These Maui Restaurants Are Asking for Help for Their Workers
Around 40 Maui restaurants have set up GoFundMe campaigns for employees who lost homes. Three more need help to feed fire victims.
Mari Taketa
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How You Can Help Maui Food Businesses and Workers Now
Check back as we update this roundup of who's asking for help and who's feeding evacuees, donating 100% of proceeds, collecting donations, looking for volunteers and more.
July 2023: Our Top 3 Most Popular Posts About the Local Food Scene
A closer look at chicken wings, only-in-Hawai‘i Japanese delis and the mystery of oxtail and goat curry.
You Voted: Here’s Your Top 5 Okazuya on O‘ahu
This classic spotlights Frolic readers’ top picks for best okazuya on the island, with a clear runaway winner.
ChefZone’s New Gourmet Corner Gives Us Kid-in-Candy-Store Vibes
Truffle butters, balsamic pearls, Himalayan salts that taste like eggs: The locally owned culinary warehouse store is going upscale.
11 O‘ahu Eateries Will Have Special Natto Dishes This Weekend
The Natto Day Dinner is sold out, but nat-to worry: You can still score original natto creations this Saturday and Sunday.
June 2023: Our Top 3 Most Popular Posts About the Local Food Scene
No, the natto dinner didn’t make the list. But the Top 3 held some surprises.
Best of HONOLULU 2023
From matcha to mochi, neighborhood gym to pickleball equipment, we pulled together the top food, fitness, shopping, services and family-friendly picks.
Best of HONOLULU 2023: The Best Food and Drinks on O‘ahu
Our editors picked 14 top categories plus 21 readers’ choices to establish the best food and drinks on O‘ahu this year.
Natto Alert: 6-Course Natto Day Dinner Coming to Kaimukī Shokudo
Honolulu’s annual tribute to Japan’s stinky bean is back—mark your calendars for Monday, July 10.
Sustainable Local Fish Star at a Pop-Up Sushi Dinner This Sunday
Seasonal local seafood specialist Local I‘a is popping up with a paired dinner at Bottleheads in Kailua.
Here’s What You Need to Know About Bon Dances
First bon dance? No problem. Here’s what you need to know about this beloved Japanese tradition you’ll be seeing across O‘ahu.
May 2023: Our Top 3 Most Viewed Posts About the Local Food Scene
Eighteen more ramen shops, dozens of new poke and one outstanding loco moco.
Learn to Cook Gnocchi and More Specialty Dishes at Hana Kitchens
Support—and learn from—local chefs and their small food businesses with artisan cooking classes at Hana Kitchens.
Mercado de la Raza Spotlights Local Latin Food Makers
The shop’s new owners have launched a monthly pop-up series at the Beretania store. Coming Saturday, May 27: locally made Mexican sweet breads.
Discover O‘ahu’s 8 Newest Poke Shops
Eight have opened since last spring—and more are in the works.
Limu Is Making a Comeback in Waimānalo. Here’s Where to Find Recipes.
The Waimānalo Limu Hui is cultivating limu and traditional practices, one planting at a time.
April 2023: Our Top 3 Most Viewed Posts About the Local Food Scene
New and coming eateries took over in a complete sweep of Frolic’s top posts.
Quiora Waikīkī’s $29 Lunch Set Comes with a Ritzy Rooftop View
On the seventh floor of the Ritz-Carlton Waikīkī, an unexpected deal in an unexpected setting.
Peso, a Modern Filipino Restaurant, Is Coming to the Piggy Smalls Space
Helmed by L.A. chef Ria Dolly Barbosa, it’s opening as early as this month.
March 2023: Our Top 3 Most Viewed Posts About the Local Food Scene
A century-old diner, a trio of brand new eateries and the only AYCE sushi restaurant on O‘ahu.
James Beard Semifinalist Nami Kaze Is Launching an Omakase Dinner
Different takes on sushi and sashimi will join veg-forward dishes, beef shin adobo and desserts on Thursday and Friday nights.
February 2023: Our Top 3 Most-Viewed Posts About O‘ahu’s Food Scene
A restaurant closure has a silver lining, revelation in a bowl of saimin, and Off the Strip eats go viral.
Mānoa Meadery Offers Hive-to-Mead Tours and Now, Durian Mead
Mānoa Honey & Mead launches new guided tours and a line of traditional-style meads that defy tradition.
Piggy Smalls Closing Because of Staffing Shortage
Most of its staff will transfer to The Pig & the Lady in Chinatown, which will debut a new brunch.
Favorite Super Bowl Takeout Dishes of 12 Local Chefs, Owners and Foodies
Best foodie potluck picks for Sunday’s Super Bowl.
January 2023: Our Top 3 Most-Viewed Posts About O‘ahu’s Food Scene
Comfort food, Chinese festival must-haves, O‘ahu’s expanding food scene: Roundups dominated the top of the list.
Mindblown: Legit Oxtail Soup and Soufflé Pancakes at Westman Café
We found ‘ono oxtail soup on the same menu as divine soufflé pancakes—in Waikīkī, of all places.
Celebrate the Plant-Based Life at These 11 Vegan-Friendly Dessert Spots
Sweet spots in Honolulu where you can indulge in doughnuts, ube tiramisu, gelato and soft serve without the guilt.
Owners and Chefs Share Their Best Recommendations on What to Order at Their Poke Shops
No matter how you eat it, there’s something comforting about cubes of fish mixed with sea salt, limu, ‘inamona or green onions.
There Are Other Fish in the Sea … for Poke and Sashimi
Tis the season for parties, potlucks and sky-high ‘ahi prices, but why not try a tasty, less-expensive alternative?
November 2022: Our Top 3 Most Viewed Posts About O‘ahu’s Food Scene
Wow, Honolulu REALLY loves manapua!
The Curb’s Cookies and Toasts Are Worth A Drive to Kaimukī
Jonny Kimbro, a former chef at Senia and The Pig & The Lady, makes chewy chocolate chip cookies that are a must.
Ke‘eaumoku’s 88 Mart Is Opening a Supermarket and Restaurant Downtown
A brunch buffet, Korean-Italian fusion and groceries are coming to the heart of Downtown Honolulu.
October 2022: Our Top 3 Most Viewed Posts About O‘ahu’s Food Scene
How a musubi roundup, a humble diner and an unlikely date-night destination ended up on our homepage.
4 Places Where O‘ahu Foodie ARMY Can Eat, Drink & BTS Until 2025
Monday’s announcement that the K-pop band will enlist in the military means ARMYs will need every bit of sustenance.
Don’t Overlook Cookies and Toast at The Curb Kaimukī
This coffee shop has one of the city’s best chocolate chip cookies and loaded toasts that are a slice above.
September 2022: Our Top 3 Most Viewed Posts About O‘ahu’s Food Scene
A new hidden spot, a PSA update on favorite small eateries, and a bun-to-bun showdown.
What’s Popping: Sooper Secret Izakaya Has Tuesday Lunch Specials at ‘Ili‘ili
A James Beard Award nominee is popping up with Mexican-flavored Sloppy Papis and Chicken Tsukune Katsu sandwiches Tuesday in Mō‘ili‘ili.
