I was thinking the other day, that I couldn’t really call this a blog about food from Hawaii without writing at least one post about katsu, pork (tonkatsu) or chicken (chicken katsu) that is breaded in Japanese bread crumbs and then deep fried.  Katsu entrees appear everywhere – from hole-in-the-wall Hawaiian BBQ shops to traditional Japanese [...]

Sometimes, I can tell what people in the neighborhood are cooking for dinner, just by strolling by during my evening walks.  For example, last night, I smelled something fatty, with a little bit of sizzle, and a hint of something pungent like nuoc mam (fish sauce).  Thai curry.  A few weeks ago, I was completely taken aback [...]

This past weekend, I almost felt like a mole that had lived underground and finally witnessed its first sunshine in months.  Along with the return of Daylight Savings Time, we witnessed the first warm, sunny days the bay area has had in several weeks.  We decided to celebrate by grilling our first dinner of the year, two [...]