Remembering a closed restaurant
A favorite local restaurant has been closed following a fire. We're hoping it reopens, but we don't know when. For now, we have only memories like these recorded in this photograph. A partially eaten portion of Eggplant Rollatini makes my mouth water. It…
Eggs Benedict in Hawaii
The Moana Surfrider Hotel in Waikiki serves a wonderful beachside breakfast. Two poached eggs with a different hot sauce for each egg. Hollandaise sauce over those eggs with spinach and smoked salmon below is perfection. Washed down with Kona Coffee…
Three Essentials for Easy BBQ Ribs
Making a decent version of BBQ pork ribs at home has always been a challenge. We've tried par-boiling the racks before a slow bake in the oven or on the charcoal grill. Also, we attempted to roast them wrapped up in Aluminum foil for a long bake time.…
Classical Gas
Classical Gas is actually the title of an instrumental recording by Mason Williams. It's a masterpiece, but I'm using this phrase in reference to the time-honored tradition of cooking gourmet meals with gas burners. Mrs. Chabernet has the very desirable…
Loco Moco
We didn’t eat Loco Moco the first few times we came to Hawaii. Perhaps we thought Loco stood for crazy instead of Local. It is not the prettiest plate of food, but there is treasure buried under that perfectly cooked egg. The egg is resting…