The Best Beers Brewed in Hawai‘i in 2021
Sixteen top picks from breweries around the state, many available for sipping (or guzzling) now.
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Our Fave New Hawai‘i Restaurants of 2021
Places we loved most from a year of extraordinary openings.
The Best Things We Ate in Hawai‘i in 2021
Pizza, cupcakes, curry noodles, yakiniku: Top dishes still on the brain after a year of good eating.
Your Top 5: The Most Popular Honolulu Food Roundups in 2021
Think of it as 32 things to put on your must-eat list before the end of 2022.
Beery Christmas! Try These Special Holiday Beers Brewed in Hawai‘i
Yes, Reindeer Butt Sneeze is back: We may not have (much) snow, but local breweries have winter specials in cans and on draft.
Truffle and Pop Is My New Favorite (and Completely Addictive) Hawai‘i-Made Snack
Cheesy truffly goodness. You got me.
Our Go-to: Chilly Weather Bowls of Soup in Honolulu that Soothe the Soul
Top picks to try when it’s 70 degrees and gloomy.
The 2021 Frolic Foodie Gift Guide to ‘Onolicious Hawai‘i Treats
The Frolic team’s 12 most onolicious picks from local makers and purveyors for any foodie on your gift list.
For the Fortunate Foodie: 4 Ways to Give Back on O‘ahu This Holiday Season
These local nonprofits offer multiple ways you can volunteer to help those whose tables aren’t overflowing.
Mānoa Monthly’s Chocolate Subscription Has Us Drooling Over Exclusive Seasonal Flavors
Send Hawai‘i-grown chocolate to your loved ones—or yourself—so they’re never without a bar.
Two Ladies Kitchen in Hilo Has Summer Fruit Mochi and We Ranked All 9
Peach, cherry, strawberry, pohā berry: Whatever you get, phone in your order ahead of time.
Da Bestest Potato Chip on Every Hawaiian Island
Lucky we live Hawai‘i, cuz we get some really outstanding potato chips.
Onomea’s New Candy Bars are Locally Made with Hawai‘i-Grown Chocolate
And they come in POG, matcha crunch, salted mac nut, and lime and coconut varieties.
I Ended Up at Mahi‘ai Table in Kapolei Three Times in One Week ... and Loved It
The restaurant’s first menu update since opening transitions superbly from pau hana snacking to family-style dining.
Our Go-To: The Best Takeout Dishes for Potluck Parties and Picnics on O‘ahu
With Memorial Day coming up, we polled 13 committed eaters at Frolic and HONOLULU Magazine for their top picks.
Comfort Food for the Soul: My Top 6 Restaurant Picks on O‘ahu Right Now
Frolic’s new digital dining editor introduces herself in the universal language of foodies—through her favorite restaurants on her home island.
6 O‘ahu Cafés to Get Your Art and Coffee On
Fuel up and support local artists at these artsy coffee joints.
When Rice = Comfort Food: 6 Steaming Bowls from Around the World
Where to find warm, comforting rice porridge from China, Japan, the Philippines, Spain and more, all in Honolulu.
Where to Find Mochi and Other Sweet Treats for Girls’ Day in Honolulu
Come March 3, we’re all about pretty-in-sticky-pink delectables.
SXY Szechuan: Spicy Is the New Sexy
Find excellent classic Sichuan dishes at Honolulu’s newest peppery Chinese restaurant.
8 Chinese New Year Foods and Where to Get Them in Honolulu’s Chinatown
So many tasty ways to ring in the Year of the Ox.
2020 in Review: Best Craft Beers Brewed on O‘ahu
One-offs, standards, and specials that proved too popular to stop brewing: These are the standouts from a year of local beer.
The Best Things We Ate in Hawai‘i in 2020
22 chefs, bloggers and eaters name their most memorable food moments.
Frolic Team Picks: Best New Hawai‘i Restaurants of 2020
Highlights from a year that saw an unexpected slew of new openings.
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