foodiejo

Other Job
Restaurant specialist and food columnist for MidWeek and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Affiliation to Hawaii
Came for vacation - fell in love with the food culture (and, just as I was thinking of going home, my husband) - and never left. Born and raise in Scotland, I moved to Hawaii in 1992 and discovered the food and wine scene. I started a magazine that appealed to people who wanted to live life with Gusto, and since then have been writing about fine, wine, restaurants and life in Hawaii. I became known as the "voice of tailgating" sometime in the late 90's, after hosting "The Tailgate Show" (a pre-game show before UH games) and I've been involved with tailgating, chefs, outdoor grilling, etc. ever since!

Favorite Book
The Tibetan Art of Living and Dying

Favorite Author
Robert B. Parker

Favorite Children's Book
Where the Wild Things Are

First Book Ever Read
Dick and Jane

Most Memorable Book Read
The Catcher in the Rye (When I was 17 I wrote to JD Salinger after reading it and he wrote back a detailed account of writing the book and of traveling to Scotland when it was first published in the US)

Fiction or Non-fiction
Both

What inspires me to write
Column deadlines!

Hobbies
Lecturing on single malt scotch to the restaurant industry, playing Celtic music, writing, walking, reading to our boys, hanging out with Bobby! (I'm married to sportscaster Bobby Curran and we have two little rascally boys, Max, 3 1/2, and Finn, 21 months.)

Favorite Music
Any kind of Celtic, Sarah Mclachlan, Joni Mitchell

Favorite Movies
Chariots of Fire, Local Hero, It's a Wonderful Life, Babette's Feast, The Big Night

Favorite TV Shows
I haven't watched a TV show in over 4 years

Favorite Quotes
"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill

Favorite Hawaii Places

Favorite Restaurants
They depend on my mood, the company and occasion

Favorite Activities


Favorite Beaches
Waimanalo