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Tiki-Ti Featured in Saveur Magazine

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Doctor’s offices aren’t known for having stellar selections of magazines, so I was pleasantly surprised to find the latest issue of Saveur on my MD’s coffee table. The March 2010 issue is devoted to the Los Angeles dining scene, and I recalled that my buddy the Gastronomer had contributed an article on KFC (Korean-fried Chicken) at Kyochon.

After giving that a gander, I flipped forward a couple pages and what do I find?

A short profile on the Tiki-Ti bar in Los Feliz entitled “Spirits of Polynesia” (click the link for full text) written by Jeff “Beachbum” Berry. Maybe this will make all those foodies and mixology buffs take (more) notice of tiki…

(Bonus: The Saveur web site also includes recipes for the Puka Punch and Cuba Kola. Makes me want to get my bartending skills up to snuff.)

Hello Kitty Goes to Easter Island

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When my dear Curiouslaydee returned from her adventures in Hong Kong she brought me back a bag full of Hello Kitty goodies both useful (camera case) and still useful but kind of silly (Hello Kitty printed paper towels).

My favorite item though has to be these stickers featuring Hello Kitty as various cultural icons: Sherlock Holmes, The Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, Jack & Rose from “Titanic” (lol)…

And even Hello Kitty as one of the moai on Easter Island! Yet another instance of two of my favorite things coming together. (See also: tiki and baseball, sexy vampires and Hawaiian music, Shag and Star Wars, and Shag (again) and Disneyland, to name a few.

In other news: Yesterday was my blog’s first birthday!

Terry’s Palms & Tikis – LA County Fair

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My trifecta of posts about tiki at the L.A. County Fair concludes here. As we were wandering about the outdoor marketplace stalls, we stumbled upon Terry’s Palms & Tikis.

There were tons of tikis and masks in all different sizes and styles, some more aesthetically pleasing to my eye than others.

And also art from Doug Horne—on the top there is “Unquiet Village” from a sold-out limited edition of 100 signed prints, and “Fluffy Gets Busted.” As you can see on the right, Terry’s also diversified with a variety of pirate-themed and skull and crossbones signs.


A few more bamboo-framed prints: “Devil Girl” and “Monkey on Velvet.”

I picked up this small mask on the right for $6 and he’s now gracing one of the walls chez Tiki Chick. The tiki-fication of Mr. Baseball’s pad continues…