Post #84571 by Quince_at_Dannys on Sun, Apr 4, 2004 11:16 PM

Greetings! Long time listener, first time caller. I consider myself an avid tiki-phile, and moreso an aspiring mixocologist (with a nod of reverent admiration to the honorable Beachbum and his amazing, thorogh research). Now and then my wife and I have been known to haunt the Mai-Kai (which I firmly believe is the 8th wonder of the world and probably also the very thread that is still tenuously holding together what is left of Western Civilization); Chicago spots Trader Vic's, Chef Shangri-La, and Hala-Kahiki; Boston area favorites the Bali-Hai and the Kowloon; Milwaukee's underrated and oft-overlooked At Random; and of course you would most frequently find us at Psycho Suzi's in our hometown of Minneapolis, usually trying to cantankerously flag down a waitress to coax a few extra lime wedges. Between those visits, I'm at home trying to recreate the wonderous elixirs I have sampled while also trying to bestow some dignity to the promising ones that had gone astray.