Rachel Laudan

Back to the question of culinary heritage that I blogged about a couple of weeks ago.  And to my book, The Food of Paradise: Exploring Hawaii’s Culinary Heritage. When I said that I picked the title just because it sounded good, that’s not quite right.  What is true was that then I had no clue [...]

I’ve had a couple of these from friends and readers. First, from someone very important in my life, Wanda Adams who has worked for the Honolulu Advertiser most of her adult life. I’ve written about Wanda Adams and her work on this blog.  Do take a look because she’s very special (and great on Hawaii, [...]

Here’s something I’ve been wanting to post for some time.  This ad appeared in Honolulu in a weekly, The Polynesian, in June 1840.  If it’s hard to read the words, here they are: Good people all, walk in and buy Of Sam & Mow, good cake & pie: bread hard or soft, for land or [...]