A breakfast of champions

• By Nadine Kam
• March 22, 2022

Since Wolfgang’s Steakhouse opened its doors in Waikiki in 2010, it has shown its expertise with steak. Read more

All about the soondae experience

• By Nadine Kam
• March 16, 2022

I ended up at the newly opened Moobongri Soondae & BBQ restaurant that moved into the space formerly occupied by Seoul Garden restaurant. Read more

‘Fry’ this on for size

• By Nadine Kam
• March 8, 2022

I don’t usually spend time contemplating fried chicken because it seems like such a mundane subject, a food so accessible we don’t have to think very hard about where to get it. Read more

This ‘club’ is worth The commute

• By Nadine Kam
• March 1, 2022

According to my spies out in Mililani, save for Mililani Restaurant, there’s a dearth of local food in the neighborhood that is mostly home to mainland chain restaurants. Read more

Take a ‘break’ with this Waikiki eatery

• By Nadine Kam
• Feb. 22, 2022

Before heading to Queensbreak, the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa’s new pool deck restaurant, I prepped by slathering myself with sunscreen. Read more

Look this way for more ‘fun’

• By Nadine Kam
• Feb. 15, 2022

What’s in a name? A lot of presumptions and associations, so when a press release marking the opening of Fun Station arrived in my inbox, my eyes glazed over. Read more

Skewers that are sure to satisfy

• By Nadine Kam
• Feb. 8, 2022

Sitting inside Khan Skewer Restaurant, Honolulu’s newest Chinese-style skewer eatery, I couldn’t help but think that as far as civilization and technology has progressed since the discovery of fire, mankind hasn’t evolved very much. Read more

A place to ‘wine’ down

• By Nadine Kam
• Feb. 1, 2022

In childhood, I was made aware of my ethnic identity not by being told outright, but by following the traditions and rituals of my parents who both identified as 100% Chinese. Read more

This eatery offers a taste of nostalgia

• By Nadine Kam
• Jan. 25, 2022

This August will mark 34 years that I’ve written a continuous restaurant review column that started in Honolulu Star-Bulletin and carried over to Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Read more

This wedding venue provides a scenic dining experience

• By Nadine Kam
• Jan. 18, 2022

In normal times, Waikiki Leia would be thriving as a venue for destination weddings from Japan. Read more

This bar’s a hidden gem

• By Nadine Kam
• Jan. 11, 2022

Early during the pandemic, bars were toast, unable to open unless they could prove restaurant cred by offering both food and drink. Read more

Sustainability is second ‘nature’

• By Nadine Kam
• Jan. 4, 2022

Sustainability has been at the heart of Zetton Hawaii’s restaurant philosophy since it opened its first restaurant, Aloha Table, here in 2009. Read more

2021: year in review from a dining perspective

• By Nadine Kam
• Dec. 28, 2021

I felt a sense of dread when COVID-19 struck nearly two years ago, not only because of the threat to lives, but also livelihoods. Read more

Plant-based perfection

• By Nadine Kam
• Dec. 22, 2021

If you’re hoping to balance out your holiday snacking and perhaps get a jump on your new year diet, here are a couple of options on opposite ends of the vegan spectrum. Read more

Comforting beef bowls for cool

• By Nadine Kam
• Dec. 14, 2021

Ever since ramen started becoming a fixture on the local dining scene with the first wave of Japanese restaurateurs arriving on our shores in the 1980s, the presence of pork chashu on the menu has been a given. Read more

Putting ‘da best’ to the test

• By Nadine Kam
• Dec. 7, 2021

What’s the first thing you do when a restaurant calls itself Da Best Pho Vietnamese Noodle House & BBQ? You gonna put the pho to the taste test, right? Read more

Totally hook’d on this pan roast spot

• By Nadine Kam
• Nov. 30, 2021

Losing in Las Vegas is a relatable scenario for many of Hawaii’s Ninth Island visitors. Read more

Go-tos for quick comforts

• By Nadine Kam
• Nov. 23, 2021

The days following Thanksgiving are not usually ones to splurge on food but for readjusting one’s budget and eating on the fly as the rush of the holidays becomes reality. Read more