Trader Vic's Tiki Party!: Cocktails and Food to Share with Friends

296 Pages·2005·5.22 MB·English

by  Stephen Siegelman

Copyright © 2005 by NUBECO, LLC
Photography © 2005 by Maren Caruso
All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown
Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
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Photographs and images on 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5–1.6, 1.7–1.8, 1.9–1.10, and 1.11 are part of the
archival collections of NUBECO, LLC, Trader Vic’s, Inc., and Trader Vic’s Food Products—copyright ©
NUBECO, LLC, used under license by Ten Speed Press.
Trader Vic’s is the registered trademark of NUBECO, LLC, and is used under license by Ten Speed
Press. Kafe-La-Te is a registered trademark of NUBECO, LLC, and is used under license by Ten Speed
Press. Menehune Juice is a registered trademark of NUBECO, LLC, and is used under license by Ten
Speed Press.
Drink recipes based on original formulas developed by Victor Bergeron and adapted by the staff of
Trader Vic’s and Sven Koch (Vice President, United States and Germany). Food recipes, reflecting
specialties from various Trader Vic’s restaurants worldwide, created, compiled, and adapted by Jerome
Laugenie (Vice President, Europe and the Middle East), Shy Leong (Executive Chef, Trader Vic’s
Emeryville), and Tina Salter.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Siegelman, Stephen.
Trader Vic’s tiki party! : cocktails and food to share with friends / Steve Siegelman.
p. cm.
Includes index.
1. Cocktails. 2. Appetizers. I. Title: Tiki party!. II. Trader Vic. III. Trader Vic’s (Restaurant) IV. Title.
TX951.S563 2005
641.8’74—dc22 2004027596
ISBN-13: 978-1-58008-556-4 (hardcover)
eBook ISBN: 978-0-30780863-9
Interior food styling by George Dolese
Cover food styling by Kim Konecny and Erin Quon
Prop styling by Maren Caruso, George Dolese, Catherine Jacobes, Meghan Keeffe, and Steve
Siegelman
Photography assistance by Faiza Ali
Food styling assistance by Elisabet der Nederlanden
Glass icon illustrations by Simon Fillat
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I’m grateful to Dennis Hayes for coming up with the idea for this book, and to
Aaron Wehner and Lorena Jones at Ten Speed Press for asking me to work
on it.
Like a well-blended South Seas cocktail, the team that made it happen
was sweet, strong, colorful, and a lot of fun to be around.
At Trader Vic’s, my constant contacts, Peter Seely and Anne Fortuna, were
patient and supportive, providing full access to the restaurant’s recipes,
archives, and staff. This book is as much the tropical fruit of their labors as
anyone’s. Trader Vic’s CEO Hans Richter generously lent his support, input,
and resources to the project. I’m indebted to Vice Presidents Sven Koch, for
compiling the drink recipes, and Jerome Laugenie, for the food recipes.
Emeryville Executive Chef Shy Leong was unfailingly helpful and good-
natured as we tested and adapted the recipes for home use, and bar
managers Cathy Margoteau and Javier Del Campo offered all kinds of
bartending tips as they mixed and remixed hundreds of drinks until we had
the words and measures just right. Thanks to Ted Hittell, Gail Barber, May
Cheng, and Darren Henry at Trader Vic’s Food Products and to veteran
barman Ronnie Gee for providing anecdotes and lore about the old days.
Meanwhile, back at Ten Speed, our editor, Meghan Keeffe, stayed on top
of it all with grace, accuracy, positive energy, and good humor. Getting to
work with designer Catherine Jacobes, food stylist George Dolese, and food
maven Tina Salter makes any project a tiki party. Thank you once again for
your friendship, commitment, and talent.
The charm and beauty of Maren Caruso’s photography are matched only
by her gracious, open-minded attitude, and we’re all grateful to her for
putting so much into this book. Tack så mycket to Elisabet der Nederlanden
and Faiza Ali for their help at the shoot. We thank Kathy Hull for letting us
turn her home into a photo set, and all our patient partygoers, Windy Ferges,
Simon Fillat, Arnu Pless Farm, Jesus Verduzco, and Lisa Wood. Copyeditor
Sharron Wood’s thoughtful and appropriate contributions are much
appreciated. Thanks also to Brian Keeffe for fact-checking help, Peter
Siegelman for reality-checking help, and Martin Lewis for every other kind of
help.
Finally, I’d like to raise a toast of gratitude to Trader Vic Bergeron. It’s been
mai tai roa áe getting to know you.

CONTENTS
TRADER IN TROPICAL DREAMS
TIKI PARTY!
THE DRINKS
THE FOOD
RESOURCES
INDEX