Mar 232013
 
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ZTL Sq RichardOn this weeks podcast you will want to overlook the slight audio quality issues and stick to it.

Our first segment brings us a cocktail in the works.  Using the aged Deadhead Rum, Sunshine is working on a tasty libation to be served at the upcoming tiki events Mojave Oasis and Tiki Caliente 5.  Cocktails never come out right the first time.  Or fifth or tenth.  A good drink is often played with over time and individual bartenders like to make their own adjustments to drinks as well.  Sunshine plays with his concoctions a few times before unleashing them on the ladies who can give feedback on overall servability since they have different tastes.  And, when a cocktail pleases all three ladies we know we have something special.  So, our goal is to take our I Dream of Jeannie inspired cocktail to a place that will make anyone feel like they have a mystical bottle trapped minion.  Stay tuned or join us at either of the above events to taste this one for yourself.

Did we mention that Big Orange Richard was back in town?  For a limited time our friends at PopTiki.com are making another small batch of our official tiki mug.  $45 plus shipping gets you our big 24oz mod orange moai.  Follow this link for more pics.  Want yours now?!!  Send a request to mail@zentikilounge.com and let us know you want a mug before they are sold out.

Stewardess vs. Flight Attendant?  Bartender vs. Mixologist?  We discuss.

What would you do if you faced several major operations at one time?  How would you pay for it?  We don’t know either.  And thats why we want to get the word out and help Richard Cheese who we have played on the show before.  He needs a corneal transplant and we can all help by making a donation of any size using this link: Help Richard Cheese get a new Eye.  When you donate you can choose some merch items or choose to let all of your donation go towards the cause.

Catch some great music from The Revomatics and Kitty Chow and Fisherman on this weeks podcast.  Both acts can be seen and heard live at Ohana: Luau at the Lake this June in Lake George, NY.  Great stuff!

We also have a real nice interview with Amy Boylan from the Tonga Hut in North Hollywood.  A little history on the longest lived tiki watering hole in Los Angeles.  You need to visit the Tonga Hut if you haven’t already.  In the interview you will find out Sunshine’s dirty little secret.

Take a look at the art of El Gato Gomez.

Sunshine gives you Part 2 of our “How to host a hotel room party.”  Tips on making sure everyone including the hosts enjoy your hotel room shindig.  Or get some tips on attending one of these fun events.

See, you have so many reasons to listen to this weeks podcast.  A lot more than we felt like typing here in the show notes.

Cheers and Mahalo

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Dec 192011
 
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Sunshine, Starshine and Kalani drop by the Zen Tiki Lounge for a little gift giving, cocktails and exotica holiday tunes.  This is one of those podcast we dare not try to describe in words.  But be sure to check out links to our friends below:

PopTiki.com for great hand made tiki mugs

Tiwaka Goes To Waikiki is a great new book, third in the series by Everett Peacock

The Revomatics new album is now on iTunes and for sale at their pretty groovy website

Kahuna Kevin has a great new cocktail book, second in his series.  We are drinking our way though it right now!

Happy Holidays and Mahalo from all of us at The Zen Tiki Lounge Podcast

 

Nov 212011
 
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Aloha Listeners!  Sunshine and Starshine are here in the Zen Tiki Lounge on our last podcast before Turkey Day.  We have some great music for ya by The Crazed Mugs, their album Find Forbidden Island.  Ken Kanaka was nice enough to send us a disc and we couldn’t help but play our favorite tracks on this weeks show.  Be sure to grab your own CD by clicking the link and showing The Crazed Mugs your Mahalo!  We also have a new mug courtesy of PopTiki.com, the offiical tiki mug of the Zen Tiki Lounge.  Our Lovely new mug featured on this weeks show art is the Hei Tiki, a deep purple Maori figure that holds plenty of rum.  With music and booze flowing we jumped right into turkey day shenanigans, perhaps a bit too much politics and started our Xmas lists.  Do you have as much rum on your list as Sunshine?  What better way to get the more expensive rum you just haven’t added to your bar yet?  And one more thing to do with that rum, make ice cream.  But freezing liquor isn’t easy.  So you need this awesome book “Ice Cream Happy Hour” that shows you the science of boozy ice cream making and 50 recipes to go along with it.  Now the holidays really will be bright!  Theres a lot more squeezed in there so enjoy the show and see you after Thanksgiving.

Nov 152011
 
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We never intended that this weeks show become Thanksgiving centric.  But, it did.  Sunshine and Kalani talk about odd things to stuff inside your turkey including twinkies, pina colada marshmallows and a hefty amount of rum soaked cranberry stuffing.  Yummm.  Sunshine gives a few other ideas to livin up that boring turkey day dinner and add a little tropical flare.  Our drink this week is an old favorite, Kalani’s Punani.  Go back and check the show notes from podcast #193 for the spicy rum recipe that you need for this cocktail.  And in podcast #196 you will find the drink recipe.  With rum in our tummies and dreams of turkey we dove into current events.  Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain and Rick Perry are up to more shenanigans.  And how about that Penn State BS!?  Yet more reasons to frequent your local watering hole.  We throw in a a good deal of listener email and questions as well.  Enjoy the show and cheers.

Don’t forget to get your limited edition Big Orange Richard from PopTiki.com.  Listen to this show to find out how, while supplies last.

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