Your girl is FINALLY trying to get aboard the TikTok wagon (follow me there!), so it’s the perfect time to bring back the viral wrap hack that first blew up o n TikTok a year ago for the EASIEST way to make SPAM musubi! Because even though I’ve used the #WrapHack to make everything from …
Driving through the iconic ridged mountains of Jurassic Valley, it’s impossible not to appreciate the unspoiled beauty of some parts of Oahu. But it’s also just as easy to dine around the resort areas of Waikiki and forget that almost everything you’re eating didn’t come from this beautiful land. Agricultural tourism is here to change …
I can’t believe there are less than 300 days until my wedding day! While there is still a lot of time until we say “I Do,” wedding planning is in full swing and I wanted to make sure to document the whole process since I’m planning my own wedding and it only happens once in …
Between an amazing Vietnamese restaurant, a true American bar & grill, and a couple of places that blur the lines, we were incredibly pleased by the non-Hawaiian and Japanese places we tried while in Oahu. Read my guides on Oahu’s local food and bakeries. The Pig and The Lady Located in the heart of Honolulu’s …
After a few spam musubis or a Hawaiian poke bowl, you’re bound to be craving something sweet. We had a LOT of dessert and pastries in Oahu to satisfy our sweet tooth, from donuts to cheese tarts to local shave ice. Here’s a roundup of our favorite dessert shops and bakeries in Oahu. Leonard’s Bakery
This casual yet trendy semi-outdoor restaurant inside the Surfjack Hotel in Waikiki has great vibes to go with its island influenced menu. We dined for brunch, which offered an eclectic menu of both brunch classics and unique items like our favorite dish, the pork adobo fried rice. It takes the Filipino pork dish and combines …
Grilling a steak by the beach with Diamond Head behind me is definitely not one of the things I expected to be doing during my time in Oahu. But there I was, standing behind a hot grill with a giant spatula, flipping a ribeye steak while looking out the windows to see the sun setting …
ALOHA! When I first visited Oahu with my family over New Year’s in 2018, I thought that week-long trip would be the last time I’d be back on the island for a while. Instead, I’ve been lucky enough to travel back in October 2018 for the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival, allowing me to gain …
My fellow Spam lovers, Musubi Cafe Iyasume is the place for you. Spam musubi is the Hawaiian version of Japanese omusubi that takes marinated grilled spam and rice and wraps it with nori, or seaweed. The result is a super addictive item that can be eaten any time of day, as a snack, or as …
Garlic shrimp can be found on the menus of food trucks & restaurants all over the North Shore of Oahu. It’s listed as shrimp scampi, and served with rice and sometimes macaroni salad and pineapple. While we didn’t get to try as many of the vendors as we would’ve liked, we loved the garlic shrimp …
