Ryan’s Table – ALOHA TO AHUIMANU
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
We recently attended an Independence Day celebration of a former co-worker and longtime friend, Ola. I first met Ola two lifetimes ago when I started working at Kaiser Permanente just before...
Ryan’s Table – The Grapes of Spain Grow Mainly on the Plain…
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
OK, so I took a little creative license with George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” but if you visit many of Spain’s wine producing regions, they’re quite different from vineyards you’ll find in...
Ryan’s Table -FOUR AND TWENTY BLACKBIRDS
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Supposedly, back in the 16th century, songbirds were placed into pies that would amuse diners as the pies were cut. But the pies back then had no relation to modern pies....
Ryan’s Table – IT’S A WONDERFFLE DISH
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
As a child at the tail end of the boomer generation, I probably grew up consuming the same mass-produced foods as most of my contemporaries. Ho Hos, Twinkies and Ding Dongs...
Ryan’s Table – REPURPOSED BREAD
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
As you probably know by now, I retired from the day job a little over a year ago. And because the other half is still gainfully employed, I still haven’t touched...
Ryan’s Table – IF YOU KNOW SUSHI …
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
I love most forms of sushi. From the $5 trays at Safeway on Fridays to the plates rotating on conveyor belts at Genki Sushi, the take-out trays at Kozo Sushi and Marukai,...
Ryan’s Table – DINING DOWN UNDER
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
Expecting me to discuss food from Australia? Perhaps placing another “shrimp on the barbie?” Or maybe the nutritional qualities of Vegemite? Nope. I’m describing down under as relative to the Motherland....
Fresh Koki – THE CASE FOR MORNING MISO SOUP
A Convert’s Story
Sascha Koki
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
"Guess what? You’re going to roll your eyes and laugh at me but I finally started drinking miso soup in the morning,” I say across the treadmill to my...
Ryan’s Table – WINING AND DINING IN 2023
Ryan Tatsumoto
Hawai‘i Herald Columnist
As we start the Year of the Water Rabbit and also the third year since COVID-19 became a household word, how has the world of food and wine adapted to changes...
Restaurant News – IGE’S LUNCH WAGON
George Furukawa
Special to The Hawai‘i Herald
On a typical day at Ige’s Lunch Wagon and Catering at Harbor Center in ‘Aiea, patrons will encounter a sumptuous feast for their culinary senses when placing or picking...