Best of Honolulu 2018
Discover all the 2018 Best of Honolulu winners—both editorial and reader picks.
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Born and raised on O‘ahu, Catherine Toth Fox worked as a newspaper reporter in Hawai‘i for more than 10 years and has freelanced—in between teaching journalism, hitting the surf and eating everything in sight—for national and local print and online publications since 1997. She earned her master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 1999, with a focus on magazine writing and publishing. And she received her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, graduating with distinction in 1996. She was HONOLULU Magazine’s food and dining editor from 2015 to 2019.
Discover all the 2018 Best of Honolulu winners—both editorial and reader picks.
The specialty noodles including truffle, shrimp and porcini mushrooms debut in September.
Because sometimes you just want foie gras in your 90-day dry-aged burger.
The 5 editorial and reader picks for the best for you and your ʻohana.
These editorial and reader picks will make your home picture perfect.
26 editorial and reader picks for the tastiest food in town.
The 9 editorial and reader picks for the places in Honolulu that make our lives just a bit easier.
Same great food and cocktails—only better.
The 6 editorial and reader picks for the best ways to get out and active.
The 14 editorial picks for the chic-est shopping in the city.
The casual eatery unveils new summer dishes at all of its five locations.
The food hall at the International Market Place adds chef Hugh Ortega’s Mi Almita Cantina and Burger Hale by the MW Restaurant folks to the lineup.
Field Notes explores Honolulu’s vast and varied scenes and subcultures. This month: the Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club.
The undisputed pau hana staple, fries are perfect with cold beer, cocktails and the latest gossip. Here are some of our favorites, upgraded and fully loaded. Plus, three notable alternatives to fries.
Hui Kū Maoli Ola is bringing back native habitats that once thrived across the islands.
O‘ahu’s food truck scene is better than ever.
Remix your pau hana with these better-than-basic dishes.
We dissect a typical charcuterie board so you don’t have to figure it out on your own.
Chubbies Burgers serves simple, quality old-school burgers and fries near the old Sports Authority.
These pau hana spots take happy hours to the next level.
Gourmet meatloaf, tuna melt with ‘ahi and the kind of presentation you’d expect from a fine-dining chef.
The upscale Italian restaurant at The Kāhala Hotel & Resort is also serving new appetizers and entrées for the occasion.
Artizen by MW reopens this week with a new menu of lunch options and desserts.
Downtown workers have been waiting.
How hotels manage to balance quality with quantity.
Three words: adobo fried chicken.
The signature restaurant at The Kāhala Hotel & Resort is renovated, reinvigorated and ready for service.
The restaurant, owned by chef Peter Merriman, is slated to open in June at Ward Village.
The fare at the fair is anything but fair.
What to eat now in the island’s Second City.
The Waimānalo farm, which suffered serious crop damage after this weekend’s storm, started a GoFundMe campaign to stay in business.
The multimillion-dollar facelift hasn’t affected tea service one bit.
Lisa Fowler, who has worked full-time at the Hawaiian Humane Society for seven years, took the helm of the organization after longtime CEO Pamela Burns died last September.
Here’s a quick-bite guide to the latest foodie news around the Islands.
Served in Mason jars at farmers markets, this line of cold-pressed juices and layered salads is perfect for grab-and-go meals.
Hwayo Soju, a high-end Korean soju, is so smooth, you can drink this straight. No chaser needed.
With everything from breakfast sammies and tacos to mochi pancakes and waffles, these Honolulu brunch spots are changing the game.
Eat dishes from all over the world, race to eat the most udon or see if you can finish a bowl of spicy noodles at this festival at Ward Village.
The upscale restaurant at Dukes Lane in Waikīkī is now serving breakfast and lunch.
And we’re not talking about salads.