The kitchen has been one of the prime scenes of retro resurrections — from KitchenAid mixers to Fiesta dishware. Now Twin Star flatware is back. Housewives and others snapped up more than 40 million pieces of the starry pattern between 1958 (when it was introduced in the very first Betty Crocker Catalog) and 1972, when it was retired. Look for it in Betty Crocker's 2006 Winter Catalog. In addition to flatware, the catalog offers dinnerware, cookware, kitchen tools, children's dishes and, of course, Betty Crocker cookbooks. To request a catalog: (800) 328-8360, www.bettycrocker.com.

NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION

JCCH WILL DISH IT UP AT 'OHANA FESTIVAL

Yakisoba, okonomiyaki, zenzai, anyone? The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i ushers in the Year of the Dog with the food-laden New Year's 'Ohana Festival, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The JCCH and Mo'ili'ili Field will have booths offering dishes prepared by specialty chefs, and KC Drive Inn Waffle Dogs. Tenrikyo Hawaii Dendocho will demonstrate mochi-making at 10:30 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m.

Festival attendees can enjoy Japanese new year's dishes (and Hawaiian and Asian food too), entertainment, art demonstrations, a craft fair, antiques, a book sale and keiki kimono dressing. A free trolley service will run from the UH-Manoa parking structure to JCCH throughout the day. Free admission. Information: (808) 945-7633 or www.jcch.com.