Don the Beachcomber's problems???? - Tiki Drinks and Food

T telescopes Tiki Socialite Palm Springs Joined: May 06, 2007 Posts: 618	T telescopes Posted posted on Wed, Feb 29, 2012 9:35 PM On 2012-02-29 21:21, bigbrotiki wrote: Nope, just a site that is primarily there for the appreciation and preservation of Tiki culture - not food culture. There are other sites for that. By loudly complaining, I am stating that the owners do want you to tell them - in a clear and forthright manner. Preferably face to face. However, tiki culture as we know it began with a way to sell rum and then a way to feed the people who were drinking rum. Let's be clear about this, if it were only about tiki's we could go to a museum. The food at Dons in Sunset was thought of as being above par. So were the drinks. In fact, especially the drinks. We all know that Don the Beachcombers was a step above Purple Orchid and others because it was a place where one could enjoy the atmosphere- and that meant the decor as well as the drinks. You know, of all people, that if the masses loose interest, the restaurant will fail. We are simply not a large enough crowd to keep any business going. We have a responsibility to encourage the places we love to step it up. The question poised at the beginning of this thread was a sincere question. It merits response and discussion. I 've been chasing this thing called tiki since 1982. I hardly think of myself as a neophyte.

On 2012-02-29 21:21, bigbrotiki wrote:
Nope, just a site that is primarily there for the appreciation and preservation of Tiki culture - not food culture. There are other sites for that.

By loudly complaining, I am stating that the owners do want you to tell them - in a clear and forthright manner. Preferably face to face.

However, tiki culture as we know it began with a way to sell rum and then a way to feed the people who were drinking rum. Let's be clear about this, if it were only about tiki's we could go to a museum.

The food at Dons in Sunset was thought of as being above par. So were the drinks. In fact, especially the drinks. We all know that Don the Beachcombers was a step above Purple Orchid and others because it was a place where one could enjoy the atmosphere- and that meant the decor as well as the drinks.

You know, of all people, that if the masses loose interest, the restaurant will fail. We are simply not a large enough crowd to keep any business going. We have a responsibility to encourage the places we love to step it up.

The question poised at the beginning of this thread was a sincere question. It merits response and discussion.

I 've been chasing this thing called tiki since 1982. I hardly think of myself as a neophyte.

Post #627083 by telescopes on Wed, Feb 29, 2012 9:35 PM