Post #805891 by MadDogMike on Thu, Oct 6, 2022 6:00 PM

I don't think Greg Easter ever posted here but the Tiki community has lost a great mixologist and Tiki cocktail historian. I met him when he contacted me about making some mugs for his restaurant in Finland. Here is a write-up by my friend Mimo Popo

"Greg was brilliant, and in his lifetime, whatever he set his hands to was a success. He began his career in computers and was instrumental as a programmer for Atari. He left that profession to enter the culinary field, where he excelled beyond measure. He was a talented restaurant chef, prolific author and beloved YouTube chef with his series Cooking in Russia, where he lived for a number of years and Cooking in Finalnd where he lived in his final years. In Helsinki he opened the fabulous tiki restaurant Laava which sadly was forced to close, being a victim of the Covid pandemic. Greg was also a talented mixologist, having authored several unique books on the topic one of which dealt with the cocktails of the South Pacific. He was probably one of the last people alive who personally knew Vic Bergeron. Greg’s father and Trader Vic were good friends and as a child, Greg called Vic “Uncle Vic”. For as brilliant as Greg was, he was equally kind and generous of spirit. He was always ready to share his knowledge with anyone who asked, whether it was on the various FB cocktail groups he belonged to, his YouTube channel or by private e-mail. He was a good friend and I will miss him so very much, as I am sure you all will too."