Post #311395 by Fugu on Wed, Jun 6, 2007 2:28 PM

I had a good time. I was only able to go to the luau during the day which was around the pool area, so I can't say how the party ended up once it moved back downstairs to TV's. They had 4 makeshift bars set up around the pool area that were serving mai tais and other drinks out of small coconut cups and fluorescent plastic Tiki Farm "mugs". They also had a long food table set up where you had your choice of kung pao chicken, the pork barbecue spare ribs that you always find on the appetizer menu at Trader Vic's, kobe beef and a carving station with a whole pig (which was quite tasty). There was live music most of the time that I was there, which made for a nice atmosphere. There were several booths set up in a row along one side of the pool, and a couple of them were tiki-related. One booth focused on making and selling leis and another sold Trader Vic's merchandise. Derek Yaniger also had a booth, so we talked with him for awhile and bought a print that he had designed for the event. That was really about it...there were a few other booths- one that sold some cool looking artsy t-shirts (but I can't remember the name) and then a couple other booths for non-tiki local sponsors like the Creative Loafing newspaper, etc. The food and drinks were pretty good, and the weather was nice, so for us it was a fun and relaxing way to spend a couple of hours in the afternoon. I imagine that things probably got more interesting during the evening, but I wasn't there, so hopefully someone else can fill in those details.