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The Week in Tiki (Oct. 19-Nov. 1, 2015): The Hukilau and Wreck Bar news, Halloween recaps, NYC cocktail champ, vintage hotel demolished, and more The Hukilau tops this week’s news with updated info on event passes, Tiki Tower Takeover bartenders, and Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid’s swim shows.
On Monday, Nov. 9, organizer Christie “Tiki Kiliki” White announced that the highest level pass had already sold out, and another was getting close. White also revealed two returning participants in the Tiki Tower Takeover, plus the return of Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid in a possibly expanded Wreck Bar. Brian Miller (“Tiki Mondays With Miller”, New York City) and Paul McGee (Lost Lake, Chicago) will be back mixing signature cocktails along with the previously announced Jeff “Beachbum” Berry (Latitude 29, New Orleans) and Martin Cate (Smuggler’s Cove, San Francisco).
Tiki Kiliki has also confirmed that Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid (MeduSirena) and her acclaimed swim shows at the nearby B Ocean Resort will once again be included in The Hukilau festivities. Marina reports that the bar will be undergoing a restoration that will return it to its vintage glory, offering even better views of her famous choreographed shows. Two original portholes that were sealed off decades ago will be uncovered as the bar is extended, Marina revealed. October was jam-packed with Halloween events, and we take a look back and some of the biggest from coast to coast ... We also have news on a defiant winner at a Tiki cocktail showdown in New York City ... St. John Fritzell, owner-operator of Fort Defiance in Brooklyn, won The Art of Tiki: A Cocktail Showdown on Saturday, Oct. 17, during the New York City Wine & Food Festival. He edged out such stiff competition as Garret Richard of The Happiest Hour and Joaquin Simo of Pouring Ribbons. Up next: Fritzell will take his talents to South Beach, where he’ll compete Feb. 26 when the The Art of Tiki: A Cocktail Showdown returns to the SOBEWFF. He'll face off against bartenders from The Broken Shaker (Miami Beach), The Mai-Kai (Fort Lauderdale), The Rum Line (Miami Beach), Kreepy Tiki Lounge (Fort Lauderdale), Foundation Tiki Bar (Milwaukee), Porco Lounge and Tiki Room (Cleveland), and The Golden Tiki (Las Vegas). The next featured story: Former Palm Beach Hawaiian Inn meets the wrecking ball A classic mid-century Polynesian-themed hotel that has been on a slow, steady decline for years is finally being put out of its misery by way of a wrecking ball. The Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn – the former Palm Beach Hawaiian Ocean Inn that was featured in Sven Kirsten’s Tiki Pop book and exhibit – is being torn down after sitting vacant for more than a year. We also have quick hits on an exclusive Mai-Kai serigraph, Martin Cate’s new San Francisco bar, UK RumFest, and a new venue for Tiki Kon in Portland ... Regular features spotlight lowbrow artist Pooch; rockabilly band Slip and the Spinouts; The Shameful Tiki Room in Vancouver; and the Shag the Store website ... The Rum of the Week, Appleton Estate 12, is featured in Martin Cate’s Pampanito ... Okole maluna! |
