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Smuggler's Cove exotic cocktails, rum, and the cult of tiki

"Cast aside your cares and worries. Make yourself a Mai Tai, put your favorite exotica record on the hi-fi, and prepare to lose yourself in the fantastical world of tiki, one of the most alluring--and often misunderstood--movements in American cultural history. Martin and Rebecca Cate, founders and...

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Main Authors: Cate, Martin (Author), Cate, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : Ten Speed Press, [2016]
Edition:First edition.
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Smuggler's Cove (San Francisco, Calif.)
Bars (Drinking establishments) > California > San Francisco.
Cocktails > California > San Francisco.
Bartending > California > San Francisco.
Rum.
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Summary:"Cast aside your cares and worries. Make yourself a Mai Tai, put your favorite exotica record on the hi-fi, and prepare to lose yourself in the fantastical world of tiki, one of the most alluring--and often misunderstood--movements in American cultural history. Martin and Rebecca Cate, founders and owners of Smuggler's Cove (the most acclaimed tiki bar of the modern era) take you on a colorful journey into the lore and legend of tiki: its birth as an escapist fantasy for Depression-era Americans; how exotic cocktails were invented, stolen, and re-invented; Hollywood starlets and scandals; and tiki's modern-day revival. Featuring more than 100 delicious recipes (original and historic), plus a groundbreaking new approach to understanding rum, Smuggler's Cove is the magnum opus of the contemporary tiki renaissance. Whether you're looking for a new favorite cocktail, tips on how to trick out your home tiki grotto, help stocking your bar with great rums, or inspiration for your next tiki party, Smuggler's Cove has everything you need to transform your world into a Polynesian Pop fantasia"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:352 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-341) and index.
ISBN:9781607747321 (hardback)
1607747324 (hardback)
Author Notes:Martin Cate is a rum and exotic cocktail expert and the owner of Smuggler's Cove in San Francisco. He has been involved in the tiki and cocktail community since the late 1990s. His career in bartending began at Trader Vic's San Francisco. He land his wife Rebecca ater opened their own places, Forbidden Island in 2006, Smuggler's Cove in 2009, partnering with partners Alex Smith and John Park, he opened Whitechapel in San Francisco in 2015 and is co-owner of Hale Pele in Portland and a partner in Lost Lake in Chicago and False Idol in San Diego.

He is a member of the United States Bartenders Guild and a passionate rum collector who conducts educational seminars and adjudicates rum and cocktail competitions across the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean.

He and his wife Rebecca are the authors of the New York Times Bestseller Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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