Kahiki Supper Club Read online

  ———. “Waiter Found Shot to Death.” May 29, 1990.

  Curtis, Wayne. “The Tiki Wars: How Do We Distinguish the Historic from the Sentimental?” Atlantic Monthly (February 2001).

  Decker, Theodore. “Police Seek Tips in Kahiki Waiter’s Death.” Columbus Dispatch, August 4, 2008.

  Diez, Deborah J. Kahiki Catalog: Volume Two. Columbus, OH: self-published, 2001.

  Eaton, Dan. “Volcanos, Waterfalls, Tiki Torches. Lessner’s Latest Downtown Eatery Boasts Polynesian Flair.” Business First, October 31, 2011.

  Frank, Peggy. “Small Businesses, Like Kahiki Supper Club, Raise Start-Up Capital Through a ‘Regulation A’ Stock Offering Designed for Small Co. and Called Scor (Small Corp Offer Registration).” Business First, August 7, 1995.

  Gibson, Elizabeth. “10 Years After Torches Go Out, Kahiki Memories Live.” Columbus Dispatch, August 25, 2010.

  Hayes, Christine. “Bringing the Tropics to Central Ohio: The Kahiki and the Tiki Lit.” Short North Gazette (March/April 2014).

  Hoekstra, David. “Chef-O-Nette, Columbus, Ohio.” November 18, 2007.

  ———. The Supper Club Book: A Celebration of a Midwest Tradition. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2013.

  Jacksonville Florida Times Union. “Historic Theme Restaurant Closing Doors. New Drugstore to Occupy Space.” August 25, 2000.

  Leonard, Martha. “Kahiki Lives: Frozen-Food Business Thriving.” Business First, September 20, 2004.

  Lietzke, Ron. “Wine Cellar Operator Mum on Reopening.” Columbus Dispatch, March 22, 1989.

  Looney, Douglas S. “A Big Loss for a Gambling Quarterback.” Sports Illustrated, May 30, 1983.

  Meck, Stuart. “Dates Declined with Infinite Excuses.” Ohio State Lantern, May 17, 1967.

  Meyers, David, and Elise Meyers Walker. Historic Columbus Crimes: Mama’s in the Furnace, The Thing & More. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2010.

  Meyers, David, Beverly Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker. Look to Lazarus: The Big Store. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2011.

  Meyers, David, Candice Watkins, Arnett Howard and James Loeffler. Ohio Jazz: A History of Jazz in the Buckeye State. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012.

  Meyers, David, Elise Meyers Walker and James Dailey. Inside the Ohio Penitentiary. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2013.

  Mollard, Beth. “Kahiki Supper Club Inc. Wins Contract to Provide State Food.” Business First, March 11, 1991.

  Montaigne, Renee. “Interview: Michael Tsao Discusses the Closing of Kahiki Supper Club, His Tiki Bar in Columbus, Ohio.” NPR Morning Edition, August 23, 2000.

  Motz, Doug. “History Lesson: The History of Columbus’ Most Famed ‘Lost’ Restaurant. The Kahiki.” http://www.columbusunderground.com/history-lesson-the-history-of-columbus-most-famed-lost-restaurant-the-kahiki. September 11, 2012.

  National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Kahiki, 1997.

  Oliver, Douglas. Polynesia in Early Historic Times. Honolulu: Bess Press Inc., 2002.

  Parsa, H.G., Amy Gregory and Michael “Doc” Terry. “Why Do Restaurants Fail? Part III: An Analysis of Macro and Micro Factors.” Orlando, FL: Dick Pope Sr. Institute for Tourism Studies, University of Central Florida Rosen College of Hospitality Management, 2011.

  Rakauskas, Christine. “From Hometown to Nationwide, Duff’s Keeps Original Flavor.” (Kissimmee) Sentinel, July 14, 1990.

  Rampell, Ed. “‘Hawaii Calls’ Again on Two Audiences.” Chicago Tribune, February 28, 1993.

  Schmidt, Kristen. “Do or Die: Whitehall.” Columbus Monthly (May 2013).

  Senn, Nicholas. Tahiti: The Island Paradise. Chicago: W.B. Conkey Company, 1906.

