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Ray Buhen of Tiki-Ti: A Tiki Icon

Presented by Adrian Eustaquio

Presenting the tantalizing tale of Roman Realista Buhion (aka Ray Buhen), the famous tropical mixologist and founder of Tiki-Ti in Los Angeles. View historical photos from the Buhen family's personal archives, hear stories directly from Ray's son and grandson, Mike Buhen Sr. and Mike Buhen Jr., and travel through the timeline of Tiki-Ti and the legacy of its visionary creator, Ray Buhen.

Adrian Eustaquio is a Tiki documentarian, historian and most notably, host and producer of Inside the Desert Oasis Room podcast and vlog, centered around Tiki, cocktail, vintage pop culture and other escapist-related topics. He has been collecting Tiki, Hawaiian and South Pacific ephemera for three decades. He also studies the current and historic mainland Tiki movement and its relation to American pop culture and cocktail culture. More info: @polynesianpop

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