I was going to call this blog Girl Eats World, riffing off of band name Jimmy Eats World. Then I google-fued it and lo—taken. Luckily my pal Trisha Lagaso Goldberg is cleverer than me and tweeted the word “eatizen.” My palate was developed in Hawai‘i, Ghana, the Congo, Jordan, Indonesia, Switzerland, and New York. I’ve eaten stew made from a duiker abandoned by poachers in the Cameroon bush and sardines topped with cacao nibs by Wylie Dufresne. I’ve worked as an editor on the Time Out New York Eating+Drinking guide, reviewed restaurants for Honolulu Weekly and Honolulu Advertiser, write for Food+Wine and Modern Luxury Hawaii and act as personal restaurant guide for friends and family. I like to tell people what’s good (or what I think is good). This blog’s for you.
As featured on Lei Chic and Honolulu Weekly.
Upcoming posts:
•Reflets de Pierre Gagnier
• Yerba Buena in New York
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Yay! We’ve terribly missed your restaurant-vetting expertise all these years, and have been mainly awash at sea. Now back on it: I love it!
Yo LG,
Got the hot tip about your blog. Looking forward to reading and laughing. Peace.
EK
I MISSED reading your restaurant experiences! There’s just a few (actually only 2) writers in Hawaii whose food musings are so savory and Eatizen Jane is one of them!
CK
Cancelled subscription to Advertiser due no reviews by you, so am happy to read your musings on eating here. Ate boeuf bourguignon per your suggestion for my birthday & it was as you perfectly described! Tres delicieux! Merci, RMC
Thanks Mom!
Still waiting to ready about our Pierre Gagnier dinner here in Dubai.
It’s coming!
Hi, I know this is probably a hopeless request, but I saw that you’ve eaten in Ghana, and I was wondering if you know of anywhere on Oahu that has something like West African food? I studied and ate there for about four months and man, sometimes I get cravings.
Hi Kelsey, Thanks for your question! Cool that you lived in Ghana! Were you in Accra? Unfortunately, no, there is nothing close to West African food here. I bought the cookbook “A Taste of Africa” by Dorinda Hafner to satisfy my cravings. And the New York Times has a good Senegalese lamb stew recipe. Do you like Ethiopian food? I know it’s nothing like Ghanaian cuisine, but it is delicious, and I’m happy to report that you can now get Ethiopian food here! Two weeks ago, J’s Asian Fusion (3441 Waialae Ave) started hosting Meron Spencer on Thursday nights. She cooks a full menu of wot and tibs, served atop injera of course. $25 prix fixe. Email addisababahawaii@gmail.com for more info and to make reservations. I’ll be doing a blog post soon.