If you’ve ever enjoyed a mai tai at UnderTow or a zombie at Hula’s Modern Tiki, you can thank Donn Beach. The late cocktail legend, born Ernest Gantt, is the father of the tiki bar and the subject of ...

“The Donn of Tiki,” is a documentary about Donn Beach — also known as Don the Beachcomber — and most notably, the creator of the Tiki bar. The James Beard Award-nominated film is on a summer roadshow ...

WASHINGTON — What’s old is new again, and the retro craze du jour is tiki — at least when it comes to cocktails. The bar, which served elaborate rum drinks in a tacky and tropical space, quickly rose ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is a tiki mug? The artists who craft the ceramic cocktail glasses say they're there to help further the theatrical tiki story ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We all recognize the fancy cocktails with flourishes, bright floral clothing and kitschy, tropical decor but do you know where ...

Disneyland is considered hallowed ground for fans of Tiki culture who make annual pilgrimages in Hawaiian shirts, straw hats and puka shell necklaces to sip mai tais at Trader Sam’s and visit the ...

Easy Sailor opens in Rochester as Tiki Week nears; we explore tiki culture, fandom, and debate. tiki-themed Easy Sailor recently opened in Rochester, with tropical vibes and tiki cocktails. Later this ...

The word “tiki” specifically refers to a stone or wooden carving, usually with a sinister face representing a god of some sort, found throughout the Polynesian islands — but sometime around the ’40s ...

David Flaherty has more than 20 years' experience in the hospitality industry and is the marketing director for the Washington State Wine Commission. This article does not necessarily reflect the ...