http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/bdm/ http://www.midweek.com/images/elements/midweek_feedburner_logo.gif http://www.midweek.com 144 37 MidWeek.com en Steve Murray 2010-12-08T10:00:34+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/bdm_article/the_local_charm_of_lunch_wagons/ Susan Sunderland Islanders are a casual bunch. The more informality in our lives, the better. That goes for dining as well. No need to impress us with full-service tabletop service, a glossy menu with tassels and expensive china. We are content to balance a plate lunch on our laps while sitting on a wooden bench outdoors. Some of our best-tasting meals come from lunch wagons, where the proprietor hands us a meal spilling over with gravy through a truck window. Susan Sunderland NickyYuki’sHaili’s Hawaiian Food truckYou Hungry Islanders are a casual bunch. The more informality in our lives, the better. That goes for dining as well. No need to impress us with full-service tabletop service, a glossy menu with tassels and expensive china. We are content to balance a plate lunch on our laps while sitting on a wooden bench outdoors. Some of our best-tasting meals come from lunch wagons, where the proprietor hands us a meal spilling over with gravy through a truck window.

]]> 2010-12-08T10:00:34+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/bdm_article/enjoying_salad_days_on_oahu/ Susan Sunderland Did you welcome the new year with a vow to eat healthier and lose weight? That resolution will last four weeks, according to experts. But good intentions count for something. Susan Sunderland Did you welcome the new year with a vow to eat healthier and lose weight? That resolution will last four weeks, according to experts. But good intentions count for something.

]]> 2010-02-17T10:00:22+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/bdm_article/a_taste_of_koreanmoku_street/ Susan Sunderland Let’s go to Korea town. Where’s that? It’s mauka of Ala Moana Center on Koreanmoku Street. I mean, Keeaumoku Street. Within a span of five blocks is a concentration of nifty places to find imported Korean goods and delicious food. Susan Sunderland Let’s go to Korea town. Where’s that? It’s mauka of Ala Moana Center on Koreanmoku Street. I mean, Keeaumoku Street. Within a span of five blocks is a concentration of nifty places to find imported Korean goods and delicious food.

]]> 2009-09-23T10:00:24+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/bdm_article/the_bentos_to_bagoong_beat/ Susan Sunderland I ate my way to a column assignment. When one’s a freelancer, life is feast or famine. I chose feast. Susan Sunderland I ate my way to a column assignment. When one’s a freelancer, life is feast or famine. I chose feast.

]]> 2009-07-22T10:00:00+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/bdm_article/where_to_eat_on_south_king_street/ Susan Sunderland Second in a two-part series on roadside eateries along major thoroughfare King Street. Our writer is pretty single-minded, so we put her on a one-way street to casual dining. Will she ever get home? Susan Sunderland Second in a two-part series on roadside eateries along major thoroughfare King Street. Our writer is pretty single-minded, so we put her on a one-way street to casual dining. Will she ever get home?

]]> 2008-07-23T10:00:00+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/bdm_article/good_eats_on_north_king_street/ Susan Sunderland My favorite Food Network program is Diners, Drive-ins and Dives with off-the-hook host Guy Fieri. I wear my sunglasses on the back of my neck and shout “Money!” when I taste something good. Susan Sunderland My favorite Food Network program is Diners, Drive-ins and Dives with off-the-hook host Guy Fieri. I wear my sunglasses on the back of my neck and shout “Money!” when I taste something good.

]]> 2008-07-16T10:00:00+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/bdm_article/the_real_vegas_deal_great_eats/ Susan Sunderland LAS VEGAS - All the gaming glitz and decadence makes for an ideal adult playground ... and a vociferous appetite. And Las Vegas doesn’t disappoint in that regard. Susan Sunderland LAS VEGAS - All the gaming glitz and decadence makes for an ideal adult playground ... and a vociferous appetite.
And Las Vegas doesn’t disappoint in that regard.

]]> 2008-03-12T10:00:01+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/bdm_article/staking_out_some_great_steaks/ Susan Sunderland We went on a steak safari to stake out ways to satisfy the craving for beef that does not devour the pocketbook. We found sizzling cookouts at supermarkets, shopping centers and college campuses. Susan Sunderland We went on a steak safari to stake out ways to satisfy the craving for beef that does not devour the pocketbook. We found sizzling cookouts at supermarkets, shopping centers and college campuses.

]]> 2007-08-15T10:00:00+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/bdm_article/seeking_out_sunrise_sensations/ Susan Sunderland Islanders are early risers. We can’t wait to get goin’to beat the sun or traffic. That means we’re ready for a meal at the crack of dawn. They say breakfast is the most important meal, and it shouldn’t be skipped. Susan Sunderland Islanders are early risers. We can’t wait to get goin’to beat the sun or traffic. That means we’re ready for a meal at the crack of dawn. They say breakfast is the most important meal, and it shouldn’t be skipped.

]]> 2007-06-27T10:00:00+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/bdm_article/tis_the_season_to_make_mochi/ Susan Sunderland We celebrate New Year’s in a big way in the Islands. Besides fireworks, there are ethnic traditions that add color and festivity to the occasion. Preparing mochi - pounded rice cake - is ceremonial and symbolic. Susan Sunderland We celebrate New Year’s in a big way in the Islands. Besides fireworks, there are ethnic traditions that add color and festivity to the occasion. Preparing mochi - pounded rice cake - is ceremonial and symbolic.

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