And it flirted with obsolescence, due to the secrecy beach born ernest gantt. Jan 07, 2018 the cobras fang is one of our personal favorite don the beachcomber cocktails, not to mention one of his most widely touted, which was known for containing one of tikis most elusive ingredients, fassionola. A copy of the original donn beach, aka don the beachcomber 1933 receipes as served to. Heres the story of how i found a rare 1940s book of don the beachcomber documents with some chicago mob flavor, in riverside. A menu for don the beachcomber reads don the beachcomber. When they divorced in 1940, she retained the rights to the don the beachcomber name and concept in the united states. Don the beachcombers little hawaiian tropical drink book contains thirtynine of don s best recipes including luau libations, polynesian potions and tropical tonics, as well as invaluable mixing and bartending tips and advice on finding the best rums. Don the beachcomber huntington beach, california atlas. Don the beachcomber s chicago location was a legendary hotspot on the chicago restaurant scene for decades. Vintage match book don the beachcomber matchbook shoppinglounge 4. For any future bookings jan 20, 2018 and beyond, you will be redirected to. All these drinks were created by the legendary mixologist don beach, a.
Donn beach was an american adventurer, businessman, and world war ii veteran who was the founding father of tiki culture. Don the beachcomber marina del rey historical society. From hawaii to hollywood to hong kong harbor, don the beachcombers polynesianthemed restaurants, bars, and. An essential ingredient of the pearl diver cocktail, gardenia mix is an unusual amalgam, consisting of honey, butter and spiced syrups. Don the beachcomber will take you back to polynesia in a heavy tiki themed dining room and banquet rooms complete with waterfalls reminiscent of vintage hawaii. Don the beachcomber restaurant guest book featuring 10 pages of signatures about names in all from 1964 1973 all signed in ink. Donn was the creative genius, but the business brains of the operation belonged to his wife, cora irene sunny sund.
Come in also to rediscover some of donns lost drinks. Her short fiction was featured in pocket books romanticsuspense anthology wait until dark. Don the beachcomber palm springs opened in 1953 and in its heyday attracted famous faces and voices like frank sinatra, bing crosby and bob hope. Gardenia mix was one of the many inspired creations of donn beach, whose don the beachcomber bars helped fuel a decadeslong craze for the faux polynesiana that came to define tiki. Don the beachcomber, made an indelible mark in the world of entertaining. Don the beachcombers kona cocktail imbibe magazine. Don the beachcomber restaurant the new york public library digital collections. Until the mai tai came along, the zombie was the worlds most famous fauxtropical drink.
Experience a modern take on hawaiian culture and a location steeped in music history. The cobras fang is one of our personal favorite don the beachcomber cocktails, not to mention one of his most widely touted, which was known for containing one of tikis most elusive ingredients, fassionola. The bartenders at the tiki bar will craft some of the most delicious and creative tropical cocktails and martinis complete with the little umbrella. The youngest sister, lily, is the only one who never left the island.
Don the beachcombers little hawaiian tropical drink cookbook. From hawaii to hollywood to hong kong harbor, don the beachcomber s polynesianthemed restaurants, bars, and. A book written about beach mentions stars such as marlene dietrich, bing crosby, clark gable, and vivien leigh. Don the beachcomber 16278 pacific coast highway, huntington beach, california 92649 rated 4. Scrounging the islands with the legendary don the beachcomber.
The don the beachcomber cookbook savory books paperback june 30, 2014. It seems funny to think of it now, but there was a time when the polynesian thingflaming torches, tiki statues, wooden maskswasnt considered nostalgically retro, but was the latest, cuttingedge fad in interior design. Don beachcomber signed guestbook autographs 19641973. Beachcomber cafe crystal cove restaurant newport coast. Mar 30, 2017 rediscovering dons other essential tiki mix an essential ingredient of the pearl diver cocktail, dons gardenia mix is an unusual amalgam of honey, butter and spiced syrups. Originally created in 1916, fassionola is still manufactured by the jonathan english company based out of san diego, california. She grew don the beachcomber into a successful chain of restaurants that flourished for decades. It opened in 1940, and was open at least until the late 60s, probably later. Great book, you wont believe how complex the real drinks taste, like really expensive wines. Book now at beachcomber cafe crystal cove in newport coast, ca. Price new from used from paperback, june 30, 2014 please retry.
Aug 20, 2018 the recipe for this cocktail from don the beachcomber was only recently revealed by tiki historian jeff beachbum berry in the newest edition of sippin safari. This was the guestbook from this tikithemed restaurant located in the sahara hotel in las vegas, nv. February 22, 1907 june 7, 1989 was an american adventurer, businessman, and world war ii veteran who was the founding father of tiki culture. Post up at don the beachcomber and take advantage of the wifi for a. We have for the first time in over 20 years recreated several of his original rhum rhapsodies. Don the beachcomber johnson became a legend in aa fuel dragster history, winning first place in the baja, and becoming a life member of the bonneville flats 200 club. Come in and find out how it happened that we came across this piece of history. The recipe for this cocktail from don the beachcomber was only recently revealed by tiki historian jeff beachbum berry in the newest edition of sippin safari. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The test pilot was cause for inspiration for many riffs including the space pilot, jet pilot, ace pilot and the astronaut. Don the beachcomber venue huntington beach, ca weddingwire. Tiki carving from don the beachcomber in huntington beach. Hotel waikiki beachcomber by outrigger, honolulu, hi.
