Ordinary Bars, Extraordinary Tiki Drinks
First, let’s get this out of the way: the outstanding bars on this list are not ordinary by any measure, but one… they are not tiki … Continue reading Ordinary Bars, Extraordinary Tiki Drinks
Category: Portland
My Travels: Join Me Friday at Thatch in Portland
I love Portland so much, I’m coming back again. I’ll be at Thatch this Friday night (July 25) to meet up with the local tikiphiles — … Continue reading My Travels: Join Me Friday at Thatch in Portland
My Travels: Thatch in Portland
I’ve got a backlog of Tiki Travels to tell you about! Remind me to tell you about New Year’s Eve at Tiki-Ti, and the swell Sippin’ … Continue reading My Travels: Thatch in Portland
Portland: Tiki Kon 2007
Dates for Portland’s annual Tiki Crawl, a.k.a. the Tiki Kon, have been announced: it’s happening July 27-29, 2007. Tiki Kon: Venture into Darkness will include stops … Continue reading Portland: Tiki Kon 2007
Thatch vs. The Alibi: Portland Tiki Throwdown
Brandon at Welcome to Blog recently went on a one-night mission to take the pulse of Portland tiki, and he found a nice, strong heartbeat, indeed. … Continue reading Thatch vs. The Alibi: Portland Tiki Throwdown
Pictures from Thatch Sneak Preview
Tonight there was a sneak preview of Portland’s new tiki bar thatch, an art installation party for two velvet paintings by Portland’s Pander Bros. Another sneak … Continue reading Pictures from Thatch Sneak Preview
Portland’s Thatch Opening Soon
Robert Volz has been working on his new tiki bar, Thatch, for a loooong time now, and it looks like the work is finally wrapping up. … Continue reading Portland’s Thatch Opening Soon
Ace Jackelope Goes Lewis & Clark
Ace Jackelope, a.k.a. Tikijackelope, is a kindred spirit, if ever I’ve encountered one. He travels the nation, visiting the best Americana ‘murica has to offer — … Continue reading Ace Jackelope Goes Lewis & Clark
New York Trader Vic’s Tikis Headed to Portland
A wild, almost too-good-to-be-true story came to me from Robert Volz yesterday. Robert is the owner of the new Thatch bar in Portland (development is well … Continue reading New York Trader Vic’s Tikis Headed to Portland
This Week at Arkiva Tropika
Mimi Payne keeps adding great items from her collection to Arkiva Tropika — she adds cool things too frequently for me to post about it every … Continue reading This Week at Arkiva Tropika
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