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The Week in Tiki (Nov. 16-29, 2015): The Hukilau’s Tiki Tower Takeover sold out, Trader Vic’s battles critics, Tiki Farm releases 15th anniversary mugs, more!
Hot off the presses, we have breaking news on The Hukilau’s Tiki Tower Takeover selling out, the inside story of Trader Vic’s in Emeryville facing a noise crackdown, plus the release of open editions of Tiki Farm’s 15th anniversary mugs. … Continue reading →
Posted in 2016, Art, Cocktails, Culture, Events, Events, Events, History, Hukilau, Music, Recipes, Restaurants, Rum, South Florida, The Week in Tiki, Tiki mugs | Tagged Beachbum Berry, BG Reynolds, Brian Miller, Chad Shivers, cocktails, Crazy Al Evans, Critiki, Dawn Frasier, Disneyland, Don The Beachcomber, Enchanted Tiki Room, Flounder, Fort Defiance, Fort Lauderdale, Frankie’s Tiki Room, Holden Westland, Hukilau, Humuhumu, International Tiki Market Place, Ìxtahuele, Josh Agle, Ken Ruzic, Koloa Gold, Laramie Dean, Latitude 29, Little Lost Tiki, Martin Cate, Mele Kalikimaka Day, Paul McGee, Pier 66, Playboy's Host & Bar Book, Porco Lounge & Tiki Room, recipe, rum, Scott Scheidly, Shag, Shag’s SkyLounge, Smuggler's Cove, South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Southern Surf Stomp, St. John Frizell, surf, The Ventures, The Witchdoctor, Tiki Farm, Tiki Kiliki, Tiki Mondays With Miller, Tiki Tower Takeover, Tiki Wonderland, Tonga Hut, Trader Vic's, Trader Vic's Emeryville, Unisphere, Vintage Roadside | Leave a comment
Following ‘magical’ 2014, Tiki Kiliki has big plans for The Hukilau in 2015 and beyond
After coming precariously close to saying aloha and goodbye to The Hukilau, the long-running Tiki event she has organized since 2002, Christie “Tiki Kiliki” White is sure glad things turned out differently. “For me, it was the best event in … Continue reading →
Posted in 2014, 2015, Culture, Events, Events, Events, Events, History, History, Hukilau, Mai-Kai, Music, Photo galleries, Restaurants, South Florida | Tagged Angie Pontani, Bahia Cabana, Bahia Mar, Bamboo Ben, Basement Kahuna, Beachbum Berry, Bob Thornton, cocktails, Crazy Al Evans, Dave Levy, Derek Yaniger, Disasternauts, Ernest Hemingway, Fort Lauderdale, Gold Dust Lounge, Grinder Nova, Harold Golen Gallery, Hukilau, Jeff Chouinard, Jetsetter, Kern Mattei, King Kukulele, Latitude 29, Left Arm of Buddha, Mai-Kai, Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid, Martin Cate, mermaids, Mike Jones, Molokai bar, Mookie Sato, Nani Maka, Pablus, Paul Roe, Philip Greene, Pia Dahlquist, Plastic Paradise, Polynesian Islander Revue, Skinny Jimmy Stingray, Smokin' Menehunes, South Florida, Steve Yamada, Straw Hat Barmen, surf, Surf Soul Tiki, Sweet Hollywaiians, The Intoxicators, Tiki, Tiki Diablo, Tiki Kiliki, Vintage Roadside, Wreck Bar, Yankee Clipper | 1 Comment
The Hukilau offers a deep dive into the history of porthole cocktail lounges and their mysterious mermaids
“Cocktails & Fishtails – The Untold Story of the Porthole Cocktail Lounge,” a symposium at The Hukilau in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, June 14. Held at the Bahia Mar Beach Resort, the presentation was hosted by Vintage Roadside and Medusirena, … Continue reading →