Hawaii related food industry news
Hawaii’s 74 McDonald’s restaurants are in need of an average of 10 employees per restaurant, according to the company’s human resources manager for the Hawaii region. Paulette Tomita told Pacific Business News the restaurant chain’s need for 700 new employees for the summer in Hawaii is a “conservative number” as the chain plans to roll
Leahi Concept Kitchen new restaurant boasting a partnership with a local culinary school, opened at the Waikiki Parc in May. The hotel partnered with nearby Kapiolani Community College, giving students from its culinary program the opportunity to learn from and work beside the professionals at the Leahi Concept Kitchen. As part of the partnership, the
Tropic Hawaii, a food distributor that found hepatitis A in frozen raw ahi used to make poke served at various Hawaii food establishments, said Wednesday that it incorrectly identified Aloha Sushi as one of the restaurants serving the contaminated food. According to the Hawaii state Department of Health, the Aloha Sushi located at 3131 N.
The International Market Place’s newest dining concept, The Street, A Michael Mina Social House, will bring 13 food and beverage vendors together in a 6,900-square-foot space that is slated to open next month. The food court will specialize in casual first-in-Hawaii eateries, four of which are planned to open on May 19, with the rest
Researchers are calling it an epidemic: a big spike in the number of people infected with rat lungworm disease in Hawaii. The Department of Health says so far there are nine confirmed cases of the disease. Four are Maui residents, two are visitors who contracted it on Maui, and three live on Hawaii Island. State officials are
THE BELOVED KALIHI HOLE IN THE WALL OPENS A CAFÉ IN HAWAI‘I KAI, WITH ALL THE FAVORITES PLUS SOMETHING CALLED UNICORN POOP. It may sounds like a crazy move for the second-generation owners of Ethel’s Grill in Kalihi to open in the snack shop of the members-only O‘ahu Club in Hawai‘i Kai. But considering
Pioneer Saloon, a popular Japanese-style gourmet plate lunch restaurant located across from Waikiki Elementary School, is opening a second location at Kamehameha Schools’ Salt at Our Kakaako retail and restaurant complex, a manager from Pioneer confirmed to Pacific Business News Friday. Pioneer Saloon has been open for about eight years on Monsarrat Avenue, and it
Dining at the new Vintage Cave Cafe is a unique experience. You’ll find imported brick, custom murals, Swarovski crystal chandeliers, Norman Rockwell paintings and … slippahs. Yes, despite costing a reported $20 million to build and furnish, diners can come in shorts and T-shirts. Where the original Vintage Cave was inaccessible to many, Vintage Cave
Umami-ya Shabu Shabu opened last week as the hot-pot craze in Hawai‘i seems to be on a steady simmer. But restaurateur Peter Kim believes his version of the popular concept—more upscale, more Korean—offers something different. He’s focusing on high-quality meats including U.S. wagyu beef and Kurobuta pork belly, local veggies and distinctly Korean flavors. And
The 7.8-acre facility, located on the former Fort Ruger Cannon Club site behind Diamond Head crater, includes a multi-function laboratory and an Asian cuisine laboratory; one of two paved parking lots; an umu pit; farm plots; and infrastructure improvements, such as water, electrical and sewer connections. The culinary teaching labs have cameras at the teaching
