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ZTL 181 Prop 8 Makes Us Want a Big Stiff Drink

Published on August 7, 2010. 0 Comments
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Kalani and Sunshine in the lounge this week.  We decided to polish off the rest of the house mixer and the cocktail we made with it was roughly a gallon.  This set the mood for some great exotica and plenty of info on the upcoming tiki events around the globe.  THEN it hit us.  Why can’t people just be OK with other people?  We didn’t figure out the answer to that one but we did debate the Prop 8 mystery to some extent.  Come on, just mind your own business and let folks be who they are.  No one is forcing anyone else to do anything they don’t want to.  Insert second cocktail here.  And now, Target and Best Buy are up to some shenanigans with recent political contributions to alleged anti-gay organizations.  Again, why can’t people just get along?  Well, we may have gotten off topic and diverted to a dozen or so tangents but we manage to provide a rant about SAVING THE COCKTAIL PARTY!  In this economy we all need a nice libation and some friends to shoot the breeze with.  So plan your cocktail party soon.  Before the world really does end.

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ZTL 128 Miss California Drinks Bacon Vodka

Published on May 22, 2009. 0 Comments
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Aloha Kiddies!  Sunshine and Starshine in the lounge for this podcast.  Our cocktail is a version of the dirty martini, but with the added flavor of BACON.  Did we like it?  Listen to find out.  We also try a newer rum on the market, at least in our neck of the woods.  Zaya Gran Reserva is a tasty sipping rum that you will surely enjoy neat, on the rocks or in your favorite drinky drink.  Now that your all warm and toasty its time for some helpful party throwing tips.  Are you a good host?  Have some of our recommended guest comforts at your next party to make sure anyone who over does it can recover as quickly as possible.  Be sure to check out ZenTikiLounge.com for the latest about the podcast, contact info, t-shirts, take our census and plenty of other great tiki themed STUFF.

ZTL 127 The Impromptu Luau

Published on May 16, 2009. 0 Comments
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Have you noticed the weather lately?  We have.  Its time go start getting ready for that Summer BBQ/Luau or any other theme you like.  Sunshine and Pumpkin naturally gravitate towards the tiki side of things but to each their own.  On the podcast this week we toast the traditional tack of the American/Hawaiian Luau.  A mai tai here and a pina colada there.  Maybe a blue hawaiian or two to wash it down.  You can feel good without a nice lei and a few grass skirts.  Pumpkin just reminds everyone that plastic leis and grass skirts are a tragedy.  Go for the real thing and use those skirts year after year.  Buy yourself a few nice silk leis and hang em on any old hook till you need them next.  Other subjects this week include Quiznos and their dirty after hours commercials….which we like, Malibu rum offers free applications for the Iphone, Steve Zahn is a funny guy and not bad to look at either, and the usual poor taste in vocabulary continues as Pumpkin gets buzzed.

ZTL 124 Don the Beachcomber vs. Trader Vic’s

Published on April 29, 2009. 0 Comments
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This is the very first solo podcast for the Zen Tiki Lounge.  Don’ worry, Pumpkin is still around, but in order to keep our promise to bring you two podcasts each and every week Sunshine is flying solo on this one.  I was able to visit both the new Don the Beachcomber location in Huntington Beach and the new (yet to open) Trader Vic’s in Los Angeles.  The two tiki franchise locations are very different in feel and atmosphere.  Don’s is a partnership between the Kona restaurant and the Don the Beachcomber name.  The former Kona is a classic example of a mom and pop Polynesian palace on the coast of Orange County here in Southern California.  The food is outstanding.  Try the Kahlua pork, the house salad with ginger sesame dressing and the pineapple upside down a la mode.  And naturally the drinks are great and a little stiff.  On the other hand we have the more posh Trader Vic’s that is about to open in downtown Los Angeles.  This location is operated by an LA restaurant group that prides itself on their ability to sense what the public wants and delivers it well.  In the next few days Pumpkin, Sunshine and Starshine will venture to this mecca and get as sloshed as possible.  The decor is modern tiki, but not underdone in any sense.  This could be a great hot spot near the Staples and Nokia center in LA.  There are plenty of other reasons to listen including a giveaway, flocks of flamingos, the usual cocktail and much more.