Category Archives: Great Dessert

Mochi Lover’s Tweetup At Little Oven

October 13, 2009 – 12:11 am

On Monday (October 12th), two places that are on my list of favorite dessert places,  Happy Hearts Mochi and the Little Oven, teamed up to host the Mochi Lover’s tweetup. The event sold out in a matter of days, and there was still a waiting list on the day of the event. Prior to [...]

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Great Dessert: Happy Hearts Mochi

October 7, 2009 – 3:53 am

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit to the Mochi House to watch Happy Hearts Mochi owner, Renee Iha, make her unique treats. I had never really been a fan of mochi, but Renee’s stuffed chichi dongo (a type of mochi made from glutenous rice flour) made me a believer. I liked [...]

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My First Printed By Line

October 2, 2009 – 10:04 am

Earlier this week, a gallery of some of my favorite desserts was published on Metromix.com. I am now excited to report that the part of that gallery was published by the Honolulu Advertiser in it’s weekly TGIF Restaurant guide. When I was notified about the Advertiser picking up my article, I was shocked to say [...]

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Metromix Gallery: Favorite Desserts

September 29, 2009 – 10:56 pm

Despite being out of work, last week turned out to be pretty busy for me as I was once again working on another gallery for Metromix.com. This time, they decided to utilize my expertize, and asked me to put together a gallery of my favorite desserts.  It didn’t take long for me to put together [...]

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Little Oven Movie Night

July 27, 2009 – 1:43 am

Tonight the Little Oven, one of my favorite dessert/coffee shops, celebrated its second anniversary with a Movie Night. Featured tonight, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, Johnny Depp version) followed by Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971, Gene Wilder version). They showed the movies on the wall drive-in theater style, in the parking lot [...]

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San Francisco Foodie Tour: Tartine Bakery & Cafe

May 28, 2009 – 5:34 am

It always baffled me how the human brain can selectively tune out certain senses when you are immersed in something for too long. When I’m at work, I can never smell those pleasant bakery aromas so walking by or into other bake shops always have a profound effect on my senses. I get so wrapped [...]

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Gallery Feature Friday: Lemon Meringue Tart

April 3, 2009 – 12:03 am

Playing around with shapes here. Tarts can be kind of boring because they tend to be rather flat on the plate. It was one of those “what if” ideas that popped into my head. In this case, it was, “What if I made tart shells in a muffin pan?” Well, here is the answer. The tart [...]

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Crepes No Ka Oi, “The Best” at Honolulu Festival

March 21, 2009 – 2:43 am

I’m sure you are wondering why I’m doing another post about the Honolulu Festival. The reason is that the Crepes No Ka Oi booth was by far one of the most popular booths at the Festival.  Yeah, it’s just a crepe, and yeah it’s simple, but sometimes the simplest thing can be the hardest thing to get [...]

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Gallery Feature Friday: Blueberry-Banana Cream Pie

March 13, 2009 – 7:21 am

 

One of my more recent concoctions. Basically, it’s a Banana Cream Pie topped with a blueberry compote. I wish I could take credit for the idea of pairing bananas and blueberries, but this one came from my aunt Rosie.
When I was growing up, she used to make an ice box banana cheesecake with Canned blueberry [...]

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Gallery Feature Friday: Desserts

February 26, 2009 – 11:59 pm

Miscellaneous Desserts (from closest to farthest):

Tiramisu
Carrot Cake
Berry Tart
Macadamia Nut Pie
Chocolate Mousse
Strawberry Shortcake
Key Lime Pie
Creme Brule
Chocolate Zuppa
Note: Pardon the poor image quality. Took the picture with my iPhone.

 
Song stuck in my head at the time of this post: Joe Cool by B.B. King

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