Classic San Diego Tiki: The Aloha Cafe, part 1
Classic San Diego Tiki – The Aloha Cafe (1928-2011)
Tiki Book Release
“Ninety Years of Classic San Diego Tiki” book pick-up and signing events in San Diego January 14-20, 2020.
In Remembrance: Classic San Diego Restaurant Closures in 2019
With sadness and a bit of forlorn nostalgia, we remember some of the classic San Diego establishments that shuttered in 2019.
My Ship Has Come In
“Ninety Years of Classic San Diego Tiki” books have arrived in the Port of Long Beach!
Where Is My Book?
One might say, it’s on a “slow boat from China,” literally. Our shipment of Tiki books is on the cargo vessel OOCL Beijing, en route to the Port of Long Beach, California.
Recipe: Sim Sex Cocktail from George Joe’s Mah Jong Room
Eddie Dennison’s recipe for the Sim Sex cocktail from the Mah Jong Room, George Joe’s Chinese Village.
Good News – My Tiki Book is Printed!
Thank you all for being so patient. My book, Ninety Years of Classic San Diego Tiki, is finally printed!
Tiki Book Update
Thank you one and all This project is finally coming to fruition! While you may think nothing’s been happening for a while on my Ninety Years of Classic San Diego Tiki book project, it has been in reality quite a busy time! The text has been locked down by my...
All posters going out this week!
Aloha! Tiki Mugs Poster Just an update to let you know all remaining posters ordered will be going out this week in several shipments. If you haven’t received yours yet, be on the lookout for an email with your tracking number by Friday, April 12th. I have switched...
Red Fox Room Steakhouse Update
The iconic and landmark Red Fox Room opened Saturday, 17 Oct 1959 and has been the well-loved home of stiff martinis, juicy steaks, shrimp cocktails and classic piano bar karaoke ever since… As part of a reported $500,000 Lafayette Hotel remodel, the new...
It’s at the Printer – Limited Edition Poster Update
Thank you all for making this project happen! Here’s a quick update… I’m finishing up the book, and fact-checking with my sources. The poster is color-corrected, proofed and sent to the printer! BUY THE POSTER Proofing Back in the day, we’d send our repro...
It’s in Proofing – Limited Edition Poster Update
Art for the limited-edition Kickstarter Backer Reward poster, “Tiki Mugs of San Diego” has been completed and is now in proofing…