Infinite MonkeysIt's probably worth noting at the outset that the Mai Tai you may have enjoyed at Trader Vic's is not the same cocktail Victor Bergeron mixed up at his Oakland restaurant 60 years ago. Okay? Okay. But I greet the news of the demise of Trader Vic's in Los Angeles with great sadness. I last had a drink there five years ago. It was a fine place. There are still several of the restaurants left, but Trader Vic's at Los Angeles was an institution.
The Los Angeles Times is an institution, too. But I'll miss Trader Vic's more.
Posted by H.L. Monkey at April 30, 2007 04:14 PMWell, that is sad. In memory, I will go to the Trader Vic's in Palo Alto this Thursday night.
Okay, let's say I already had a reservation before I heard the news. So I'll order a Mai Tai and toast the memory of the Los Angeles location.
Posted by: Monkey RobbL at May 1, 2007 08:46 PM