RumFire Waikiki

In kicking off of the Hawaii Film Festival, RumFire held the opening press conference for all of the press attending this years Festival. This blog however, is not about the highly anticipated film festival! RumFire took advantage of the opportunity of hosting the opening conference by taking that time to let everyone in attendance try some of their food off of their new social comfort food menu. They announced that they recently hired a new chef. With being one of my favorite things, I was first in line to try the new food. The chef had prepared spicy ahi poke and ho farms tomato medley. As you can tell from the pictures, the proportions were very small. To be honest, it was very hard to even get a good taste of what was in my mouth because before you know it, the food was down my throat. So after getting seconds and thirds, I didn’t really care for either the ahi or the tomato medley. The food was not bad but the spicy ahi poke did not taste any different from poke I could buy at foodland for less than half of RumFire’s price. It was just nothing special. As for the tomato medley, it was more bizarre than anything. And I am definitely not anything close to a picky eater. The texture of it was much like that of jello. It was as if I was eating tomato flavored jello and that did not exactly sit well with me. Like I mentioned before, I think the perfect word to describe it is BIZARRE! After looking at the new menu, there were other things that caught my eye, so I wouldn’t give up on RumFire’s food just yet! I plan on going back sometime in the near future.

Philly Cheese Steak 101

Recently, while I was watching TV, I saw a comical Arby’s commercial advertising their new Philly cheese steak sandwich. It showed angry Philadelphians offended at the fact that Arby’s new sandwich was suppose to be better than an actual sandwich from Philadelphia itself. I recently sat down with Philadelphia native, Mallory Sminkey, and found that it was the perfect time to get the actual truth about this famous sandwich that Philadelphia is famous for. I personally have never been to Philadelphia or had a Philly cheese steak sandwich. First things first, I wanted to clarify exactly what makes up the sandwich. Mallory went on to explain that the four most important components to the sandwich are the roll, the thinly sliced steak meat, the cheese wiz, and the onion rings. Next, I wanted to know what the top famous restaurants for the Philly cheese steak were in Philadelphia. Mallory gave me a list of 5 places; Pat’s, Ricks, Jims, Tony Lukes, and Gino’s. But further went on to say that she preferred Pat’s and Rick’s. Talking to Mallory, I got the inside scoop about the two famous restaurants. Apparently, Mallory is best friends with the owner of Rick’s daughter, and Mallory claims that Rick is actually Pat’s son. Remember, Pat is the other restaurant that Mallory really enjoys. It was a shock to me at first that Rick would actually go into the restaurant business and compete with his father Pat. But word on the street is that Rick ended up giving up his business to another one of his children, instead of Rick. I found this really interesting! For those on the island who do not have the luxury of traveling to Philadelphia anytime soon, Mallory did recommend the one restaurant on the island that is the closest to the real deal. Ono in Waikiki won her vote for the best Philly cheese steak on the island of Oahu. However, she does mention that they don’t have their cheese proportions right, which is something that is important for this cheese wiz lover! There you have it! Philly Cheese steak 101!

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The Wait is Finally Over!!

SOFIYANI LA was officially launched this weekend. The much anticipated jewelry line has already had much success with customers from all over the world. 

Hard at work, the Sofiyani LA team began designing the jewelry pieces in the beginning of spring of 2011.

“Sofiyani LA also known as "So LA" is an exclusive LA brand that represents the upper crust of Los Angeles fashion. Of French and Arabic origin, Sofiyani is derived from the word "Safa" meaning pure. For the glamorous chic girl to the everyday casual girl, this multifaceted collection is fresh, bold, and timeless. Each custom piece has it's own character and signature look, from our elegant crystal encrusted headpieces to our luminous hand and body jewelry.  Bring panache and magnetism to your lifestyle with the SoLA team!”

So, for all of the fashionable ladies, I’d advise you to check out Sofiyani LA website for new and hot jewelry. www.shopsolaonline.com

Also be sure to follow the “So LA” twitter and facebook page! twitter.com/sofiyani_la AND facebook.com/sofiyanila

Romantic Justin Bieber

As if there weren’t enough young men around the world that envied Justin Bieber already, after knowing what he has recently done, will only add more men to that number. I’m sure one of the reasons that many guys envy him is for his beautiful, superstar girlfriend, Selena Gomez. But now, they have yet, another reason. On a beautiful Friday night out, Justin took Selena to see her good friend Demi Lovato, in concert at the Nokia theatre in Los Angeles, California. 


However, when the concert was done, the night did not end there. Justin took her next door to the Staples Center. The Staples Center is known for having large crowds to up to 20,000 people but not on this night. When the two love birds walked in, the stadium was empty with a dinner table in the middle of the arena. Justin had set up a sweet romantic date with a dinner for the two of them and the staples center to themselves. But, the date still did not end there. After the couple consumed their food, Justin had a screening of the movie Titanic for the two of them to watch alone in the huge stadium. Romantic right? But Justin can’t take credit for it all. The movie Mr. Deeds, had a similar scene where Adam Sandler’s character took his date to an empty Madison Square Garden arena in New York. I’m guessing the movie inspired Justin to plan out this special night. The kicker of the whole story is that Justin did not have to pay a single penny to Staples for reserving the stadium. Staples did Justin the favor and let him use it with no charge. It was there way of saying thank you to Justin for selling out the arena on three different occasions.  Cool right? That’s a lot of power for a 17 year old!!!

The New Two and Half Men

SPOILER ALERT!

Two and Half Men is one of the most anticipated shows of the fall. If you are not familiar with the show, it was one of the top rated television sitcoms for a number of years. Charlie Sheen was the highest paid television actor, raking in about $1.8 million dollars an episode. The hit show on CBS had fired Charlie Sheen over a dispute they had, and then replaced Sheen with Ashton Kutcher. Initially, Sheen had issues with the head honchos of the Two and Half Men production crew and no one really knew his true feelings about being replaced by Kutcher. But many people were curious to know if Charlie was going to watch the show with the new Kutcher character. Indeed, Charlie was one of the 28.7 million viewers that tuned in to watch new show. Word on the street is that he even loved the show. The show opened with the writers of Two and Half Men killing off Sheen. So, despite watching his own funeral, Charlie still thought the show was clever and brilliant. Seems as though, the fire between Charlie and the Two and Half Men crew has somewhat calmed down. As Charlie moves on to other jobs, I’m sure they will be very successful. I’m definitely not worried about his bank account.

T.CRAIG

My name is Taylor Craig and I’m currently a senior at HPU majoring in Cinematic Productions. I play for the Women’s Basketball team here so you should definitely come out to support! I am originally from the best city in the world, Los Angeles, California. If you have never been, I totally suggest going and taking a visit.

All of my life I have been around the entertainment industry due to the fact that my father is a producer. But only about three years ago did I honestly realize that I had a strong interest in television and film production. I’m very anxious to graduate and head back home to Los Angeles so I can continue to work on production sets.

Just some quick facts about me: I LOVE SUSHI! And I also love MUSIC! Some of my favorite TV shows are Gossip Girl and Modern Family. I rarely ever bite my tongue. If I have something to say, usually, I’ll say it. I’m a pretty funny person, so I’ve been told.  I graduated from Beverly Hills High-the TV show 90210 is an exaggerated version of what the school is really like. However, pretty much every student has a nicer car than every teacher.

So, to wrap it this all up in one short sentence…I’m a hooper who loves sushi and wants to be just like my daddy! =)