“Have you seen the new Richmond Durian shop?” a friend texted me, with a link to a local news article. A few minutes later, my phone pinged again. “Look what just opened down the road from me!!!” another friend texted. In my Instagram, someone sent me a Google Maps link. “I haven’t been yet, but […]
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Our 12 Best Durians of 2021: The Year in Review!
Happy New Year Durian Munchers! This is our Favorite Durians of 2021! The most delicious, the most unique, and the stand-out fruits we ate that haunt our memories and make us want to go back for more! Hopefully this post will inspire you to travel in 2022, and make sure to share your favorite durians […]
San Jose Durian Hunt in California
San Jose is a bigger city than San Francisco. On the map it sprawls along the southern side of the San Francisco Bay, a confusing network of suburbs and freeway systems. If you grow up in the USA, you hear about San Jose in the news anytime Paypal, Google, Adobe, eBay or other tech giants […]
Frankie’s Nursery and Oahu Durian Orchard
If anyone can be called the` Durian Godparents of Hawaii it’s Frankie Sekiya and his wife Lynn. Meet Frank Sekiya Frankie started his nursery in his mother’s backyard in Mililani, in the inland middle part of Oahu. His family had a Filipino neighbor who grew all kinds of fruit, including an especially good sapodilla with […]
Maui Durian at Mama’alawe Organic Fruit Farms
With close to 60 durian trees close to fruiting, the folks at Mama’alawe are hoping that by next year (2022) they will be able to start selling local Maui durian to hungry durian munchers in need of a steady supply. Video Farm Tour About Mama’alawe Organic Fruit Farm Mama’alawe Organic Fruit Farm is located along […]
Hawaii Durian and Kava Farm
It was a gorgeous day when we cruised up the Hamakua Coastal road on the hunt for a taste of Hawaiian durian, not knowing we were in for a taste of how everything gets lost, changes, and finds new identities in the migration shuffle to a new land. Introducing the Hamakua Coast So much land […]
San Francisco Durian Hunt: Clement Street (the Other Chinatown)
Video of the Hunt: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lindsay Gasik (@durianwriter) I really wasn’t sure what kind of durian to expect on that sunny afternoon when our friend David guided us down “Billionaire Lane,” along the wooded area of the Presidio, past large “Beware of Coyote” notices, and down a […]
The 10 Best Durian of 2017 – My Year in Review
When I tell you where I ate my 10 best durians of the year, I’m telling you a story about me. “Best durian” are deeply personal. They’re where I was and what I was doing and what was important to me when I ate them. This post, The 10 Best Durian of 2017 is essentially […]
Honolulu Durian Hunt in Chinatown
A Best Day Ever is not something I’ve ever been able to plan, although I’ve tried very hard. It’s like Best Durians Ever — they appear unpredictably, at surprising timings, in situations entirely dependent on context, who’s there and — yes — how good the durian tastes. When I planned a Honolulu durian hunt by […]
