Aloha! I'm back from LA with major Exotica booty in hand. While browsing through a thrift store, I found a mint copy of the original 1968 Trader Vic's Pacific Island Cookbook! It's chock full of lip-smackingly delightful dishes that you can make at home like Suckling Pig Hawaiian, Tahitian Chicken and Bananas, Hawaiian Curry Sauce with Chutney Aspic, Curried Lamb Cheeks, and a Tiki-riffic dish with an alliterately surreal moniker that simply trips off the tongue... Tahitian Mahimahi Dali Dali. Dig that glowering idol in the background. Beauty, eh?

There's also a lovely shot of a fully loaded luau table, along with a tantalizing array of tropical libations.

And what cookbook from the 1960s would be complete without a shot of some regrettable foodstuff that's bright green and totally unappetizing?

Oh yeah, the reunion was fun too.