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Knowing that our room wouldn’t be ready for a while, I made brunch reservations for our day of arrival on Maui. Wanting to try something new this time, I chose SixtyTwo MarcKet in Wailuku for our first meal on-island. Typically, when we fly into Maui, our first order of business is to get something to […]
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When we figured out we wouldn’t be running the Honolulu Marathon Start to the Park, we decided to do the exact opposite. That gave me the chance to do a Herringbone Waikiki revisited post, as they recently reopened under new management. Pre-pandemic, Herringbone Waikiki was one of my go-to Waikiki brunch spots. Sure, it’s a […]
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Here’s a shocker – until recently, I’ve never been to an IKEA. Yup. I never found the love for these gigantic stores. But, recently, I went to my first one. And, as a result, I finally tried the IKEA Swedish Meatballs. After our underwhelming visit to Bouchon Bakery Las Vegas, we headed out to the […]
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While we were in Vegas, I wanted to check out Bouchon Bakery Las Vegas. So, on our second to last day in Sinc City, we hopped over to the Venitian for what we hoped would be a quick breakfast. Boy, what an adventure that ended up being. We’ve been to Bouchon Bakery in Yountville. In […]
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During our most recent stay at the Waikiki Beach Marriott, we were given a credit for the hotel’s newest eatery – the Queensbreak Restaurant. Wanting to maximize the value of this stay, we decided to go check them out for pupus and cocktails. As part of its recent top-down renovation, the Waikiki Beach Marriott did […]
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As if the nearly 20-course dinner we had at e by Jose Andres wasn’t enough, we headed straight out after dinner to Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars Palace for more bites and libations. As you’ll recall, Vanderpump Cocktail Garden was another place we planned to visit back in 2020. Mrs. Island Miler is a fan […]
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My primary dining goal for our recent Las Vegas trip was to finally try e by Jose Andres. It was a reservation I was barely able to get in 2020, and the cancelation that stung the most. So it was sweet redemption when we finally made it there. e by Jose Andres is an avant-garde […]
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Given how much I eat, I think I will start a new annual retrospective series – my favorite bites of the year. And, of course, that means, in this case, I’ll be covering my favorite bites of 2021. To keep things simple, I will be picking my top 12 bites of each year moving forward. […]
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In 2013, we visited our first Eataly in Rome. We loved dining and shopping at that location. So, since we were right next to one while staying at the Aria Resort, we decided to check out Eataly Las Vegas. Opening in December 2018, Eataly Las Vegas is one of the Monticello d’Alba-based chain’s newest U.S. […]
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Honolulu is in the midst of a lobster roll obsession. Many new lobster-based businesses have popped up in the last couple of years, with the most recent being a California chain called Wicked Maine Lobster Waikiki. How good can a chain from California be? Pretty good, actually! Lobster is one of those things that isn’t […]
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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, the pandemic has seen the rise of interesting new foodstuffs in Hawaii. One of the latest of these is Chef Jeremy Shigekane’s Foodstart A5 Wagyu Beef Musubi. There’s no doubt that the pandemic ravished the food industry around the world. However, it also bred interesting new […]
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Lately, I’ve been trying to stick to a more pescatarian diet for health and environmental reasons. And while I don’t necessarily gravitate toward “fake meat,” certain products do pique my curiosity. One such product is the Starbucks Impossible Sausage Sandwich. My first encounter with Impossible Foods didn’t go so well. The Impossible Burger I had […]
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On our third night in Vegas, our entire family had dinner at Sakana All-You-Can-Eat Sushi. Not only is the sushi all you can eat, but it’s also a really inexpensive spot that’s popular with both locals and visitors alike. Typically, I tend to stay away from all-you-can-eat restaurants. Not only can I not eat that […]
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After our sugar-fueled morning at Ethel M’s, we needed actual sustenance. So, we decided to head back to the Strip to check out one of the newest dining options in Vegas – Famous Foods Street Eats at Resort World LV. Though, my primary goal for our visit was just to check out Kuru Kuru Pa […]
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There were two places I really wanted to get to in Vegas this year. These two places have long been on my list of places to try and were places we were going to visit in 2020. Those two places were, of course, e! by Jose Andres and Mott 32 Las Vegas. Fortunately, we made […]
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For as much as Hawaii loves dim sum, it’s nearly impossible to find xiao long bao here. So, whenever we travel to someplace with a location, we always visit Din Tai Fung. It’s for this reason, plus the sheer convenience, that we ended up at Din Tai Fung Las Vegas. As you’ll recall from my […]
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This year, for Mrs. Island Miler’s birthday, I decided to book us dinner at one of Honolulu’s newest and quirkiest restaurants – HeiHo House. They bill themselves as a gastropub, which is still fairly unique for Hawaii and is one of our favorite types of concepts. Gladly, they didn’t disappoint! Though we’re actually going to […]
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Recently, we had dinner with Mrs. Island Miler’s family at 1938 Indochine Honolulu. The restaurant serves up Thai-influenced cuisine and is one of the newest Aoki Group concepts in Hawaii. The Aoki Group launched in Hawaii years ago with Blue Tree Cafe and Doraku Sushi. Today, they’re present in a handful of cities and have […]
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There’s no doubt that the pandemic caused a lot of economic pain, shifts in business strategy, etc. But, we’ve also seen it create a surge in creativity. One of the best new businesses born of this creativity, in my opinion, is C4 Table by Chef Colin Hazama. If you’re a frequent guest of Luxury Collection […]
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Two of my favorite restaurants in Hawaii came together again to produce another uniquely Hawaiian dining experience. Following up a similar dinner put on earlier this year, the Na’au Hilo + PAI Honolulu collab 2021 part 2 was a pleasant, late summer surprise! Na’au Hilo If you haven’t read my initial Na’au Hilo + PAI […]
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