Mai Kai, Fort Lauderdale, FL (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

HH Hurricane Hayward Grand Member (1 year) 16 miles from The Mai-Kai Joined: Jun 07, 2008 Posts: 1867	HH Hurricane Hayward Posted posted on Fri, Feb 27, 2015 9:50 PM AceExplorer (and others): I hate to add more to your to-do list, but here's the recipe for the Molokai Swizzle, The Mai-Kai's entry in "The Art of Tiki: A Cocktail Showdown," last week's South Beach Wine & Food Festival event hosted by Emeril Lagasse. http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/02/19/bam-its-tiki-time-at-the-south-beach-wine-food-festival/#molokai-siwzzle Though it didn't win, I know it appeared near the top of several judges' ballots and was my pick as top drink of the night. The event was a rare opportunity for The Mai-Kai's head mixologist, Troy Gallant, to step into the spotlight. Here's Troy (right) with general manager Kern Mattei at the end of a long night mixing cocktails for more than 700 guests:

AceExplorer (and others): I hate to add more to your to-do list, but here's the recipe for the Molokai Swizzle, The Mai-Kai's entry in "The Art of Tiki: A Cocktail Showdown," last week's South Beach Wine & Food Festival event hosted by Emeril Lagasse.

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2015/02/19/bam-its-tiki-time-at-the-south-beach-wine-food-festival/#molokai-siwzzle

Though it didn't win, I know it appeared near the top of several judges' ballots and was my pick as top drink of the night. The event was a rare opportunity for The Mai-Kai's head mixologist, Troy Gallant, to step into the spotlight. Here's Troy (right) with general manager Kern Mattei at the end of a long night mixing cocktails for more than 700 guests:

Post #738372 by Hurricane Hayward on Fri, Feb 27, 2015 9:50 PM