Tag Archives: tiki

3 things about Billy Wilder’s THE APARTMENT

Posted on December 21, 2020 by robchristopher

The Apartment [1960] 1. Strand of leftover spaghetti on the tennis racket. He wraps it around his finger. 2. On her way out, she deposits a dime on the desk. 3. Key to the executive washroom. 3 other things.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Cocktail: You Came a Long Way from Lihue

Posted on October 27, 2019 by robchristopher

This song has been my jam of 2019. So when I recently picked up a bottle of The Funk and successfully incorporated its bodacious eccentricity into a cocktail, naming this new mixture was a no brainer. Sip this one slowly. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Recipe: Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai Punch

Posted on March 10, 2019 by robchristopher

For awhile now I’ve wondered to myself if you could feasibly scale up a Mai Tai to punchbowl proportions. So for our annual Oscars party this year I gave it a whirl. I decided to use the Hawaiian Mai Tai … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Hamilton Special Daiquiri.

Posted on August 17, 2018 by robchristopher

Ed Hamilton has brought the US a number of special rums over the years. This recipe, the final result of much tinkering, is designed to spotlight two of them. Enjoy! HAMILTON SPECIAL DAIQUIRI 2 oz. Hamilton Guyana Rum .5 oz. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A genuine tiki paradise … no more?

Posted on May 10, 2016 by robchristopher

When I first visited 3 Dots and a Dash in 2013 I wrote: “The tiki establishment that Chicago has been waiting for, as well as the one that will convince tiki skeptics to take the style seriously.” I’ve been a diehard … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

3 things about Billy Wilder’s THE APARTMENT

Posted on December 23, 2015 by robchristopher

The Apartment [1960] 1. “The mirror, it’s broken.” “I know. I like it this way. Makes me look the way I feel.” 2. An Ella Fitzgerald LP in Baxter’s apartment. 3. Their lovers’ hideaway is Rickshaw, a tiki bar/restaurant. From … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Scorpion Bowl punch.

Posted on February 26, 2015 by robchristopher

At our annual Oscars party this year … I was nowhere to be found. A snowstorm in Colorado grounded my flight. But the party went on without me, including the punch I’d planned on serving. It’s an adaptation of Steven … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Mystery is a thing to nurture and cherish, not to explain away.

Posted on February 17, 2015 by robchristopher

In this post at The Jeremy Show, Mr. Jeremy Wells talks with me about the film and some of the stuff that was going on in my life when I made it: going to church, going broke, wearing pastel t-shirts. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

In which I am described as Chicago’s resident tikiphile.

Posted on March 6, 2014 by robchristopher

Really? Aww shucks. Here Comes The Bum! I’ve already written about why you ought to come out to Three Dots and a Dash this Sunday evening. But here’s the convincer: they’ve asked me to DJ! Yes, from 5 till 9ish … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The caribbean comes to Chicago.

Posted on February 26, 2014 by robchristopher

Well, sort of. Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, tiki expert and rum historian, is the author of the new book Potions of the Caribbean. To celebrate its release he’s swinging through Chicago for a party at Three Dots and a Dash on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment