WE'RE CRAVING: PIZZA

BIG KAHUNA'S PIZZA

If you like deep-dish pizza, the only place to get it is at Big Kahuna's Pizza near the airport. Get the Islands-inspired "Kanaka" pizza, topped with kalua pork, or go traditional Italian with sausage, sweet onions and black olives. Or get any pizza on the menu as a sandwich.

Big Kahuna's Pizza, Airport Trade Center, 550 Paiea St., 833-5588

CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN

From classic pizza toppings like pepperoni, olives and mushrooms, to more creative combinations like bacon, lettuce and tomatoes or pear and gorgonzola, CPK gets it right. Our fave? The new cheeseburger pizza, topped with ground Angus beef, caramelized onions, and mozzarella and American cheeses.

California Pizza Kitchen, five locations island-wide, www.cpk.com

FORMAGGIO WINE BAR

Most people go to Formaggio for the 50 wine varieties by the glass. We go for the pizza. Simple, thin-crust pizzas that are like Rome meets Wolfgang Puck — modern with a rustic, classic touch.

Formaggio Wine Bar, 2919 Kapi'olani Blvd., 739-7719

ROUND TABLE PIZZA

At Round Table Pizza, it's the King Arthur Supreme that keeps us coming back. It's piled with three cheeses, pepperoni, Italian sausage, dry salami, Portuguese sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, yellow onions and black olives.

Round Table Pizza, two locations: 150 Ka'iulani Ave., 944-1199; 1020 Keolu Drive, 261-4644

Z PIZZA

Z Pizza is one of the few places on the island where you can order pizza by the slice. And it's the only place to get healthy, organic varieties of pizza like the Berkeley Soy Cheese Veggie — pesto, soy cheese , veggie burger crumbles, zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, red onions and bell peppers.

Z Pizza, Ward Centre, 1200 Ala Moana Blvd.

SMALL BITES

SWEET AND SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE

Besides the melt-in-your-mouth pastries and the rustic loaves of freshly baked bread on display at Fendu Boulangerie at Manoa Marketplace, chef Niel Koep makes a perfect curried chicken salad sandwich ($6.50, 988-4310). He balances the fragrant curry with plump raisins and just the right amount of mayo, and serves it up on his own house-made sweet onion naan bread.

PAPARAZZI FLASH

Ward Centre's second floor is getting new life after the closing of three restaurants ó Brew Moon, Compadres and E&O Trading Co. ó left the upper level of the retail complex nearly vacant. The first of three new restaurants slated to open there will do so tomorrow when Paparazzi opens to the public in the space that was once Brew Moon. The restaurant-night club was still under construction last week, but tonight it celebrates a private opening, followed by an official grand opening tomorrow. Under the management of George Kail, who was the manager of Pink Cadillac, Paparazzi will serve lunch and dinner, and will host ongoing fashion events, nightly DJs and parties for the "fashion conscious" crowd.

FOOD NEWS

The Sheraton Waikiki holds its annual Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl Octobeerfest from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 29 at its ballroom. The event includes a buffet, a wide selection of beers, as well as live and silent auctions. All the net proceeds from the The Octobeerfest
Gregory House Programs will host its annual fundraiser, the Kahu Mälama Award Dinner, at the Hawaii State Art Museum from 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie will be honored for his contributions to Gregory House Programs over the years. Dinner will be prepared by Downtown @ the HISAM, with an open wine bar by Barefoot Wine & Bubbly. Gregory House is a nonprofit that provides rent assistance, utility assistance, emergency and temporary shelter, group homes and transitional housing, as well as support services, to people with HIV/AIDS throughout Hawai'i. Tickets for the event are $100 and can be purchased at the door. Call 592-9022 for more information.