HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The Best Books I Read in 2021
I set a goal to finish 50 in one year. Here are my favorites.
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HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The 8 Best Noodle Soups on O‘ahu for Rainy Days
Some of our top picks for comforting slurps when a cold snap is coming.
Our Eclectic Guide to the 2021 Fall Hawai‘i International Film Festival
How to binge on 13 movies you won’t find anywhere else, work and still sleep.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The 12 Best Meaty and Meatless Burgers on O‘ahu
From Punahou Carnival to Hale ‘Aina-winning restaurants, here are our team’s top spots to pile on the patties.
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.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The 6 Best Grilled Cheese Sandwiches on O‘ahu
Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day (April 12) with one of our favorite versions of the childhood classic.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The 9 Best Sandwiches on O‘ahu
Paper-thin salami, juicy roast beef, tasty tonkatsu, sumptuous smoked brisket, hefty lumps of crab, fresh fish and everything else that’s best between bread.
Best of 2020 Dining: Editor’s Favorites
In case you missed it, here are 10 of my favorite stories on food and dining in Honolulu in 2020.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The 7 Best Pizzas on O‘ahu
No matter how you slice it, there’s a pie for everyone. Here are our team’s favorite dine-in and takeout pizza options on O‘ahu.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The 12 Best Frozen Treats for a Boiling Hot Day on O‘ahu
Labor Day might signal the end of summer elsewhere, but we’ll still be sweating through the next few months. Here are our favorite ways to cool down.
HONOLULU Staff Picks: The Best Pickles and Pickle Recipes on O‘ahu
Looking for more activities to do at home or just searching for that extra oomph of flavor to add to your sandwiches, salads, hot dogs, burgers … we could go on. Our team has very strong opinions about locally pickled goods and their own pickling hacks.
HONOLULU Staff Picks Hawaiʻi Favorites: Kahuku Farms Liliko‘i Balsamic Vinaigrette
In our latest look at local products we can buy right now, online, in stores or straight from the producer, we check out Kahuku Farms Liliko‘i Balsamic Vinaigrette.
HONOLULU Staff’s Favorite Hawai‘i Products: La Tour Bakehouse Breads
For this installment of local products you can buy online, in grocery stores or straight from the producer, we toast to the Island bakery’s scrumptious, freshly baked loaves.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: Where Did You Get Your Face Masks in Hawai‘i?
Our team has found some very stylish (and locally made) fabric face masks, online and in stores here on O‘ahu.
HONOLULU Staff Picks Hawai‘i Favorites: Big Island Coffee Roasters’ Espresso Bites
For this installment of local products you can buy online, in grocery stores or straight from the producer, we spotlight these espresso bars from Puna.
HONOLULU Staff Picks Hawai‘i Favorites: Takeout From Kaimukī Super Town Hen Water
In our latest spotlight of local eats to get right now, we check out Ed Kenney’s Kaimukī trifecta.
HONOLULU Staff Picks Hawaiʻi Favorites: Local Farm Fresh Eggs
In our latest look at local products we can buy right now online, in stores or straight from the producer, we check out eggs from Eggs Hawai‘i, Petersons’ Upland Farm, Shaka Moa Eggs and OK Poultry.
HONOLULU Staff Picks Hawai‘i Favorites: GK Pantry POG Syrup
For this installment of local products you can buy online, in grocery stores or straight from the producer, we spotlight Gida’s Kitchen Pantry.
Our Favorite Hawai‘i Entertainers Who Keep Us Smiling, Laughing and Informed
We spotlight a group of creatives, a radio duo and a comedian who give us something fun to watch while we’re stuck inside.
HONOLULU Staff’s Favorite Hawai‘i Products: The Green Witch Apothecary Shrubs
For this installment of local products you can buy online, in grocery stores or straight from the producer, we spotlight drinking vinegars from a small Kailua-based brand.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The 14 Best Breakfasts in Hawai‘i (and Where to Get Them)
Breakfasts of champions to fuel up for the day ahead.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The 11 Best Healthy-ish Vegetarian Dishes on O‘ahu
Whether you’re a vegan, a vegetarian or trying to lessen your meat consumption, your restaurant experience should not have to suffer.
11 Mainland Chains We Really Wish We Had in Hawai‘i
Is it really too much to ask for Swedish meatballs and animal-style burgers?
Readers Poll: Here’s Your Top 5 Meat Jun on O‘ahu
How do the results stack up against Frolic Hawai‘i’s own Top 5?
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