THE BRIEF Once again, it was the word of mouth that led me in the direction of a fine restaurant. I was repeatedly being told that Istanbul was probably one of the top five restaurants in Honolulu. I got my trusty assistant, always agile with reservations, to book us a table. My best friend was […]
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THE BRIEF I’d been wanting to visit the Kahala Hotel Resort and also have dinner at one of the restaurants there for quite a while. In late November my assistant scored a reservation and off we went. With the valet parking out of the way, we entered through the main doors to an elegant, plush
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737 MAX MADNESS BY CAPT. VIC (NOV. 2019) The two crashes of BOEING 737 MAX aircraft which took place in 2018 and early 2019 sent a cold chill down my spine. The fact that Boeing nor the FAA took any action after the second crash shocked me and I was compelled to issue a warning
THE BRIEF My assistant knows all the great dining establishments in Waikiki and she recommended we try Senia in China Town. It’s a quaint little restaurant next to THE PIG AND THE LADY RESTAURANT which I’ve also utilized not so long ago. It describes itself as featuring Regional American cuisine and using fresh locally sourced
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THE BRIEF I’ve not updated my last story on the World’s Best Airlines in quite some time so I thought I would do a new story every year on this topic. Obviously, the Covid Pandemic has had a terrible impact on all airlines and aviation in general. This does, however, present an opportunity to evaluate
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THE BRIEF Interestingly, MW Restaurant is located inside and beside Velocity Honolulu which is a luxury car dealership. It’s a very short drive from Waikiki and a nice central location for tourists and locals alike. My assistant had mentioned that MW Restaurant was known as one of the finer dining establishments on the island. Just
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THE BRIEF I had heard from locals that BERNINI is one of the finest restaurants in Honolulu, so I went ahead and asked my assistant to make reservations. It’s difficult to get one due to high demand and we managed to snag a last-minute cancellation. I recommend that you make reservations well in advance if
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THE BRIEF At the last minute, we decided to try RIGO SPANISH ITALIAN restaurant on Kapahulu Avenue in Waikiki. It’s a fairly new restaurant opened by Huge Corp. of Japan. At worst the bar seating should be available I thought to myself. Instead, the friendly and helpful staff had us in the waiting area for
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THE BRIEF It’s difficult to get reservations at Hau Tree these days but, if you persevere and obtain a slot, you won’t be disappointed. The hotel and the restaurant underwent a major renovation recently. A new team of chefs took over as well. It’s now headed up by chef Chris Kajioka, a local O`ahu native
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THE BRIEF I recently had a chance to enjoy a fine dining experience at one of Hawaii’s fairly new restaurants. It’s called TBD…by Vikram Garg. It’s located in Waikiki’s trendy Gold Coast at The Lotus Honolulu Hotel. Chef Garg is an award-winning chef in Hawaii and around the world. I was really looking forward to
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