If you could travel back in time... - General Tiki

MAM mike and marie Tiki Socialite Sunken Studios \| The Current Year Joined: Jun 24, 2008 Posts: 443	MAM mike and marie Posted posted on Wed, Nov 20, 2013 4:43 PM On 2013-11-11 19:40, TikiTacky wrote: If you could travel back in time and visit the original Don The Beachcomber or Trader Vic's, which would you choose and why? Original Don's. Convince him that the amazing variety of tequilas from Mexico would lend well to creating a full menu of potent, exciting cocktails. And the cuisine---tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and so on---incredibly exotic yet exciting to American tastes. Open in SoCal and make a big new restaurant in Texas. Expand outward from the American Southwest. By the time Vic Bergeron gets wind of it he'll double down on his Senor Pico's in order to compete. When we get back we'll log on to tacocentral.com to read about the history of Don the Desertdrifter and Senor Vic, and also find arguments about how "palm trees (in and of themselves) are not taco, but can lend to the experience if done right." Conventions will be held to save the out-of-fashion Chi-Chi's chain before the coming of the great Taco Revival. And everyone will be comparing the size of their sombrero collections. Ole! Don't think it's possible? See Casa Bonita, as recently pointed out by lucas vigor. [ Edited by: mike and marie 2017-03-22 15:51 ]

On 2013-11-11 19:40, TikiTacky wrote:
If you could travel back in time and visit the original Don The Beachcomber or Trader Vic's, which would you choose and why?

Original Don's. Convince him that the amazing variety of tequilas from Mexico would lend well to creating a full menu of potent, exciting cocktails. And the cuisine---tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and so on---incredibly exotic yet exciting to American tastes. Open in SoCal and make a big new restaurant in Texas. Expand outward from the American Southwest. By the time Vic Bergeron gets wind of it he'll double down on his Senor Pico's in order to compete.

When we get back we'll log on to tacocentral.com to read about the history of Don the Desertdrifter and Senor Vic, and also find arguments about how "palm trees (in and of themselves) are not taco, but can lend to the experience if done right." Conventions will be held to save the out-of-fashion Chi-Chi's chain before the coming of the great Taco Revival. And everyone will be comparing the size of their sombrero collections. Ole!

Don't think it's possible? See Casa Bonita, as recently pointed out by lucas vigor.

[ Edited by: mike and marie 2017-03-22 15:51 ]

Post #700046 by mike and marie on Wed, Nov 20, 2013 4:43 PM