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Hot Markets: Love for sale
The Covid pandemic brought restaurants and markets to their knees with businesses shuttering from consumer withdrawal and fear. Some...
Oct 2, 20234 min read


Beans in Weird Places
If you haven’t had a taco by now, it’s time for you to come out of hiding and try a pinto bean. For centuries, people have been eating...
Sep 19, 20234 min read


The Egad of Balls
When I was in graduate school, studying something completely unrelated to writing or food, I had a friend and colleague who early on told...
Sep 11, 20234 min read


The Square (more like Rectangular) Root of Musubi
The most ubiquitous and utilitarian tool found in all Honolulu grocery stores is strangely not found anywhere else. It has the retro...
Aug 22, 20233 min read
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