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Posted on: Wednesday, March 30, 2005

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Senor Frog making jump to Honolulu

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Señor Frog, the flagship brand of Mexico's largest restaurant company, will open a Honolulu restaurant, likely in November. The original opened in Mazatlan in 1969 and is known for its entertainment-oriented, family-friendly atmosphere and its menu that blends Mexican and other culinary influences. They're still scouting locations, probably in Waikiki.

Richard Olson III, longtime waiter at David Paul's Lahaina Grill, passed the Court of Master Sommeliers' introductory sommelier course recently — a 70-question test and two days of blind tastings. Olson, originally of Coronado Island, Calif., has helped shape the Grill's wine list and is known for his skill in matching food and wines.

Dave Stewart, Glenn Chu's partner at Indigo is opening two new Chinatown ventures: Bar 35, serving beer and pizza on Hotel Street, due to open soon, and an unnamed wine bar planned for Bethel Street.

'Meaning of Food' gets special screening

Slow Food O'ahu is sponsoring a free special screening of a new three-part PBS series, "The Meaning of Food," at 5 p.m. Saturday at the University of Hawai'i Geophysics Auditorium, 2525 Correa Road, off East-West Road on the UH-Manoa campus. A poi demonstration and tasting follow.

"The Meaning of Food" looks into the place that eating patterns command in culture and society — how what we eat, why and when, shape who we are. "The Meaning of Food" will air on PBS Hawai'i at 10 p.m. on April 7, 14 and 21. Segments focus on Alice Waters' school garden project, the life of a Chinese restaurant family, and what it means to keep kosher, plus short features, including one on the "slow food" movement in America. For more about the series, go to www.pbs.org/meaningoffood.

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