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WE BREAK DOWN our List of the TOP 10 BIGGEST TIKI MOMENTS OF 2024

January 14, 2025

Wow, what a year! 2024 has come and gone, filled with landmark Tiki anniversaries, passings, new…

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OUR TOP 10 BIGGEST TIKI MOMENTS OF 2024

January 3, 2025

As we jump into 2025, let’s pause for just a second to look back at 2024,…

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HUGE NEWS! Trader Vic’s Is Returning to Los Angeles in 2025

November 26, 2024

Talk about your Tiki Atomic bomb of an announcement! According to LA Magazine, the legendary TRADER…

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THE ROAST OF SVEN KIRSTEN at EXOTIKON 2024!

Exotikon 2 in Los Angeles held a special roast of the godfather of tiki himself, SVEN…

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Why Is The Opening of Ft. Lauderdale’s Mai-Kai Such a Big Deal?

January 23, 2022

A lot has been made about the impending closure and subsequent “saving” of Fort Lauderdale’s historic…

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UPDATE: NOT CLOSING! The Historic Mai Kai restaurant is getting ready to reopen!

January 22, 2022

Back in early 2021, we reported that Fort Lauderdale’s famous Tiki Palace, The Mai Kai restaurant,…

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Ft. Lauderdale’s Famous Mai-Kai Restaurant & Polynesian Show For Sale, Might Be the End

Sadly, one of the grand Tiki Palaces of old is closed and in danger of never…