  Shook, Carrie. “Kahiki Supper Club Inc. Signs on Two Food Distribution Services to Ship Its Cuisine to Stores; New $1 Mil Food Processing Plant Behind Restaurant Increases Food Production.” Business First, February 27, 1995.

  Slatzer, Bob. The Life and Curious Death of Marilyn Monroe. New York: Pinnacle Books, 1974.

  ———. The Marilyn Files. New York: S.P.I. Books, 1992.

  Stern, Michael. The Encyclopedia of Bad Taste. New York: Harper Collins, 1990.

  Tebben, Gerald. “Mansion Once Stood as Promise of Ohio’s Ability to Meet Debts.” Columbus Dispatch, March 24, 2012.

  Teitelbaum, James. Tiki Road Trip: A Guide to Tiki Culture in North America. 2nd edition. Santa Monica, CA: Santa Monica Press, 2007.

  Tennenbaum, Robert. “The Hustler Goes to Bexley.” Columbus Monthly (April 1976).

  Thomas, Bob. “Columbus Recollections: City’s Earliest Airport. Arabian Gardens and Nick Albanese’s Showboat Bar Were Nearby.” Columbus Dispatch, March 31, 1996.

  Thomas, Robert D. More Columbus Unforgettables. Columbus, OH: self-published, 1986.

  Troost, J. Maarten. Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu. New York: Broadway Books, 1906.

  Trowbridge, Denise. “Kahiki Revisited—Hills Market Brings Back Polynesian Landmark for a Day, with Samples, Demonstrations, Dinner.” Columbus Dispatch, April 27, 2010.

  Von Stroheim, Otto. “Bon Voyage, Kahiki: Tiki News Bids Farewell to an Icon.” Tiki News, n.d.

  ———. Tiki Art Now! A Volcanic Eruption of Art. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 2004.

  ———. Tiki Art Now Volume III: Modern Art Inspired by a Primitive Past. San Jose, CA: SLG Publishing, 2006.

  ———. Tiki Art Two: The Second Coming of a New God. San Francisco, CA: 9mm, 2005.

  Wenzel, Ty. Behind Bars: The Straight-Up Tales of a Big City Bartender. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2003.

  Whitaker, Jan. “Ohio + Tahiti = Kahiki.” Restaurant-ing Through History, May 28, 2013. http://restaurant-ingthroughhistory.com/2013/05/28/ohio-tahiti-kahiki.

  Williams, Brian. “The Kahiki Supper Club Inc.’s Latest Venture Is Producing Its Own Frozen Foods, Under the General Tsao Label, in a New Plant.” Columbus Dispatch, November 27, 1995.

  Wolf, Barnet D. “Kahiki Lite: Tropical Bistro Tries to Recapture Feel of Polynesian Favorite.” Knight Rider Tribune Business News, March 28, 2006.

  ———. “Kahiki Plans Stock Offering to Construct a Separate, 8,000-Square-Foot Processing Operation Behind Its Restaurant at 3583 E Broad St.” Columbus Dispatch, April 9, 1992.

  ABOUT THE AUTHORS

  A graduate of Miami and Ohio State Universities, David Meyers has written a number of local histories and various works for the stage. Among the former are Columbus, the Musical Crossroads and Ohio Jazz: A History of Jazz in the Buckeye State while the latter include The Last Oz Story and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Condominium Association, Inc. He has also collaborated with his daughter, Elise, on Central Ohio’s Historic Prisons; Historic Columbus Crimes: Mama’s in the Furnace, The Thing & More; Look to Lazarus: The Big Store; Columbus State Community College: An Informal History; and Inside the Ohio Penitentiary.

  Elise Meyers Walker is a graduate of Hofstra University. While in college, she was a freelance writer for several national magazines and also performed in a professional theater troupe based on Long Island.

  Having attended the Recording Institute of Detroit, Jeff Chenault is a music producer, recording engineer, writer and musicologist. He is known throughout the country for his expertise in exotica music and has written articles for Tiki News, Cool and Strange Music Magazine and Tiki Magazine. Jeff is also a prominent member of the Fraternal Order of Moai, Kahiki Chapter.

  Doug Motz is the president of the Columbus Historical Society. Much in demand as a leader of local history tours, Doug also attended Ohio State University and writes a regular “History Lesson” column for columbusunderground.com.

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