Lee Anne Wong Is Cooking Frolic’s July 10 Natto Day Dinner at Koko Head Café

Think natto ‘ahi tostadas, paupiettes of natto and black cod, and wagyu with natto brown butter. And yes, a natto dessert!

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Natto fans, our annual Natto Day dinner this year is in the hands of a Top Chef. For the first time since her Natto Day dinner debut in 2017, Lee Anne Wong will be back in the kitchen to finesse an elegant, all-natto tasting menu.

Wong’s five-course menu opens with additional welcome natto hors d’oeuvres. This will be a global treatment of Japan’s fermented bean with Japanese, French, Mexican and other techniques and touches. Think natto tostadas, neatly bundled paupiettes of natto and black cod, and wagyu drizzled with natto brown butter. And yes, there’s a natto dessert!

As with all our natto dinners, this is open to the public. Our only rule, since the dawn of Frolic’s Natto Day dinners more than a decade ago, is that you MUST love natto. It’s difficult for kitchens to accommodate substitutions while serving a full house, but equally important, this is the one night that natto lovers can revel in unabashed celebration of the pungent beans without snarky comments or stink eye from the nat-to so inclined.

Dinners are $110 and include all food, tax and tip. Koko Head Café’s full drink menu will be available, or you can BYOB for $20 a bottle, which is a generous 50% discount off Koko Head’s normal $40 corkage fee.

Frolic’s 2026 Natto Day Dinner at Koko Head Café

Where: 1120 12th Ave., Kaimukī
When: Friday, July 10, 6 p.m.
Parking: Municipal lot and street parking
Corkage: $20 per 750-ml bottle
Tickets: $110 online, includes all food, tax and tip