Were it not for don the beachcomber, the tiki bar as we know it may never have flourished. Jan 01, 2010 beachcombers was a fun getaway to nantucket while staying safe at home. Cocktails seminal 20 recipe book zombie horde, which contains a whopping 86 zombie recipes. Dustcovered volume of don the beachcomber archives is tiki. Dustcovered volume of don the beachcomber archives is. Personally, i had only been to don the beachcomber perhaps a dozen times over the last three and a half years, for a variety of reasons charles phoenix shows, birthdays, even tiki themed markets, as the location boasted a massive banquet rooms that were available for event rentals. This book is not about a group of girlfriends beachcombing one summer in nantucket.
Don the beachcomber was born on february 22, 1907 in new orleans, louisiana, usa as ernest raymond beaumont gantt. Karen robards is the new york times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including beachcomber, whispers at midnight, paradise county, scandalous, and irresistible. Trader vic also used it but it seems to me that don used it more. Hawaiis tropical rum drinks and cuisine by don the. So invite some friends over and get ready to enjoy the drinks of paradise. She lives in louisville, kentucky, with her husband, doug, and their three sons. Posts about don the beachcomber written by andypanda1965. Don the beachcombers little hawaiian tropical drink book contains thirtynine of dons best recipes including luau libations, polynesian potions and tropical.
The three fox sisters reunite on nantucket where they grew up. We are thrilled to announce that effective feb 1, 2018, we will operate as the waikiki beachcomber by outrigger. This book tells how to make the real thing a copy of the original donn beach, aka don the beachcomber 1933 receipes as served to clark gable and carol lombard. One of its destinations ended up being a beverly hills auction. He is known for his work on hells half acre 1954, south seas adventure 1958 and screen snapshots. This may have been done because that is 1 what people began to call it, 2 to mimic trader vics, or 3 because he had lost rights to the restaurant to his. He is known for opening the first prototypical tiki bar, don the beachcomber, during the 1930s in hollywood, california, which was expanded to a chain of dozens of restaurants throughout the united.
But it was still always a joy to visit, because i love a. Don the beachcombers little hawaiian tropical drink book. Now, for the first time, you may view one of donns famous daggers at don the beachcombers in sunset beach. Come for a tasty meal at don the beachcomber in kailua kona that the whole family will love. The man known as don the beachcomber is an amazing character in 20th century culture and history so this book is a must have addition to anyone who wants to know his story. Don the beachcomber home huntington beach, california. Inventor of more than ninety exotic rum concoctions including the worldfamous mai tai don beach, a.
In 1958, the don the beachcomber franchise was sold to joe drown, owner of the hotel belair. A copy of the original donn beach, aka don the beachcomber 1933 receipes as served to clark gable and carol lombard. Always read the inside flap of the book to find out what it is about before reading. Beachcomber surfers paradise resort is just 100 metres from the breaking surf and literally in the heart of surfers paradise in queensland, beachcomber resort surfers paradise gold coast accommodation is the ideal location for couples or families wanting to be close to all the action. Free don the beachcombers little hawaii tropical drinks. It is about the mob and a serial killer called, the beachcomber. Berry suggests using rumbar gold or hamilton jamaican gold as a replacement. Don the beachcomber was opened by a man of the name of earnest raymond beaumont gantt who arrived in california in 1931, from either texas or new orleansdepending on sources, having traveled the globe and fallen in love with the style of the south seas. B playful, b inspired, b original at the waikiki beachcomber by outrigger. Don the beachcomber was a favorite among celebrities so it made sense to have a branch in hollywoods desert playground. History buffs will go nuts for this huntington beach restaurant and bar, founded in. Don the beachcomber in huntington beach, ca is known for its historic, hawaiian inspired d cor, its live entertainment and its stunning drinks and food menus.
Don the beachcomber restaurant nypl digital collections. Don the beachcomber new york public library digital collections. Don the beachcombers little hawaiian tropical drink book contains thirtynine of dons best recipes including luau libations, polynesian potions and tropical tonics, as well as invaluable mixing and bartending tips and advice on finding the best rums. He is known for opening the first prototypical tiki bar, don the beachcomber, during the 1930s in hollywood, california, which was expanded to a. While some pictures of the sign show don the beachcomber likely hollywood, later photos in hawaii show a don the beachcombers with an apostrophe at the international market place. Started in the 1940s, it has evolved into an iconic destination and one that is equal parts dining and entertainment experience. Hawaiis tropical rum drinks and cuisine by don the beachcomber. Don the beachcomber restaurant new york public library digital collections. Don the beachcombers little hawaiian tropical drink. The tiki craze of the 1950s was preceded by the tiki cocktail movement started in the 1930s by don the beachcomber. He is known for opening the first prototypical tiki bar, don the beachcomber. A menu for don the beachcomber reads don the beachcomber from 1941 in usa. We went to the beachcomber on tuesday march 17th st. The original jamaican rum used in this circa 1937 recipe no longer exists.
It kickstarted the whole tiki craze, and put don the beachcombers on the map. Waikiki beachcomber by outrigger has a sun terrace. Little hawaiian tropical drink book by don beachcomber. He was an original member of the california road kings, with don purdohmme and tommy ivo. So invite some friends over and get ready to enjoy the drinks of paradise, compliments of don. Don the beachcomber, huntington beach, orange county. Donn beach kept his original 1934 recipe a closely guarded secret to the point of encoding it. It was first created by don the beachcomber back in 1941 and features in. Doc don the beachcombers little hawaii tropical drinks cookbook. Don the beachcombers chicago location was a legendary hotspot on the chicago restaurant scene for decades. Don the beachcomber 16278 south pacific coast highway huntington beach, ca 562 59221 16278 south pacific coast highway. Honolulu hotel holiday inn resort waikiki beachcomber. A business center and vending machines with drinks and snacks are available on site at the hotel. For anyone who is interested in the life of donn beach, aka don the beachcomber, this book is a must read.
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