Post #357589 by Sweet Daddy Tiki on Sun, Jan 27, 2008 10:37 PM

On 2008-01-27 12:45, ChefFrank wrote:
Since we spend most of the summer out of doors, and once it gets warm enough, shoes are not part of our leisure wardrobe, everything that goes outside has to be non-breakable. We already have some nice acrylic barware - rocks glasses, double rocks glasses, wine glasses (both red and white), collins glasses, hurricane glasses, margarita glasses and martini glasses (although, we prefer to use the chrome set most of the time).

La Verandah is correct in presuming that I have access to a restaurant supply company. Rest assured that the basic requirements of cheap, tacky, serviceware is complete, including bamboo drink coasters, cocktail umbrellas, plastic drink monkeys, and naked mermaid drink stirrers. I also have a good selection of plastic wicker baskets which are very nice for serving potato chips, if you line them with a piece of waxed paper first. If you can think of any essentials that a tiki newbie is missing, I would be appreciative if you would point them out to me.

Hey Frank, you need to stock up on monkeypod items such as the ubiquitous half-pineapple salad bowl sets. Odds are your local thriftstores are well stocked with a profusion of different styles and sizes at reasonable prices. Unbreakable and more aesthetically pleasing (I think) than plastic.

Here are a couple of my favorite monkeypod pieces:

tiki handled snack bowl

scallop shaped platter

Happy hunting.