Post #28028 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Mar 26, 2003 12:32 PM

The interesting thing about Trader Dick's is that it was decorated by TWO Tiki veterans: While ELy Hedley did the decor, Milan Guanko carved the Tikis. On page 249 of the BOT you can see him showcarving at Trader Dick's. It would be interesting to survey the existing ones and see which are in his style. I was there so many years ago, I don't remember.

The text from Dick Graves' menu is one of my all time faves:
"...Folks, I’ve never been to the South Seas...none of these recipes are mine...none of these have made the place ‘famous’. How could they? Trader Dick’s is brand new. I’ve connived, schemed, borrowed and begged for all the ideas and recipes we have here...They are the very best I could steal from all the top Cantonese and Polynesian Restaurants from Honululu to New York. And I ought to know...I’ve snooped in all of them...I’ve swiped menus, bribed and talked to bartenders and cooks and copied every good thing I could find.”