Kahiki Supper Club: A Polynesian Paradise in Columbus (American Palate)

Inspired By Florida's Famed Mai-kai Restaurant, Bill Sapp And Lee Henry Opened The Kahiki Supper Club In 1961. They Set Out Simply To Build A Nice Polynesian Restaurant And Ended Up Establishing The Most Magnificent One Of Them All. Patrons Lined Up For Hours To See The Celebrities Who Dined There: Everyone From Betty White To Raymond Burr. Outside, Two Giant Easter Island Heads With Flames Spouting From Their Topknots Stood Guard While Customers Dined In A Faux Tribal Village With Thatched Huts, Palm Trees And A Towering Fireplace Moai. One Wall Featured Aquariums Of Exotic Fish And Another Had Windows Overlooking A Tropical Rainforest With Periodic Thunderstorms. For Nearly Forty Years, The Kahiki Was The Undisputed Center Of Tiki Culture--,The Book Will Chronicle The Rise Of Tiki Culture, As Reflected In Music, Film, And Tv, Leading To The Proliferation Of Tiki Bars And Culminating In The Construction Of The Kahiki Supper Club. It Will Recount The Development Of Themed-restaurants And Examine The Use Of Such Elements As Ersatz Polynesian Cuisine, Stylized Dinnerware, Tropical Cocktails, And Exotic Decor In Creating The Proper Ambiance-- Foreword / by Linda Sapp Long 1. The Rise of Tiki Culture 2. The View from the Top 3. Sail to Tahiti 4. The Story of Kahiki 5. Song of the Islands 6. Mugs, Bowls and Gravy Boats 7. The Maker of the Moai 8. Mystery Girls and Mystery Drinks 9. Starry, Starry Nights 10. The Roast Beef Wars and Other Campaigns 11. The Man Who Put the Tiki in the Kahiki 12. Passing the Tiki Torch 13. Tropical Memories 14. Trouble in Tahiti 15. All in the Ohana 16. National Treasure 17. Bon Voyage 18. Afterlife Appendix A: Kahiki Dishes; Kahiki Beef Ka Tiki; Tahitian Mermaid; Chicken Pineapple Kahiki; Kahiki Egg Drop Soup; Kahiki Ham Fried Rice; Chinese Chicken Saute with Star Anise; Kahiki Caesar Salad Appendix B: Kahiki Drinks; Port Light; Polynesian Spell; Kahiki Bahia; Kahiki's Jungle Fever; Kahiki Smoking Eruption; The Kahiki Outrigger; Polynesian Martini Appendix C: Cuban Adventure. "Inspired by Florida's famed Mai-Kai Restaurant, Bill Sapp and Lee Henry opened the Kahiki Supper Club in 1961. They set out simply to build a nice Polynesian restaurant and ended up establishing the most magnificent one of them all. Patrons lined up for hours to see the celebrities who dined there: everyone from Betty White to Raymond Burr. Outside, two giant Easter Island heads with flames spouting from their topknots stood guard while customers dined in a faux tribal village with thatched huts, palm trees and a towering fireplace moai. One wall featured aquariums of exotic fish and another had windows overlooking a tropical rainforest with periodic thunderstorms. For nearly forty years, the Kahiki was the undisputed center of tiki culture"-- Provided by publisher Inspired by Florida's famed Mai-Kai restaurant, Bill Sapp and Lee Henry opened the Kahiki Supper Club in 1961. Patrons lined up for hours to see the celebrities who dined there--everyone from Betty White to Raymond Burr. Sapp and Henry set out simply to build a nice Polynesian restaurant and ended up establishing the most magnificent one of them all. Outside, two giant Easter Island heads with flames spouting from their topknots stood guard while customers dined in a faux tribal village with thatched huts, palm trees and a towering fireplace moai. One wall featured aquariums of exotic fish and another had windows overlooking a tropical rainforest with periodic thunderstorms. For nearly forty years, the Kahiki was the undisputed center of tiki culture.