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Poke bowls, mochi doughnuts, Philly cheesesteaks and xiao long bao! Poke bowls, mochi doughnuts, Philly cheesesteaks and xiao long bao!

Pizza, cupcakes, curry noodles, yakiniku: Top dishes still on the brain after a year of good eating.

Our Go-to: Top picks to try when it’s 70 degrees and gloomy.

The Frolic team’s 12 most onolicious picks from local makers and purveyors for any foodie on your gift list.

With Memorial Day coming up, we polled 12 committed eaters at Frolic and HONOLULU Magazine for their top picks.

This Waikele Pop-Up Specializes in Seriously Loaded Steak Fries Hella ‘Ono Grindz tops cheesy steak fries with beef birria, carne asada, longanisa and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. April 23, 2021 Loaded fries are a hot topic on the Frolic Foodies Facebook group—if you haven’t already joined the discussion, you should—and it got me hooked on finding more. That’s when I learned about Hella ‘Ono Grindz, a new pop-up vendor that specializes in loading south-of-the-border and fusion flavors an...

What Happens When Cheesy Pizza Meets Salty, Tangy Filipino Adobo? We headed to Shay’s Filipino Cafe to try this Italian-Filipino mashup. March 1, 2021   To be honest, I’m not a fan of most Filipino foods. Surprising, considering I’m Filipino. Don’t ask me why. That being said, I do love certain dishes. Chief among them is adobo. I love adobo. I mean, I really love adobo.   Something about that combination of soy sauce, vinegar, bay leaves and black pepper evokes delicious memories of ...

A Note to Readers: Welcome to Frolic’s New Home We’re part of HONOLULU Magazine now—which means Frolic is still Frolic, but we just got a whole lot bigger. February 17, 2021   Top, from left: Mari Taketa, Kelli Shiroma Braiotta, Thomas Obungen, Melissa Chang. Bottom: Eric Baranda, Gregg Hoshida, Rebecca Pang, Lee Tonouchi. Composite image: James Nakamura   Fresh, local, fun: That’s Frolic Hawai‘i. That was us in our earliest incarnation as the Islands’ first all-digital site cover...

Hale ‘Aina Happenings: What’s New with Hawai‘i Restaurants in January 2021 A special vegan dish, a new dinner menu at a favorite neighborhood restaurant, what you’ll eat at our third exclusive Hale ‘Aina dinner, reopenings and a Valentine’s Day dinner to book now. January 13, 2021 Kabocha gnocchi. Photo: 12th Ave Grill & DeliCafé     From the moment this neighborhood institution reopened with new chef Mauro Gramuglia at its helm, we’ve been curious to see what he would add to t...