Sponsored HOT presents Jacques Offenbach’s ‘The Tales of Hoffmann,’ opening on April 21. The final HOT show of the 2016-2017 season will also be a celebration of the distinguished career of HOT Artistic Director Henry Akina, who retires at the…
Andagi tends to be hit or miss. The best I’ve ever had was a black sesame version in the Okinawan motherland last summer. The random kiosk we came across on International Street nailed their fried balls of goodness — perfectly…
One of the biggest misperceptions that people have about Iceland is that it’s a small place because it’s an island. Nothing could be further from the truth. I know it sounds a little scary and humbug to not have a…
Today is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day, because for millions like me, the quintessential American sandwich just never gets old.But there’s always room for variety, so in that spirit here’s a version that’s unconventional, over the top and … well,…
By Will McGough Special to Frolic Hawaii Might Oahu be on the verge of getting another brewery? Beer drinkers know Square Barrels as one of downtown’s go-to spots with about two dozen craft beers on tap. Tonight, you can taste…
We never knew we needed meatball bentos in our life, or that life even has meatball bentos. Thank goodness for La Tour Cafe. Since Friday is Good Friday, Awesome eats is debuting its first-ever chicken meatball bentos and La Tour’s…
I spent the weekend at Kawaii Kon 2017, the largest anime convention in Hawaii. It was good to be among my people. Anime, manga, video games and cosplay as far as the eye could see. I witnessed a lightsaber…
The wait is over. Well, for the most part. Scratch Kitchen & Meatery, the new sister restaurant of Chinatown’s Scratch Kitchen & Bake Shop, soft-opens at Ward Villages’ South Shore Market today, April 10. What’s different? Unlike Chinatown, which starts…
By Karen Iwamoto Special to Frolic Hawaii I only get home to the Big Island at New Year’s, so I had big plans for my annual trip. But the truth is I spent most of my time eating leftovers and…
By Will McGough Special to Frolic Hawaii The line was out the door Thursday evening when Aloha Beer Co. tapped its kegs in its brand-new location on Queen Street in a much-anticipated revival. A few minutes after the 4 p.m.…
Who knew that I would find some of the best macaron ice cream sandwiches of my life in Waianae. My first taste of The Sugar Hut was actually at the Moanalua High School craft fair, where they were selling macarons…
On a recent trip to the beach, I stumbled across more plastic debris than I’m used to seeing. It got me thinking, what can I do to help fight the amount of plastic and pollution that’s out there? I started volunteering with…
Sponsored “A Streetcar Named Desire” For the first time in Hawaii, HOT will present André Previn’s operatic transformation of Tennessee Williams’ classic play. Performances will be at Blaisdell Concert Hall on Jan. 27, 29, & 31, 2017. Set New Orleans…
By Thomas Obungen and Dale Yasunaga You may have heard about the deal that can be had at KatsuMidori Sushi Tokyo, the latest uber-popular Japanese chain to open on Oahu. Foodies are abuzz about the $5 otoro (fatty tuna) nigiri,…
Sponsored For the first time ever, Kunio Tokuoka, executive chef of Japan’s highly esteemed Kitcho restaurants, with a total of six Michelin stars, and Hawaii’s iconic Alan Wong will team up to create an Evening Extraordinaire. Hosted by 53 By…
By Dale Yasunaga Special to Frolic Hawaii Myong Choi’s recent post on food trends he hopes will die got me to thinking. When I moved to the mainland five years ago, farmer’s markets were just getting off the ground in…
Rain Honolulu quietly opened its doors a couple of weeks ago, just around the corner from its sister bar, Scarlet Honolulu. But make no mistake, people aren’t going to be quiet about this place for very long. The guys who…
HONOLULU Magazine announced the winners of its 2014 Hala Aina Awards Sunday night at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, followed by a lavish outdoor soiree with guests tasting dishes from 14 of the city’s top restaurants. This year was the 30th anniversary of the…
A couple of weeks ago, when I was doing the preview for the Awamori Festival, I learned quite a bit about the rice-based distilled spirit that comes from Okinawa. The process and history were so interesting, that I had to…
Polo for a Purpose, on the North Shore’s Honolulu Polo Club on Sunday, was an all-white attire summer soiree and sexy summer fashion show hosted by the United States Polo Association’s Circuit Governor of Hawaii and Christopher Dawson, with Creative…
