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231 Nick Petty (Echo Island Tiki)
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - April 24, 2024 02:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with Nick Petty aka Echo Island Tiki and talk about building home tiki bars, our favorite defunct watering holes, thrifting vintage glassware and barware, his approach to cocktails, and much, much more! To follow our adventures, subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://www.youtub...
230 Inland Empire Tiki Crew
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - April 14, 2024 17:37 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsOn this episode we record a podcast during our Inland Empire Home Tiki Bar Crawl right here Inside the Desert Oasis Room for the upcoming documentary film, Talking Tiki. Join us from an impromptu session with The River Kai, The Chi Chi Lounge, Artist Brad Ableson, Echo Island Tiki, the Deep Sea ...
229 Fugu Lounge and Flashblend Tiki
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - March 30, 2024 01:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with the team behind the Fugu Lounge. Our friends Steve and Dana of the Fugu Lounge talk about their use of EVA foam to create south seas inspired works of art that mimic raw, natural materials. Learn about their motivation for thinking outside the box to bring these unique and cre...
228 Robert Miller Jr
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - March 18, 2024 22:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with tiki collector and craftsman, Robert Miller. Robert is the builder, owner and proprietor of The River Kai, a hidden, tropical paradise he built himself in the wilds of Riverside. We chat about what it took to build The River Kai, home tiki bar projects, home bartending and muc...
227 Victor Hernandez
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - February 14, 2024 19:17 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with artist and carver Vic Hernandez at his art ranch in Pinion Hills, California! Vic is most notably known for his large, detailed tiki carvings, having carved the tikis and moldings in the recently remodeled Royal Hawaiian in Laguna Beach. Learn about his upbringing and backgrou...
226 Miss Spent Youth and Jessabelle Thunder
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - February 07, 2024 17:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with burlesque performers Miss Spent Youth and Jessabelle Thunder! Both of which, will be performing at this year's Hollywood Burlesque Festival! Get to know them on a deeper level as we play a round-robin game of questions along with a special guest cameo by our friend Gustavo Roj...
225 Talking Tiki Film Crew
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - January 19, 2024 21:18 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with Asali Echols, Casey Beck, Chris Wooten and Alex Nisnevich, the team behind the upcoming documentary film, "Talking Tiki!" Learn about what's in store with this exciting film, what they've learned about the tiki subculture on this journey, how it's changed who they and hear som...
224 Bryan Inman
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - January 05, 2024 19:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with Bryan Inman. You might know Bryan by his pseudonym, The Rum Champion, a rum enthusiast and educator who runs The Rum Curious Club, a monthly meetup where he hosts rum tastings at various bars across Southern California! On this episode, we share our very candid and sometimes c...
223 Jeremy Floyd and Alex Lamb
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - December 20, 2023 18:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with Jeremy Floyd and Alex Lamb. Jeremy is the voice, producer and historian behind Distinguished Spirits a channel that deep-dives into classic and obscure cocktails, and Alex is the co-director of The Donn of Tiki, a documentary about the Godfather of Tiki, Ernest Gannt aka Don t...
222 Chad Yoho
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - December 06, 2023 03:15 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsOn this episode we chat with Chad Yoho! Chad is Southern California face of Kuleana Rumworks, makers of world class spirits from estate-grown heirloom sugarcane on the big island of Hawaii. Learn about Chad's path to Kuleana from working hospitality in Northern California to working summers in M...
221 David & Jessica Badgerow of ”Cocktail Fridays”
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - September 27, 2023 20:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we welcome our friend David Badgerow for a return visit Inside the Desert Oasis Room, and with a cameo by his partner Jess! David is the host and producer of the fun and always entertaining "Cocktail Fridays" channel on YouTube so on this episode, we naturally chat about all things rum and...
220 Justin Peterson
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - August 11, 2023 04:32 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsOn this episode we chat with Justin Peterson, Art Director of 23 Restaurants. Recorded on location from Tiki Oasis in San Diego, we sit down with Justin to recap our sold out Don the Beachcomber panel for those that couldn't attend. Get all the details of the upcoming Don the Beachcomber brand o...
219 Kent Thompson and Boris Hamilton
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - July 07, 2023 05:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsOn this episode we chat with Kent Thompson! Kent has influenced and created cocktails for some of the best spots in the LA area, including Tasting Kitchen, Grain, Here's Looking at You and currently runs the bar program at Isla in Santa Monica. And joining us for this session is our old friend B...
218 Ken and Heather Pleasant
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - April 24, 2023 22:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsOn this episode we are joined by Ken & Heather Pleasant. Heather is the granddaughter of the famous furniture manufacturer William Westenhaver of Witco fame and Ken, her husband, was trained by Wil himself and has been manufacturing and restoring furniture and art in that same style for the last...
217 Brandon & Kim Grilc (The Kazan Room)
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - April 04, 2023 00:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we join our friends Brandon & Kim Grilc, owners of The Kazan Room, Kobe Japan's first and only tiki bar! Hear what brought them from Portland, Oregon to Kobe, Japan and what it took to open their bar, what the cocktail scene is like, the differences in culture, palates and ingredients, and...
