Malia Yoshioka is a freelance Food & Travel Writer and ESL Tutor from Hawaii. She's slowly eating her way around the world, 43 countries and counting so far! Get behind the scenes news, travel tips and the best food stories from around the web in her weekly Savor the Journey newsletter.
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๐ฆ Turkish food on Turkey Day in Hawaii?
Published about 2 months agoย โขย 4 min read
๐ Hello from Honolulu!
I wrapped up my time on Maui with an early Thanksgiving with my family (including a special trek upcountry for our favorite pumpkin pie from Komoda Bakery) to cap off a few weeks of delicious memories. I hope that you and your loved ones also had a nice holiday!
Next I headed to Honolulu for a special Thanksgiving dinner invitation to finally try Istanbul Hawaii! I've been following Chef Ahu & Chef Nili eagerly from Turkiye, and watched as their restaurant came to life. Over the years, they've picked up many accolades and I couldn't wait to try for myself. โ See my friend @Melissa808's reel about the special dishes we tried:
Click to view @Melissa808's reel about our Thanksgiving Dinner at Istanbul Hawaii
Now itโs another Black Friday and this year I decided at the last minute to discount Google Map Magic again to $1 this year. Itโs a flash sale in order to show off the new update and audio companion that Iโve added recently!
(If you have the older version and havenโt received an email to get access to the audiobook yet, just hit reply and let me know! ๐ง) โโ Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday and thatโs really the โholidayโ that Iโd shop, if any. Itโs the small businesses and local multi-generational institutions that need our support, not the billionaires! โ But just in case you DO need to shop for something, Iโve got a list of my favorite Black Friday deals for travel, local deals in Hawaii, and for business-related products that I use. I'll keep it updated throughout the weekend as I hear of other deals.
๐ Will you be shopping this weekend or have you cut back or stopped shopping altogether? I love learning about my readers and I do read and respond to all replies, so hit reply and tell me!
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Malia Yoshioka is a freelance Food & Travel Writer and ESL Tutor from Hawaii. She's slowly eating her way around the world, 43 countries and counting so far! Get behind the scenes news, travel tips and the best food stories from around the web in her weekly Savor the Journey newsletter.
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