Guess Who’s Behind the New Pūpū Menu at Downtown’s Bar Leather Apron
Haute cuisine chef Colin Hazama of C4 Table serves up playful, sophisticated bites to go with a revamped cocktail menu.
April 14, 2021
If you’re lucky enough to have a reservation for Bar Leather Apron the swanky, dimly lit cocktail bar in Topa Tower that books up weeks in advance consider yourself extra lucky. Colin Hazama just debuted a small menu of detail-oriented bites to pair with the equally detail-oriented sips from head bartender Justin Park and his team. I repeat: The former executive chef of the Royal Hawaiian, a fixture at the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival who sells gourmet takeout dinners at M by Chef Mavro on Wednesdays, has taken over the food menu at Bar Leather Apron. And it’s fabulous.
Hale ‘Aina Happenings: What’s New with Hawai‘i Restaurants in January 2021
A special vegan dish, a new dinner menu at a favorite neighborhood restaurant, what you’ll eat at our third exclusive Hale ‘Aina dinner, reopenings and a Valentine’s Day dinner to book now.
January 13, 2021
Kabocha gnocchi. Photo: 12th Ave Grill & DeliCafé
From the moment this neighborhood institution reopened with new chef Mauro Gramuglia at its helm, we’ve been curious to see what he would add to the dinner menu. Now we know. The newly named 12th Ave Grill & DeliCafé launched its new menu right before the holidays with Gramuglia’s hand-cut pastas, house-made burrata and terrine at the center. For those of us with nostalgic memories of battling for the few happy hour counter seats in 12th Ave Grill’s original location, where Koko Head Café sits now, there is still baked mac ’n’ cheese, the smoked ‘ahi spread and lamb burger. But now, a scallop crudo and sacher torte make
The Ultimate Hawai‘i Drinking Guide: What to Drink to Match Your Mood
We asked the Hale ‘Aina drink experts to recommend a drink to pair for nearly every emotion.
December 11, 2020
Whether we’re dining out at a favorite restaurant or relaxing over a meal we take home, enjoying good food and an adult beverage can help transform your day or week, especially now when our sense of time seems altered. Here is our Hale ‘Aina experts guide for a drink to pair with almost every mood twice as many as we could fit in our December 2020/January 2021 issue.