Kahiki Supper Club
Subtitle: a Polynesian paradise in Columbus
By: David Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker, Jeff Chenault & Doug Motz
Contributors: Walker, Elise Meyers; Chenault, Jeff; Motz, Doug
Publisher: American Palate, a division of The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9781626195943
Subjects: Social life and customs; Polynesian Cooking; Influence; Kahiki Supper Club (Columbus, Ohio); Polynesian Art; History
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Linda Sapp Long; title: 1. The Rise of Tiki Culture; title: 2. The View from the Top; title: 3. Sail to Tahiti; title: 4. The Story of Kahiki; title: 5. Song of the Islands; title: 6. Mugs, Bowls and Gravy Boats; title: 7. The Maker of the Moai; title: 8. Mystery Girls and Mystery Drinks; title: 9. Starry, Starry Nights; title: 10. The Roast Beef Wars and Other Campaigns; title: 11. The Man Who Put the Tiki in the Kahiki; title: 12. Passing the Tiki Torch; title: 13. Tropical Memories; title: 14. Trouble in Tahiti; title: 15. All in the Ohana; title: 16. National Treasure; title: 17. Bon Voyage; title: 18. Afterlife; title: 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; title: Appendix B: Kahiki Drinks; Port Light; Polynesian Spell; Kahiki Bahia; Kahiki's Jungle Fever; Kahiki Smoking Eruption; The Kahiki Outrigger; Polynesian Martini; title: Appendix C: Cuban Adventure.