Local caterer and chef Sam Namakaeha says he’s going to bring Hawaiian cooking to a new generation of chefs. The Molokai resident says he will be taking on his first class of 30 from Aka’ula School when classes resume at the end of June.
Each class will be four hours, says Namakaeha. Students will learn a [...]

A time for worship is also a time for baked treats.
At least that’s how Chris Bonn, of Redlands, sees it.
Each Sunday he brings sweets such as berry cobbler, banana cake and chocolate-chip cookies for his church group for couples at Pathway Church in Redlands.
“It’s kind of nice to get into the church group, as you’re [...]

School holidays have rolled around again, meaning hungry tummies aplenty. Naomi Mitchell meets a Nelson woman aiming to transform the diet of teenagers.
Charlie Ainscough’s job is one that many people would dread - feeding dozens of hungry teenagers every day.
But Ainscough, a chef for 17 years, loves it - and her enthusiasm is catching on.
She [...]