New Foodland Farms Pearl City is OMG

Opens 10/30: 45,000 square feet with an okazuya, build-your-own burrito station and sports bar with Pearl City cocktails

When word got out that Foodland Farms was coming to the former Babies ‘R Us spot in Pearl City, I was elated. Finally, a Foodland Farms in my own hood! For months I’ve been watching the new store take shape at Pearl City Gateway plaza. Foodland Farms Pearl City opens to the public at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30The day…

HONOLULU Staff Favorites: Movies and TV Shows to Stream Online this Halloween

Between countless costume contests, themed cocktails, haunted houses and street parties, we’re happily planning on spending some of our October nights at home—wearing onesies and eating Halloween candy, of course—while streaming something spooky online.

Between countless costume contests, themed cocktails, haunted houses and street parties, we’re happily planning on spending some of our October nights in while streaming something spooky online.

Tanioka’s poke, bentos and fried chicken are now at Ala Moana Center

Yes there's a line, but selection and prices are different at this three-month pop-up

Note: The pop-up finished its run at the end of 2019. You’re wondering if your favorite bento is on the shelf. You’re praying they didn’t forget the ahi patty and Goteborg musubis. And please, oh please, let there be fried chicken. Tanioka’s Seafoods & Catering, the venerable poke shop from Waipahu, opened its three-month pop-up at Ala Moana Center on…

ONO: Ethel’s Grill is doing a one-time Sunday brunch on Oct. 6

On the menu: Taco rice, Ethel's classics and a secret menu item

ONO (One Night Only) is a dining series presented by Hawaii Gas in partnership with Frolic Hawaii. Each ONO event will explore local chefs’ cultural roots and the food that is meaningful to them. We’ll share the stories about the food with you, our Frolic readers, and then you can experience the meal for yourself … hot off the stove!…

Natto feast coming to Jon Matsubara’s Feast restaurant next week

The high-end chef is featuring natto in comfort food on 9/27 and 9/28

Update 9/26: Both Natto Feasts at Feast on Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28 are SOLD OUT. The thing about Jon Matsubara’s food is everything has a story, and somewhere in the story there’s a twist. Sometimes it starts out at a place you wouldn’t expect to find a chef trained at a Michelin-starred eatery, other times the twist…

Kokua Market reboots with new deli menu

Yes, Kokua Market: The 48-year old coop doubles down on hyperlocal and sustainable

For 48 years, Kokua Market cooperative has been championing local. I had no idea they’ve been around that long, since way before it became hip to eat local. Now they’re unveiling their Kokua 2020 reinvigoration plan, and I was invited to check it out. Kokua’s revamped deli now features two new chef-driven menus ($9.99 a pound or $9.49 a pound for…

Here’s a peek inside a hidden sushi bar in Kailua

Hana-Re is hidden within a popular coffee shop

Most of the quirky, hidden eateries are usually found in Honolulu, so I was intrigued to hear that there was a sushi bar quirkily hidden in the back of a coffee shop in Kailua. First, you have to figure out how to make a reservation. Then, you have to actually find it. I’ll save you townies a step: 22 Kailua…

There’s a new cupcake bakery in Kaimuki

We Heart Cake Company just moved from downtown to a spot on Waialae Avenue

I always say working part-time at Sprinkles Cupcakes in So Cal ruined me. Those legendary desserts have become my standard for cupcakes, especially when it comes to red velvet. It’s hard to find any cupcake in Hawaii that compares. For a while, the only ones that came remotely close were from Cake Couture. I drove to Aina Haina specifically for…