We Tried It: 9 Recipes from Sheldon Simeon’s New Cookbook
Pork belly adobo, nori chicken, chocolate birthday cake butter mochi: Sheldon Simeon is proudest of the people, places and poke of his home and we found all of these in “Cook Real Hawai‘i.”
May 10, 2021
There’s kakimochi on the cover, a quote by Frank De Lima and a section called Fry Action. It’s plain as poi:
Cook Real Hawaiʻiis dripping with local flair and flavor. Every recipe, every photo, every thoughtful word represents Sheldon Simeon’s mix-plate community and lively backyard. “Peek into a garage or house party on the weekend and count the number of cultures spread out on the table. Oxtail soup nestled next to kim chee dip with a side of fried wontons and fish cakes,” he says in the book’s introduction. “I’m not Korean, but I love to make kalbi. I’m not Chinese, but I love to make chow fun. Breaking bread together expanded our palates and created new combinations of flavors and ingredi
At Mō‘ili‘ili’s Tane Vegan Izakaya, a Fiery Tale of Suspense
The surprise of the evening is hidden deep inside a deceptively beautiful sushi roll.
April 21, 2021
A famous storyteller once described suspense as a ticking time bomb under a dinner table. The audience knows it’s there, but the diners don’t. With every bite, tension builds. Will the diners discover the bomb? Will they make it out without wasabi and soy sauce splattered across a dismal scene?
At Tane Vegan Izakaya, the $16 Barbers sushi roll lists as its ingredients fresh beets, kale, avocado, asparagus, shredded tofu, yuba, rice crackers, seaweed pearls, spicy aioli and suspense. “I wonder why they list suspense,” I ask my wife. I scan the other dishes on the menu; none lists anything remotely abstract. And because we are ordering online, there are no servers who can offer enlightenment.
March 2021: Table of Contents
March 1, 2021
Anthony Consillio took this portrait of a masked man walking through sunlight and shadows in a Bethel Street parking structure in June 2020. Photo: Anthony Consillio
What Just Happened?
We asked seven experts from diverse backgrounds for an analysis of how we’ve done so far as a city, state and people in our handling of the pandemic and where we need to go. Start reading on the cover, then continue on page 32.
During a time of upheaval, everyone experienced life through a different lens. For a look beyond the images imprinted on our memories of long lines, barren store shelves and empty roadways, we asked our readers to share the pictures they took during the past year.
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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 covering everything from nightlife and movies to fashion and food, and it’s us today, when Hawai‘i’s onolicious food scene is our entire world. You’re reading this at the latest point of our journey, at our new home on the website of