ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
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Roy’s Restaurant is famous for its innovative Eurasian and Hawaiian cuisine. So the pressure is on when 20-year-old sushi chef and line cook Tiffani Swalinkavich creates items for the sushi menu at Roy’s in Hawaiçi Kai — she takes into consideration each element that Roy Yamaguchi encourages at his restaurants.
Swalinkavich has been in the Roy’s kitchen for the past three years. “I really enjoy cutting fish, so sushi has been a lot of fun to work with,” she says. “Working at Roy’s has been so amazing. It’s really all about creating art with food.” One of her most popular dishes is the Maui Cattle Co. New York steak and Alaskan king crab roll ($13.50) — rolled with tempura asparagus, the thinly sliced beef is torched to medium-well and is served with a garlic aioli and chili sauce. Swalinkavich even created a specialty item for the vegetarians — tempura baby eggplant and shimeji mushroom in-out roll ($9.50), rolled with sea asparagus and served with an exclusive umeboshi shiso sauce. Bon appetit!
— Lacy Matsumoto
RELEASES
THE CURE RETURNS WITH RAW APPROACH
Robert Smith, fronting a refreshing, stripped-down four-piece, returns with an aggressive approach on the band’s first disc in four years, “4:13 Dream” (Geffen). Smith’s biting vocals are some of his finest in years, while the band’s potent youthful melancholy remains — after all, this is The Cure.
Bassist Simon Gallup, who may be the most integral part to The Cure’s signature sound, propels “The Reasons Why” with a fantastic array of grooves while Smith wails, “I won’t try to bring you down about my suicide.” Jason Cooper (drums) and Porl Thompson (keyboards, guitar) fill out The Cure’s tightest incarnation since 1989’s classic “Disintegration.”
The band offered four singles leading up to the disc’s release — the delightful jangle of “The Only One,” the kitschy “Freakshow,” a sweet “The Perfect Boy” and the layered doom of “Sleep When I’m Dead.” “It’s Over” may be the toughest disc closer the band has ever recorded after a career filled with soft fades.
Through their many guises over nearly 30 years — from Goth rock to dense pop — Smith and The Cure offer a nice balance to all their personas on “4:13 Dream.”
— John Kosik, Associated Press
BIGFOOT SIGHTING
There’s been a rare sighting in Koko Marina: art created by the man known only as Bigfoot. The anonymous artist, originally from San Francisco, is a nature lover whose stamp can be found on Bigfoot skateboard decks and T-shirts. From bases in Japan, on the Mainland and now in Honolulu, Bigfoot has used wood, resin, plastic and even house paint to depict his creatures. Find your Bigfoot in wooden tiki-like statues or in exclusive prints at Split Obsession, 7192 Kalanianaçole Highway; 395-3380, www.splitobsession.com.
— L.M.
CHIC STYLE
J Salon made its cutting-edge reputation in Chinatown, and still continues to be one of the salons with buzz. Its chic hairstylists have now moved to the IBM building in the vicinity of Ward Centre, where their modern stylings continue.
“We wanted to create an environment where people feel good about themselves. We designed this space by taking into consideration what’s going on in modern design — things like reflective surfaces, darker colors, well-lit work areas and sexier lighting,” says co-owner Joe Randazzo. He and business partner Gary Casupang moved the salon’s location to “change neighborhoods and diversify their clientele,” but continue to offer the same high-quality hair services and products. 1240 Ala Moana Blvd.;
550-4441, www.jsalon.com.
— L.M.
SALES & BARGAINS
• Telltale signs we’re getting closer to the holidays: shorter days, election craziness and, well, SALES! Embrace fall with a great pair of boots or pumps from Cole Haan. Their signature, super-comfy
(yet so not grandma-like) Nike Air soles come attached to super-chic styles. In-store and online, shoes and accessories are slashed up to 40 percent off right now. Ala Moana Center; 941-1270, www.colehaan.com.
• The mother ship for cute party frocks, in everything from satin and lace to jersey and tweed, Betsey Johnson, has a sale going on. Relive your ’80s prom in pouffy white lace and aqua satin, or find something simple you can throw a jacket over and wear to work. Some items are discounted up to 60 percent! Ala Moana Center, mall level across from Apple.
• A favorite for retro home accessories and on-trend separates at reasonable prices, Urban Outfitters has just announced its fall sale. Vintage-look lamp shades, weekend-worthy jersey dresses and hard-to-find shoe brands are available online. And
shipping to Hawaiçi costs no more than it does elsewhere. www.Urbanoutfitters.com.
• Modern and classic work separates in mostly iconic black-and-white are on sale at Club Monaco. Crazy good deals include a colorful, azure-blue wide belt for just $29 (was $95), Hawaiçi-appropriate thin merino sweaters for $39 (were $139), white summer shorts for $9 and tops for $19. Ala Moana Center; 941-4277.
— Pualana Lemelle
WHAT’S ON YOUR IPOD?
DJ G-Dog, Fridays at Brew Moon
1. “Swagger Like That,” Kanye West
2. “Whatever You Like,” T.I.
3. “You Know I’m No Good,” Amy Winehouse
4. “Poison,” Bell Biv DeVoe
5. “Undisputed,” Ludacris
Have a bargain to disclose? Hit us up at salesandbargains@gmail.com.
