BESS PRESS PUBLISHES GUIDEBOOK ABOUT HAWAII'S HOLE-IN-THE-WALL RESTAURANTS

Hawai'i 's melting pot of ethnic cuisines consists of many different flavors, tastes, and smells. Island Grinds, recently published by Bess Press, is an insider's guide to finding those ethnic cuisines. Over 100 family-run bakeries, delicatessens, okazuyas, counters, cafes, izakayas, roadside trucks, and weekend grills are listed, making it easy for kama'aina and visitors to expand their world of island dining. The easy to follow guidebook lists hole-in-the-wall restaurants from O'ahu, Maui, Kaua'i, and the Big Island with each island separated into neighborhoods. Information about location, hours, prices, BYOB, and credit cards are listed for each restaurant with nineteen of them selected as Da Bes' among the best. With a foreword by Alan Wong, Island Grinds is the perfect guide to the best local dining at the lowest prices in Hawai'i .

Author David B. Goldman is a food and travel writer who spent his early years in Honolulu and lives part-time on the north windward shore of O'ahu.

Bess Press, celebrating 25 years of independent publishing is located in Honolulu, Hawai'i and publishes trade titles about Pacific-related topics in the following categories: children's literature, cookbooks, humor, sports, languages, reference books, and guidebooks.

Review copies and digital images are available from Bess Press: info@besspress.com , (808) 734-7159, ext. 21.

ISBN 1-57306-224-3, 168 pages, $11.95