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Get lost in the Rangoon.
Sara and Brian found the perfect Crab Rangoon. Then, they lost it. For those that might not know, Crab Rangoon is classic Tiki. Although many might erroneously think the appetizer could be traced to...
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I got three for one in N’awlins.
Cajuns revel in lagniappe. It roughly translates to a little something extra. So when I returned to N’awlins, it should have been no surprise that one simple invitation turned into something much...
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The ambassador knows what you need.
“She needs a Black Magic,” Mirielle offered. When Christie walked into the Mai-Kai for her first visit, Kern, Pia, and Mireille, like diplomatic ambassadors, greeted her at the door. Christie was...
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Aye, we need more aloha pirates.
I grew up thinking pirates were bad guys, but I might be wrong. Although Matt “Tikiman” Willis is part land pirate, part collectibles dealer, and part heart-happy agent, he’s all aloha. As a...
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Can’t help falling in love with the Nauga Hydaway.
Elvis missed his chance. The Witco bed that he could have purchased for Graceland now lives down the hall from Kim’s Nauga Hydaway. Cross my heart and hope to die. It’s not a fairytale. I just can’t...
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The Flamingo Lounge will make your head spin.
Aloha shirts don’t make Eric dizzy. You’d think he’d have been classically conditioned with all that spinning around, but no. Eric wears a different aloha shirt every Friday from Memorial Day to Labor...
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Il a créé le Paradis du Zombi.
Would you create a paradise for zombies? Zach did, but not for the undead zombies that haunt your dreams. Building a paradise for the living dead would be a questionable pursuit. No, Zach created a...
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Alani Kai mixes freaky with tiki.
Janis loves freaky. Tim loves Tiki. Together, they’ve created the Alani Kai, the perfect blend of both. If you conjured up two Goth teenagers from the Addams Family, gave them the Mystery Machine from...
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Life points you in the right direction sometimes.
“It’ll all be okay.” Amid incomprehensible loss, it’s our nature to offer worn-out platitudes like “You’ll get past this” or “You’ll rebuild.” “There must be a bright side,” or “You’ll find love...
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If we’re gonna do it, now’s the time.
“Why the hell don’t we just do it?” Duke asked Amy. “Why don’t we write a book about collecting vintage Tiki?” Duke and Amy are lifelong Tiki collectors. Their collection spans three and a half...
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