Exotica Moderne Magazine - Issue #20

The latest issue of Exotica Moderne magazine, released August 2023, features a gorgeous cover by Tom “Thor” Thordarson. Inside he provides a stunningly thoughtful take on what it means to be in the Tiki scene and how each of us have our own “Tiki” journey. Monique LeBleu makes her stop at Tonga Hut in North Hollywood, where Exotica Moderne was launched and she also visits TH’s Palm Springs location. There are a lot of music reviews this time around and Dave Bagdade got a chance to catch up with The Ventures, as they release their new LP, New Space. CE Hunt pays a visit to none other than Jeff “Beachbum” Berry at Latitude 29 and the Bum discusses the current state of the Tiki bar scene. As an added treat, the Bum provides us with one of his cocktail recipes. As long as they're already in the great state of Louisiana, they take a look at the first-ever Louisiana Tikifest. Moving on to the Midwest, they feature several of the Midwest’s Tiki events in the article Third Coast Tiki. Stopping in Indianapolis, they visited with Bob and Wendy Cripe to check out their home bar. Ray “Tiki With Ray” Wyland also visits two home Tiki bars but this time north of the border in Victoria, British Columbia. Tiki Lindy explores cooking with a focus on one main ingredient - the pineapple, and Tom Tiki Duncan takes us back in time to 1938 in New York and spends an evening at the Hawaiian Room in the Hotel Lexington. And as usual, music reviews, cocktail recipes and more!