Table Talk http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/tabletalk/ MidWeek http://www.midweek.com/images/elements/midweek_feedburner_logo.gif http://www.midweek.com 144 37 MidWeek.com Jo McGarry is Hawaii's most read food writer. She has been writing about the best of eating, drinking and living in Hawaii for almost ten years. She is the author of The Hawaii Tailgate Cookbook and the 'voice' of tailgating en Jo McGarry 2009-11-11T10:00:11+00:00 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Discovering Fine-dining Deals http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TableTalk/~3/JwHyEJJI8N0/ Jo McGarry Economic changes have found their way to fine-dining restaurants, and many of them are offering discounted prices, the likes of which I’ve never seen. It’s obviously a temporary measure, but with increasing fixed costs and decreasing visits from regular customers, “dining sales” seem the obvious way to go. FOODTable Talk Jo McGarry Mavro'sKevin ChongChefs Mavro Economic changes have found their way to fine-dining restaurants, and many of them are offering discounted prices, the likes of which I’ve never seen. It’s obviously a temporary measure, but with increasing fixed costs and decreasing visits from regular customers, “dining sales” seem the obvious way to go.

]]> 2009-11-11T10:00:11+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/tabletalk_article/discovering_fine-dining_deals/ Visiting Oahu’s ‘Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives’ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TableTalk/~3/tsmRYfLgou0/ Jo McGarry ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ host Guy Fieri Guy Fieri, host of the TV Food Network’s most popular show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, was in Honolulu last week hanging out and enjoying some of our best food. FOODTable Talk Jo McGarry Guy Fieri
‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ host Guy Fieri

Guy Fieri, host of the TV Food Network’s most popular show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, was in Honolulu last week hanging out and enjoying some of our best food.

]]> 2009-11-04T10:00:12+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/tabletalk_article/visiting_oahus_diners_drive-ins_and_dives/ Getting The Royal Treatment http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TableTalk/~3/RAKnxRtyBSc/ Jo McGarry I did something last week that I’ve wanted to do for 17 years. I stayed overnight at The Royal Hawaiian. I can’t tell you why it took so long, but I can tell you it was well worth the wait. FOODTable Talk Jo McGarry I did something last week that I’ve wanted to do for 17 years. I stayed overnight at The Royal Hawaiian. I can’t tell you why it took so long, but I can tell you it was well worth the wait.

]]> 2009-10-28T10:00:02+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/tabletalk_article/getting_the_royal_treatment/ A Week Of Good News For Island Foodies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TableTalk/~3/EGXWU9oHrqc/ Jo McGarry My food week got off to a rough start. I had, in a moment of unusual weakness, promised our boys a trip to the movies if they completed a (seemingly) insurmountable list of tasks. Being highly motivated rascals, they finished them all and left me with little choice but to sit through the dreadful Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs. FOODTable Talk Jo McGarry My food week got off to a rough start. I had, in a moment of unusual weakness, promised our boys a trip to the movies if they completed a (seemingly) insurmountable list of tasks. Being highly motivated rascals, they finished them all and left me with little choice but to sit through the dreadful Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.

]]> 2009-10-21T10:00:16+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/tabletalk_article/a_week_of_good_news_for_island_foodies/ A Weekend Expo For Foodies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TableTalk/~3/oqklTAU37T0/ Jo McGarry When Wally Amos sets up his booth at the 45th annual Food & New Products Show this coming weekend at Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, most people will have no trouble locating him. The aroma of freshly baked cookies is something that’s almost impossible to ignore. FOODTable Talk Jo McGarry When Wally Amos sets up his booth at the 45th annual Food & New Products Show this coming weekend at Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, most people will have no trouble locating him. The aroma of freshly baked cookies is something that’s almost impossible to ignore.

]]> 2009-10-14T10:00:50+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/tabletalk_article/a_weekend_expo_for_foodies/ A 4-H Benefit You Can Sink Your Teeth Into http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TableTalk/~3/i1X70Gceme8/ Jo McGarry The students of Hawaii’s 4-H agricultural program could never have imagined they would have such interested and influential benefactors. In the past few years, students have had lessons not just in animal husbandry, but in cooking, eating well and the blessings that mentors can bring. FOODTable Talk Jo McGarry The students of Hawaii’s 4-H agricultural program could never have imagined they would have such interested and influential benefactors. In the past few years, students have had lessons not just in animal husbandry, but in cooking, eating well and the blessings that mentors can bring.

]]> 2009-10-07T10:00:58+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/tabletalk_article/a_4-h_benefit_you_can_sink_your_teeth_into/ A Taste Of The Himalayas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TableTalk/~3/2aCqty-PDYg/ Jo McGarry The only reason I feel qualified to write about Indian food with some knowledge is because I grew up in Scotland, where curries, chapattis and pakora are as familiar as haggis and deep-fried sausages. But when I heard that the latest restaurant on the Honolulu dining scene is one that serves food from Nepal, I thought it time to call in the help of an expert. FOODTable Talk Jo McGarry The only reason I feel qualified to write about Indian food with some knowledge is because I grew up in Scotland, where curries, chapattis and pakora are as familiar as haggis and deep-fried sausages. But when I heard that the latest restaurant on the Honolulu dining scene is one that serves food from Nepal, I thought it time to call in the help of an expert.

]]> 2009-09-30T10:00:24+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/tabletalk_article/a_taste_of_the_himalayas/ The Joys Of Dining Out On A School Night http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TableTalk/~3/Rw1JDiSHIe0/ Jo McGarry If there’s one exceptional thing that’s come out of this dismal economy it’s surely the fact that we can eat out at some extraordinary places for a fraction of the price. To combat a slow summer FOODTable Talk Jo McGarry If there’s one exceptional thing that’s come out of this dismal economy it’s surely the fact that we can eat out at some extraordinary places for a fraction of the price. To combat a slow summer

]]> 2009-09-09T10:00:51+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/tabletalk_article/the_joys_of_dining_out_on_a_school_night/ The Skinny On Chef Sam Choy’s Weight Loss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TableTalk/~3/KgvOyTsd_Vs/ Jo McGarry The most-talked-about chef in town right now is the man who famously advised us all to “never trust a skinny chef.” Having lost more than 140 pounds and now just 29 pounds away from weighing under 200, Sam Choy is swapping out his old quintuple X T-shirts for some new, extra-large ones. FOODTable Talk Jo McGarry Sam ChoyElmer Guzman The most-talked-about chef in town right now is the man who famously advised us all to “never trust a skinny chef.” Having lost more than 140 pounds and now just 29 pounds away from weighing under 200, Sam Choy is swapping out his old quintuple X T-shirts for some new, extra-large ones.

]]> 2009-09-02T10:00:20+00:00 http://www.midweek.com/content/columns/tabletalk_article/the_skinny_on_chef_sam_choys_weight_loss/ Adding A Little Swizzle To Your Cocktail http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TableTalk/~3/DY9SJ52IwP8/ Jo McGarry World famous restaurant, El Bulli, in Roses, Spain is considered by some to be the greatest restaurant in the world. The chef, Ferran Adria, has been hailed as a genius. FOODTable Talk Jo McGarry El Bulli World famous restaurant, El Bulli, in Roses, Spain is considered by some to be the greatest restaurant in the world. The chef, Ferran Adria, has been hailed as a genius.

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