216 Marie King
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - March 04, 2023 17:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsOn this episode we chat with Marie King! Join us as we learn about her ecclectic background, her start as a hostess at Jolly Roger to the moment where she almost left hospitality altogether to join the medical industry and the full circle story to her becoming the new Director of Beverage for th...
215 Tomas De Los Reyes & Ben Rojo
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - February 10, 2023 02:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we welcome the boys from Don Papa Rum- Tomas De Los Reyes and Ben Rojo! Tomas is a bartender, artist and DJ, and one of the founders of Jeepney in New York City. And also from New York comes Ben Rojo, mixologist extraordinaire and founder of Black Emperor Bar. Both, extremely talented cock...
214 Miss Spent Youth & Veronica Voss
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - February 01, 2023 03:01 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we are joined by burlesque performers, Miss Spent Youth and Veronica Voss! Learn about the history of burlesque, their backgrouunds in burlesque, and get details on their upcoming Hollywood Burlesque Festival, coming March 17, 18 and 19 in Hollywood, California! To follow our adventures, ...
212 Addie Alonzo & Crystal Mendoza
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - December 30, 2022 03:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsIt's ladies night inside the Desert Oasis Room as we are joined by Addie Alonzo from Bamboo Club and Crystal Mendoza from Roxanne's and The Exhibition Room! On this episode we chat about their dynamic backgrounds in mixology, their creative processes, their approach to competitive bartending, sh...
211 Sonny Esponda
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - December 11, 2022 23:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with bartender mixologist Sonny Esponda! Sonny is the winner of the first ever Tropical Shakedown cocktail competition which earned him a trip to this year's Tiki Oasis. On this episode we chat on all topics cocktails, mixology, the hospitality and service industry and more! Watch...
210 Evan Reiner
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - November 18, 2022 00:45 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with Evan Reiner! Evan is the owner and founder of Droogies Ultra Dog, manufacturers of Southern California's newest gourmet hot dogs! As a 3rd generation butcher, Evan is a master at delicious meat blends and combinations. We chat about the art of the butcher and the nuances of th...
209 Los Pakalolos
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - November 06, 2022 22:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsOn this episode we chat with our friends Los Pakalolos! Los Pakalolos is a surf music band from right here in the inland empire that have just released their new album Lolo-a-Gogo! Hear about how they started during the pandemic, their song writing process, musical influences and more! To follo...
208 Noa Laporga (Live from Frogtown Brewery)
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - August 12, 2022 19:24 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we come to you live from Frogtown Brewery, and chat with our friend Noa Laporga. Noa, along with his partner Angelina, are the founders of Skull & Crown Trading Company on the island of Oahu. They also produce and run the largest event in all of Hawaii, known as Haunted Plantation. Learn a...
207 Stefan Immke
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - April 22, 2022 00:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with Stefan Immke, Executive Producer of Squeezed Up - Tales of Polynesian Pop and Kustom Kulture! Squeezed Up documents an unforgettable road trip across Southern California, combining Hot Rodding, Polynesian Pop, Tiki Culture, and Kustom Kulture! On this episode, Stefan talks abo...
206 Sam Schwall of The Deep Sea Divers
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - April 07, 2022 23:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with Sam Schwall, founding member of the Hawaiian musical trio, The Deep Sea Divers! Hear about Sam's start in Tiki, how he formed his band, his musical influences and, listen to tracks from their live performance at the legendary Mai Kai! To follow our adventures, subscribe to ou...
205 The Donn of Tiki & Frogtown Brewery Collab
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - March 18, 2022 00:45 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with our friends Alex Lamb and Gustavo Rojas! You might know Alex as co-director of the upcoming documentary film, "The Donn of Tiki," a biographical story of the life of Donn Beach aka Don the Beachcomber. And joining us is our friend Gustavo, partner of our favorite brewery in LA...
204 Joseph Corzo
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - February 15, 2022 05:09 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsOn this episode we chat with actor, comedian Joe Corzo! You might know Joe from Acceleration, Burning Little Lies, Antidote or NCIS, or maybe you've caught one of his stand up comedy acts. Joe talks to us about his journey from Northern California to Southern California to pursue his dream of ma...
203 The Trademark Brewing Dream Team
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - December 27, 2021 20:56 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we chat with the crew from Trademark Brewing! Owner and founder Sterling Steffen and brewers Valerie Adee and Danny Jimenez join us to chat about the origins of Trademark Brewing, their backgrounds in beer and hospitality, what goes into the creation and production of their products and th...
202 Ed Hamilton
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - December 19, 2021 02:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsToday we are joined by Ed Hamilton! Ed is an author, importer and world reknowned authority on the spirit of rum. He's also the founder of the Ministry of Rum and the Hamilton brand of fine rums, made in distilleries all over the Caribbean. Learn about how he went from being a mechanical enginee...
201 ”Mount Rushmore” with The Tiki Boss
Inside the Desert Oasis Room - November 30, 2021 20:34 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsOn this episode we chat with Ross the "Tiki Boss" Aliotti about our "Mount Rushmores!" What do we mean by Mount Rushmore? It's our Top 4 lists, basically Top 3 + 1 extra! Find out what our Mount Rushmore is in horror movies, cocktails, food choices, comedians and more! To follow our adventures,...
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