Mai-Kai: History and Mystery Book

1962 Bunny Yeager Photo of Chris Darling

Bunny Yeager was an asset to the Mai-Kai. Many of the girls who worked in the Molokai Bar were also

No, this post is not about the Mai-Kai’s plans to open new restaurants in New York City or San Diego,

Recently added to the Mai-Kai archive, an image from someone traveling through Fort Lauderdale in 1966. You can see their

I’ll be sharing the incredible history of the Mai-Kai Mystery Drink February 16th at Inuhele, the Atlanta Tiki Tour Weekender.

We had a great time at Tiki Oasis in 2017. This interview with Sassy Stiletto was much fun. I love

Leonce Picot 1932 – 2018 When I began researching the Mai-Kai book in earnest, the first person I tracked down

First general manager of the Mai-Kai Bob Van Dorpe was friends with Herb Kane since their time together at the

I had never heard of the Fiji dining room at the Mai-Kai. No one I talked to ever mentioned it.

The original bar at the Mai-Kai was not the Molokai Bar, but the Surfboard Bar. It was made from real,