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Feb. 8
Moxy South Beach hotel, Miami Beach The first U.S. edition of the Tiki Master Cocktail Competition was a showdown between nine professional bartenders from around the region. Previous competitions were held in Italy in May and Fiji in October. |
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Jan. 23-25 Inuhele in Atlanta
Reviving Tiki: The Early Years of Polynesian Pop Rediscovery, 1990-2000 Pop culture trends come and go, but none has returned from the grave as spectacularly as Polynesian Pop, aka Tiki Culture. Left for dead in the 1980s, America's fascination with exotic South Seas motifs in art, architecture, music, fashion and (especially) cocktails was ushered back into vogue by a ragtag assortment of devotees in the 1990s. Who were these early urban archaeologists, and what drove them decades into the past to forge their own path into the future? Journalist and Tiki enthusiast Jim "Hurricane" Hayward of The Atomic Grog blog explored the roots of today's robust movement in a multimedia presentation that answered those questions and many more. |
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Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025 Sneak Peek into the Historic Mai-Kai's Secret Bar |
Tiki Oasis coverage on The Atomic Grog |
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Saturday, June 5-8, 2025 Total Tiki Immersion: How Reimagined Landscaping Takes the Mai-Kai to the Next Level |
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Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 Reexamining Golden Era Rums of the Mai Tai, Mai-Kai, and Beyond |
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Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 Paradise Reimagined: Deep Inside the Mai-Kai Restoration |
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Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 Tiki Evolution: The Historic Rums and Iconic Cocktails of the Mai-Kai with Kern Mattei and Cory Starr. New beverage director Cory Star mixed up three cocktails and joined longtime Mai-Kai manager Kern Mattei in a discussion of the historic cocktails and menus at the South Florida restaurant. |
More on The Atomic Grog |
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June 6-9, 2024 It was an honor to lead special guided tours for passholders at the historic Mai-Kai restaurant as part of the annual Tiki weekender in South Florida. At the Beachcomber Resort, I had the pleasure of assisting Will Anders with his presentation on his Tiki carving career. Full coverage on The Atomic Grog |
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April 5-7, 2024
Return to Paradise: the Mai-Kai Rises Again Presentations hosted by Jim "Hurricane" Hayward, with manager Kern Mattei, public relations director Pia Dahlquist, creative director "Typhoon Tommy" Allsmiller, and other members of the Mai-Kai team. |
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Aug. 2-6, 2023
The Derby Daiquiri and Beyond: How to Create Your Own Classic Exclusive seminars featuring Jim "Hurricane" Hayward with the Mai-Kai's Kern Mattei and "Typhoon Tommy" Allsmiller |
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June 8-11, 2023 The Hukilau highlights: Photos and memories from Tiki weekender |
Video: Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour live at The Hukilau with Garret Richard and Hurricane Hayward | |
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New details on the Mai-Kai renovations, new merchandise revealed at Inuhele 2023 in Atlanta VIDEO: Deconstructing Kohala Bay A new Zombie becomes final challenge for The Hukilau villagers The Mutiny is a worthy foe in the battle of the tropical titans Take a trip down the Tiki Trail for a lethal new Zombie recipe The Atomic Grog 10th anniversary: Beware! Deadly Zombies ahead Mai-Kai cocktail review: The Black Magic emerges from the darkness as a true classic Mai-Kai cocktail review: Jet Pilot soars over its ancestors with flying colors The Atomic Grog joins The Trader Brandon Transmissions Hurricane Hayward on Inside the Desert Oasis Room VIDEO & PHOTOS: Skinny Jimmy Stingray talks classic surf, performs at the Mai-Kai The Atomic Grog presents new class and symposium at The Hukilau 2019 Mai-Kai Walking Tour on Marooned: A Texas Tiki Podcast Special event: 'Demerara Rum - The Mai-Kai's Secret Weapon' The Atomic Grog on Marooned: A Texas Tiki Podcast
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