January 2017: Table of Contents
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Fat Kid Friday: the Heavy D and Royale with Cheese
Fat Kid Friday is a video series spotlighting exuberant dishes across Oahu. Crazy, ginormous or over-the-top luxe, these are the broke-the-mouth dishes we push across the table and tell our friends, “Try this. TRY IT.” Burgers are like people –…
An Insider’s Guide to the Joy of Sake
Here’s how to make the most of this Friday’s Joy of Sake event at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.
Best things we ate in 2015
What was the best thing you ate this year? Foodies always, we asked this question of a bunch of Frolickers and others who eat out all the time. The answers were often surprising, in many cases closer to home and…
Frolic picks: Outside-the-box holiday gifts
Face it, when it comes to gift-giving, one size doesn’t fit all. What do you get for the pragmatic? The fashionista? The romantic? The geek? Fortunately, the Frolic team doesn’t have one-size-fits-all tastes, either. So to lighten your chores this…
Wandering Singapore: Raffles, museums and chili crab
With just two full days left on our trip, we had to pack in whatever else we had on our itinerary to be sure we ate, saw and experienced a good balance of what Singapore had to offer. The problem…
November 2015: Table of Contents
ON THE COVER: FOREVER MOVING LIKE THE OCEAN, YET, ROOTED IN RICH HISTORY, HAWAI‘I FASHION DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM ITS PEOPLE, CULTURE AND NATURAL BEAUTY Mauka: TOP AND PENCIL SKIRT, CUSTOM DESIGNS BY ALLISON IZU SONG. MEREDITH HANH TATUM RING, $97, SPIKE RING, $74, RICHES KĀHALA, KĀHALA MALL,…
Dinner with a Singapore blogger
Oh, the power of social media. I follow a blogger named SingaporeanEats on Instagram and am always drooling over her food finds in The Lion City. So of course, as I was planning this trip, I pinged her to see…
Our hood: Liliha
Our hood is a series spotlighting the neighborhoods the Frolic team calls home. Up first: favorite foods of Mari Taketa’s Liliha. Here’s my hood, Liliha. It’s an old, evolving hood that runs mauka-makai along Liliha Street just above Chinatown. At…
Hidden gem: HiBlend Health Bar & Cafe
I really should walk around my neighborhood more often. There are so many eateries in the two-mile radius near Ala Moana, it’s easy to miss little gems, and by the time I “discover” them, they’ve already been open two years. One…
Our Top 5: Other kine shave ice
When summer temps break records and it’s too hot to go barefoot on the beach, our thoughts turn to shave ice. That’s just Hawaii. But choices for icy relief aren’t limited to the stuff in cones that we grew up…
Discover an Unexpected Frozen Treat in the Corner of a Korean Supermarket
En Hakkore Coffee Bar whips up amazing Korean shave ice.
Happy birthday, Iron Chef Morimoto
Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto at his Waikiki venue. If you owned a chain of restaurants in foodie destinations around the world, where would you want to celebrate your birthday? For “Iron Chef” Masaharu Morimoto, the obvious choice is Honolulu. Actually,…
Grinding on a budget: Lunch picks
We know the deal. We love to eat well, but living in Hawaii is expensive and dining out adds up all too fast. Thus our new series — Grinding on a Budget — highlighting good food at better-than-good prices. Here’s…
Cheap fun eats in Tokyo
Tokyo can be expensive, but there are many cheap, filling restaurants that are popular with the city’s denizens. I saw some great spots on this trip, but didn’t have enough time to go in. There was the ramen shop right…
Top 6 Must-Attend Events This Week in Honolulu
March 25–29: Wear your favorite anime costume, hear inspiring speeches by some of Hawai'i’s community leaders and other events to check out.
11 Hawai‘i General Stores You Must Visit
Hole-in-the-wall general stores dishing up their own eats—even if it’s just one ‘ono item—are a beloved part of Island life. Here are a few of Hawai‘i’s best.
Editor’s Page: General Interest
Hawai‘i’s general stores bring us what we want and sometimes need.
March 2015: Table of Contents
On the cover: You want it? A general store probably has it. Check out the full feature on page 54 in the magazine. Photos: Steve Czerniak Features Spring Fashion: Hello Dolly Get dolled up in spring’s hottest trends: bold stripes,…
January 2015: Table of Contents
On the Cover: Primal offering porchetta dinner served family-style at Hale ‘Aina Award-winning The Pig and the Lady restaurant. Photo: Steve Czerniak Features The Sour Poi Awards Celebrating the best of the worst of 2014—the strange, the stupid and…
fresh BYTES: Lee Anne Wong’s Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Recently, we got our hands on some fried chicken and bribed chef Lee Anne Wong to sit down with us to talk about all things whiskey and chicken, her love for them both and just about everything else under the sun…
Let’s talk about phones: To upgrade, defect or stay put
With the imminent arrival of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, we know our mobile-savvy readers probably are contemplating the big question of the moment: Upgrade, defect or hold out for something better, later? Even among our Frolic team,…
Beyond shrimp: North Shore’s new food truck scene
We’ve been hearing a lot about North Shore’s current food truck scene and how it’s evolved way beyond garlic shrimp plates. Although the guidebooks and tours may still lead visitors to the likes of Giovanni, Fumi, Mackey and Romy, hidden…
Something new: Toast Bar Honolulu
Bruschetta with bleu cheese.Why would someone with a promising professional career quit his job and give up everything they’ve worked for, to pursue a new path starting from the bottom? Passion! Mari Taketa and I had the honor of meeting…
