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History & Mystery of The Iconic Tiki Restaurant

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Atlanta Tiki Weekender

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

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

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

Girl of the month was none other than Carol Sparkman, who was good friends with Johnny Carson and was on

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Reserve your place for my presentation at the Hukilau HERE. We all know today’s Molokai Bar with it’s nautical theme

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Join Swanky for an afternoon of Mai-Kai history with ephemera, images, video, Mai-Kai veterans and stories free at The Hukilau!

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Pecha Kucha is a worldwide series of presentation all with the same format: 20 images which each displaying for 20

During the west coast book tour, and actually during Tiki Oasis, I stepped away for an hour with Adrian “Polynesian

It’s happening again… I’ll be touring the west coast starting August 5th in Tacoma and ending August 13th in Palm