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

January 14, 2025
James Frye

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

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HOW TIKI IS GAINING MAINSTREAM ATTENTION AT WONDERCON & COMIC-CON

January 8, 2025
Trader

BY JAKE JERELE We’re not talking classic, mid-century Tiki here—this is all about “a certain type”…

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OUR TOP 10 BIGGEST TIKI MOMENTS OF 2024

January 3, 2025
James Frye

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
James Frye

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

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A Wrap-Up of Tiki Caliente 15

May 10, 2024
James Frye

It’s our Tiki Caliente 15 After-show. The Tiki Freaks visit the Palm Springs tiki festival organized…

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THE DEATH OF CRITIKI — AND THE CONTINUING ARGUMENT ABOUT ‘APPROPRIATION’

September 27, 2022
James Frye

Last week, I discovered that the super-popular Tiki website critiki.com had ceased operations. Long known for…

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

January 23, 2022
James Frye

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
James Frye

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

March 19, 2021
James Frye

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