnership with the James Beard Foundation, will involve a Hawaii chef, as it did the first year. Read more
Hungry customers at the newly renovated Times Supermarket in the Town Center of Mililani can sate their appetites before grabbing way more than their shopping lists dictate. Read more
Martin D. “Marty” Schiller worked in and mentored others through the advertising business in Hawaii for just shy of 50 years, from the era depicted on the cable show “Mad Men” into the era of women’s liberation and since. Read more
Pacifico Pizza Napoletana will open its second location in Kapolei during Thanksgiving week, giving area residents a taste of the four different pizza styles that Kaneohe residents have been scarfing down for years. Read more
The sprawling Diamond Head Arts & Crafts Fair is the sole fundraiser by the nonprofit Hawaii Recreation and Parks Society. Read more
When you’re North Shore-bound and not feeling the shrimp-truck scene, the pizzas, subs, burgers, pastas and salads at Jerry’s Pizza Mill beckon, a mere stone’s throw from the old Waialua Sugar Mill. Read more
It is rare to go to Vino and not see Chuck Furuya working the room, engaging with guests, often telling jokes or making puns that are either really funny or so corny you can’t help but bust out laughing. Read more
Favorite flavors, families and fun will converge Saturday at August Ahrens Elementary School for the 11th annual Taste of Waipahu event, staged by the Waipahu Community Association. Read more
Hy’s Steak House in Waikiki has been named among the 100 best steakhouses in America by OpenTable.com. Read more
