Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, and Travel
In the last 25 years sushi has grown in the mainstream food scene in the U.S. What was once considered a strange or unfathomable dish to the average American in the 1980s is now one of the most sought after. I know my own cravings for fresh, delicious fish seem bottomless. As a sushi lover,... Continue Reading →
Every since going to Oahu, Hawaii, my wife and I have been obsessed with poke ("po-kay"). If you've ever had sushi (especially tuna sashimi or a tuna roll) and loved it, then you'll love sushi's stocky, less-well-traveled cousin, poke! I say less well traveled, because sushi is everywhere while poke is tragically so much harder... Continue Reading →
The Hawaiian love of Spam is legendary. So much so, that the first "Hawaiian" thing I ate when I visited Oahu was a Spam musubi from Musubi Cafe Iyasume in Waikiki. For those of you that are familiar with Spam, you know that this typically pink, highly processed, canned meat product sits on shelves in... Continue Reading →
