Make Your Holiday Table a Taboo Table

Make Your Holiday Table a Taboo Table Tropical Drink Mix Expert Releases Book on Polynesian Food Recipes SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In his newest book, noted tropical drink mix expert Beachbum Berry uncovers the forgotten secret food recipes from Polynesian restaurants of days gone by. "Beachbum Berry's Taboo Table" is a cookbook done in a style similar to the author's two drink recipe books, "Beachbum Berry's Grog Log" and "Beachbum Berry's Intoxica." Taboo Table features famous "lost" and exotic recipes (most, ironically created in the USA) for appetizers, entrees and desserts. There is also a fascinating and informative history of tiki cuisine from the first Polynesian settlers to the last remaining Polynesian restaurants. Vintage menu art as well as new, tiki-inspired artwork dot every page, making Taboo Table a must have for people looking for a nostalgic trip into a lost part of exotica during the holidays. Author Berry explains what sparked his obsession with tiki-themed comestibles, which started early in his life: "Basically, it was being taken to Polynesian restaurants when I was a kid in Los Angeles in the 1960s. I was entranced by the all-encompassing atmosphere of these places, which in my case succeeded in what they were meant to do: hermetically seal their customers off from the outside world by cocooning them in an escapist fantasy of a faux island paradise, art-directed down to the last detail. This wasn't just where I wanted to eat, it was where I wanted to live." As the Polynesian restaurant fad began to fade in the mid-1970s, Berry discovered that if he wanted tiki cuisine he was going to have to learn to make it himself, leading him on his long search for authentic recipes from the places he once frequented. Berry explained that finding recipes was not the difficult part, finding recipes that tasted good was the main challenge. "It wasn't enough that the recipes I unearthed were of historical interest -- they had to taste good too! Only about a tenth of the vintage recipes I tested were satisfying enough to make it into the book." Taboo Table is being embraced by lovers of all things Polynesian. Ted Haigh (a.k.a. Dr. Cocktail, author of "Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails") said of Berry and his new book, "With the research acumen of a Polynesian pit bull, the Bum deftly pulls together facts and stories as arcane as the delights he describes." "Beachbum Berry's Taboo Table" is published by SLG Publishing, a noted publisher of comic books and graphic novels and the publisher of the Beachbum's two drink recipe books. Taboo Table (isbn 0-943151-99-6) is a 96 page spiral bound book (allowing it to lie flat on your kitchen counter) and is priced at $10.95. The book is available at better book stores, Amazon.com, Clubtiki.com and at the publisher's own website www.slavelabor.com. For a review copy of "Beachbum Berry's Taboo Table," or the two companion books "Beachbum Berry's Grog Log" or "Beachbum Berry's Intoxica," or to arrange an author interview, please contact the publisher at dan@slavelabor.com or at the number and address above. This release was issued through Major Newswire (http://www.majornewswire.com/) Source: SLG Publishing CONTACT: Dan Vado of SLG Publishing, +1-408-971-8929, fax +1-408-279-0451, dan@slavelabor.com Web site: http://www.majornewswire.com/ Web site: http://www.slavelabor.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment