What’s all the PHOss about pho?
Rich broth. Silky noodles. An array of garnishes and sauces. With limitless ways to enjoy it, we at Frolic ask, “how do you eat your pho?”
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First look: Pint + Jigger does brunch
After much rumor and anticipation, Pint + Jigger launched a brand new brunch menu this past weekend and we were lucky enough to snag a few seats. At three years old, the McCully watering hole is a familiar favorite. But…
Fresh BYTES: Eat This – the sequel
I love to eat. Who’s surprised? Having been in the food scene for a good portion of my life and a professional eater for just a tad longer than that, the questions I most often get asked are, “Where should…
Our Top 5: Happy hours
Happy hours come in many forms and variations. We have bars offering early-bird discounts on food; restaurants trying to increase liquor sales by encouraging day drinking with “unbeatable” specials; and my personal favorite — places that are smart enough to…
My favorite Thanksgiving side dishes
With our national day of gluttony quickly approaching, most of the attention is given to our large feathered friend, the turkey. But my favorite part of the daylong meal is all the tasty side dishes that pepper the tablescapes. So…
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…
Did this: The Ka’u Coffee Festival
Breakfast of champions in Ka’u: Rusty’s Hawaiian coffee and a box of Punalu’u malasadas.Although it’s been around for six years, this past weekend was my first time at the Ka’u Coffee Festival on the Big Island. They had hired my company…
Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Kalei Gamiao
As mentioned in an earlier post about Mele Mei in Hawaii, this month is full of musical events throughout the state — many of them free — all featuring big names local entertainment. If you appreciate local-grown music, these free concerts…
Amazing and quirky eats in Shanghai
I debated on splitting this day’s blog entry into two, because each restaurant is notable in its own right, but in the interest of time and space, I gotta keep them together.On our last full day in Shanghai, we had…
Shanghai: China art and an artsy dinner
I saw some reports on China’s “ghost towns” and was intrigued. The world’s most populated country builds gigantic cities fashioned after European destinations to house a million people each, but only a fraction of that reside in them. Many of…
Aloha Shanghai! New sights in an old city
Inevitably when I travel, I fall a day or two behind in my blogs due to fatigue and/or lack of time. This time, I also had to factor in spotty internet connectivity, so I am now behind four days. I…
Aloha Beijing! Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
To help you learn more about China’s history and culture, Beijing tours will always have The Forbidden City and the adjacent Tiananmen Square on your list of sights. The Forbidden City, built from 1406 to 1420, was the Chinese imperial palace…
Fashion producer Lynne O’Neill rules the runway
When you hear the term, New York Fashion Week, the first thoughts that may come to mind are haute couture, international designers and top models. Perhaps you should add another to that list — Hawaii’s own Lynne O’Neill. Her career…
HIFF Spring Showcase Preview
The Hawaii International Spring Showcase begins today, and as usual, HIFF is offering a great mix of international cinema with an emphasis on Asian films. Most of the films will be shown at Dole Cannery theaters, but there also will…
Hawaii Food and Wine heads to the Target Isle
After last year’s successful inaugural event on the island of Maui, the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival will add a one-of-a-kind event to the 2014 lineup.In addition to events on Maui and Hawaii Island, the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival…
Preview: bills Sydney
I got to meet Bill Granger at his new restaurant yesterday. I had never heard of bill’s Sydney (yes, with the lower case “b”) until I got wind of it opening its first Hawaii branch this month, but for foodies…
Spring trends at Shop a Le‘a
This past weekend during Shop A Lea at Ala Moana Center, Amos Kotomori styled and produced yet another set of fabulous fashion shows this year, bringing to life the best trends of spring 2014. Check out the descriptions of my…
Hawaii: In Real Life ~ Special Olympics
This is not the real Polar Plunge pool! Nonprofits around town always have different fundraisers to help them keep running, but Special Olympics Hawaii probably has the most unusual and fun events that get the entire community involved. You’re familiar…
Did this: Great Chefs Fight Hunger 2014
About 600 people attended the Hawaii Foodbank’s annual Great Chefs Fight Hunger this past weekend, a fundraising gala in their Mapunapuna warehouse. In addition to 20 different booths with creative dishes by renowned Oahu chefs, there was wine, beer, sake, cocktails…
Review of ‘Frozen’ by a 3-year-old
Is a 3-year-old too young to watch a movie in the theatre? Probably.But this was a big deal for me. See, the first movie I remember seeing in a theatre was “Star Wars.” I was waaay too young to watch…
A look at Honolulu’s urban street chic
Honolulu has been the epicenter of a progressive movement of fashion, style and dress. This movement is not limited to just young adults; the creative workforce has found a way to merge urban elements and business chic to create an…
Did this: Red Dress Gala
The first annual Red Dress Gala, a benefit for the Life Foundation, took place this past Saturday at Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. The Life Foundation has provided life-saving HIV/Aids services to the community for more than 30 years.The evening was filled…
Kyle Kagamida: Stylist for the stars
A year ago, Hawaii native Kyle Kagamida was zipping up actress Jennifer Lawrence in her strapless Dior gown, a few hours before she accepted her Academy Award for Best Actress. During that time, he fulfilled one of his bucket list…
Here’s to the other guy: Top 5 Harold Ramis Films
My role models came from the movies. I grew up your typical ’80s child of divorce with a healthy distrust of adults. So I turned to the movies to meet the people I wanted to be. Han Solo. Indiana Jones.…
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