Mai-Kai
Mai-Kai

Author: Tim Glazner

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2016-08-28

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780764351266

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In 1956, a few brash young men created the Mai-Kai Restaurant and bar in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by poaching key staff from Don the Beachcomber's, a Polynesian-themed Chicago restaurant. The Mai-Kai became the playground of celebrities and playboys, and the beautiful women working there used it as a jumping-off point for adventure and fame. Through first-hand stories and more than 400 images, this book documents the history, allure, and enduring legacy of the mid-twentieth-century Tiki era. Focusing on the period 1955 to 1971, it is the story of how the Mai-Kai and its iconic elements came to exist, and the men and women who shaped it and went on to shape the world. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Mai-Kai is the only place on earth that still serves the Rum Rhapsodies that kicked off that indulgent era.

Beachbum Berry's Sippin' Safari
Beachbum Berry's Sippin' Safari

Author: Jeff Berry

Publisher: Slave Labor Graphics

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781593620677

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The new book by the author of The Grog Log, Intoxica and Taboo Table. Beach Bum Berry, as he is better known, is America's leading authority on tropical drinks and polynesian pop culture. In this all new book, Berry not only offers up tantilizing new drink recipes, but tells stories about some of the most famous figures of their time. The Bum applies the same dogged research to the untold stories of the people behind the drinks. Stories culled from over 100 interviews with those who actually created the mid-century Tiki scene -- people as colorful as the drinks they invented, or served, or simply drank. People like: Leon Lontoc, the Don The Beachcomber's waiter who served Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando by night, and acted in their movies by day; Henry Riddle, the Malibu Seacomber bartender who fed items about his famous customers to infamous gossip columnist Louella Parsons, till the day Howard Hughes found him out; and Duke Kamanamoku, whose manager turned him from Olympic champion into reluctant restaurateur.

Smuggler's Cove
Smuggler's Cove

Author: Martin Cate

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2016-06-07

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1607747332

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Martin and Rebecca Cate, founders and owners of Smuggler’s Cove (the most acclaimed tiki bar of the modern era) take you on a colorful journey into the lore and legend of tiki: its birth as an escapist fantasy for Depression-era Americans; how exotic cocktails were invented, stolen, and re-invented; Hollywood starlets and scandals; and tiki’s modern-day revival, in this James Beard Award-winning cocktail book. Featuring more than 100 delicious recipes (original and historic), plus a groundbreaking new approach to understanding rum, Smuggler’s Cove is the magnum opus of the contemporary tiki renaissance. Whether you’re looking for a new favorite cocktail, tips on how to trick out your home tiki grotto, help stocking your bar with great rums, or inspiration for your next tiki party, Smuggler’s Cove has everything you need to transform your world into a Polynesian Pop fantasia. Make yourself a Mai Tai, put your favorite exotica record on the hi-fi, and prepare to lose yourself in the fantastical world of tiki, one of the most alluring—and often misunderstood—movements in American cultural history.

Easy Tiki
Easy Tiki

Author: Chloe Frechette

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2020-05-12

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1984856766

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60 recipes inspired by the history of tiki as well as the modern revival that's putting a fresh spin on tropical tiki drinks--all simplified for the home bartender from cocktail authority PUNCH. Tiki is the dream of escape, a tropical vacation complete with warm ocean water, island music, and beachside dinners. Kicking back with a tiki cocktail may be the epitome of easy living, but ironically, tiki drinks are among the hardest to make, often requiring eight or more ingredients. Now Easy Tiki is here to solve that problem! Easy Tiki examines the modern tiki revival offering sixty transporting recipes that re-jigger the classics with minimal ingredients while still maintaining the delicious balance, spices, and stunning garnishes that define tiki cocktails. Drinks include classics such as the Beachcomber's Gold and Fog Cutter and modern cocktails such as Elusive Dreams and Paradise Lost. Easy Tiki also includes an overview of the origins of the tiki genre, from Don the Beachcomber and the mid-century tiki craze to Trader Vic's and beyond. With Easy Tiki it's easier than ever before to sit back with a Mai Tai or Pearl Diver and enjoy the island life--wherever you are.

Hawaiian Cookbook
Hawaiian Cookbook

Author: Roana Schindler

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1981-08-01

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0486241858

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Nearly 300 easy-to-prepare exotic recipes with tips on shortcuts, preparing ahead, substitutions, more. Recipes include: sea bass with pine nuts, Lomi Lomi salmon, passion fruit soup, watercress soup, stuffed chicken breasts in pineapple sauce, chestnut duck, island shrimp salad, Maui tangy sauce, Polynesian meatloaf, ko ko nut balls, much more.

Beachbum Berry Remixed
Beachbum Berry Remixed

Author: Jeff Berry

Publisher: SLG Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781593621391

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Berry features 40 newly discovered, previously unpublished vintage Tiki drinkrecipes from the 1930s-1960s.

In the Dark
In the Dark

Author: Mai Jia

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2015-08-27

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 024196198X

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'Cracking another country's cipher is an undercover fight to the death...' Hidden deep in the mountains, the recruits at 'Unit 701', China's secret services, operate in a dark, shadowy world. There is the 'wind-listener', a blind surveillance officer who can hear sounds from miles away; the beautiful, unstable maths genius who meets a violent end; the old man who deciphers codes in his dreams; the spy who recounts a dangerous mission from beyond the grave. In this story of conspiracies, geniuses, revolutionaries and terrible moral choices, people sacrifice everything for a world of secrets - until, ultimately, it destroys them.

Miami Cocktails
Miami Cocktails

Author: Gabriel Urrutia

Publisher: Cider Mill Press

Published: 2024-06-10

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1400251982

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Miami Cocktails is an elegant collection of over 100 recipes inspired by the Magic City. Famous for its tropical climate and vibrant nightlife, Miami has been a go-to destination since the railroad could deliver travelers there from all over the United States. Today, the Magic City has become an international beacon for art enthusiasts, fashionistas, foodies, and nightlife aficionados, making for one of the country’s most dynamic cocktail scenes. This book is the perfect guide to drinking like a local. Inside, you will find: Over 100 cocktail recipes that honor and reinvent classics and make the best of all the fresh, year-round local produce A brief history of Miami and the city's influence on the global cocktail scene Introductions to local bartenders and mixologists that reflect the myriad of influences shaping the city today Where to find the perfect ingredients around the city Cocktail basics for your home bar, including glassware, tools, spirits, liqueurs, and extras Drink your way around Miami with chapters dedicated to your favorite neighborhoods Whether you are preparing to travel to Miami or simply bring Miami to your home, Miami Cocktails is the perfect guide for you!

Kahiki Supper Club
Kahiki Supper Club

Author: David Meyers

Publisher: History Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781626195943

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"The book will chronicle the rise of tiki culture, as reflected in music, film, and TV, leading to the proliferation of tiki bars and culminating in the construction of the Kahiki Supper Club. It will recount the development of themed-restaurants and examine the use of such elements as ersatz Polynesian cuisine, stylized dinnerware, tropical cocktails, and exotic decor in creating the proper ambiance"--