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| The Wall Street Journal |
| Tiki Doesn't Have to Be Tacky October 4th, 2008 |
| A perfect article on the tiki revival by WSJ Spirits Writer Eric Felten, featuring vintage recipes. "Forbidden Island proprietor Martin Cate has applied the new high-end-cocktail-culture insistence on hand-crafting and fresh ingredients to old, long-lost recipes." |
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| Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle You Flavor Yourself February 7, 2009 |
| An article by WSJ Spirits Writer Eric Felten on making homemade spiced rum featuring a recipe for it as well as an original cocktail. |
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| The New York Times |
| The Pulse of Summer: Blender Drinks are Back June, 25, 2008 |
| Interview with Times editor Pete Wells about contemporary use of blenders featuring an original cocktail recipe. |
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| Let 100 (O.K.,8) Bartending Philosophies Bloom December 2, 2008 |
| Mentioned as the bartender defining the bartending philosophy of the "Faux Tropicalists". |
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| Refreshing by Definition June 23, 2009 |
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| San Francisco Chronicle |
| San Francisco gets a temple to rum June 04, 2009 |
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| Inside Scoop: Umbrella Time June 11, 2009 |
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| Bar Stars: The Chronicle honors bartenders who are defining Bay Area cocktail culture (Main Story) February 1st, 2008 |
| Bar Stars: Martin Cate |
| Named by the San Francisco Chronicle as one of six Bay Area bartenders "essential in defining cocktail culture here and across the country" |
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| Summer Drinks August 10, 2006 |
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| Hot Dram! Allspice Liqueur Returns to America March 28, 2008 |
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| Lynn Peril: On The Town February 18, 2007 |
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| Love Potions for Two February 9, 2007 |
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| Bay Area bartenders Earn Toasts at New Orleans Cocktail Event July 27, 2007 |
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| Sipping News April 13, 2007 |
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| Ressurecting Spirits October 19, 2007 |
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| Tiki Takeoff August 5, 2006 |
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| Sipping News: Scaring Up Halloween Cocktails October 26th, 2007 |
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| Sipping News: Tiki Bar Crawl November 2, 2007 |
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| Bartender’s Secret: Maple Syrup October 19, 2007 |
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| Sipping News: Cocktail Week May 11, 2007 |
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| Sipping News: Rumfest February 16, 2007 |
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| Rum's Ship Comes In April 25, 2008 |
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| From Thanksgiving to tree trimming, cocktails to suit every party occasion November 7, 2008 |
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| Chefs.Food.Wine...and cocktails August 12, 2009 |
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| 7x7 Magazine |
| Thank the (Tiki) Gods: Martin Cate is coming to SF June 03, 2009 |
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| Island Fever June 30, 2008 |
| "Unlike most tiki bartenders, Cate is as serious about his drinks as are any of the top mixologists in San Francisco, and he’s the only one from the tiki world you will ever see at the educational spirits tastings and distillery tours sponsored by the local bartenders’ guild." |
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| Forbidden Island Farewell Feb. 2009 |
| "If not a Tiki God (sorry), Cate is certainly considered one of the world's top authorities on this overlooked cocktail art form. While tropical and sometimes kitschy, Cate's drinks were always remarkably complex, balanced, and delcious." - Jordan Mackay |
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| San Francisco Magazine |
| Old Bartenders, New Bars November 2009 |
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| Night Watch: “Mai Tai One On” June 2006 |
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| The Secret Stays With Him Backstory January 2007 |
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| Year Of The Cocktail Main Story January 2007 |
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| Imbibe Magazine |
| Sappy Story March/April 2008 |
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| Rocking Out Sept/Oct 2008 |
| Article about ice featuring an original recipe, the 2070 Swizzle. |
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| USA Today |
| 10 Great Places to Carry a Torch for Tiki Bars Travel section August 3rd 2007 |
| Online Edition |
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| East Bay Express |
| Voted Best Tiki Bar 2006 |
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| Alameda Magazine |
| Best of Alameda Editor's Choice Issue September/October 2006 |
| Best Quick Trip to Tahiti |
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| Feature on Pina Coladas Issue November 2006 |
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| Take Five with Will "The Thrill" Viharo Issue January 2007 |
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| Best of Alameda 2007 Issue September/October 2007 |
| Best Cocktails |
| Runner Up: Best Happy Hour |
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| Men's Book |
| Absinthe Without Leave Spring/Summer 08 |
| See Page 80 |
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| Diablo Magazine |
| The Easy Bay’s NEW Nightlife March 2007 |
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| Liam Mayclem’s Top 5 Happy Hour Spots |
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| Tiki Tempest August 2007 |
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| Today Show |
| Rum Sales on the Rise – Filmed at Forbidden Island Aired June 29, 2007 |
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| Culinary Concierge Magazine |
| Crescent City Blossom Featured Summer 2007 |
| Tied for 3rd place nationwide at the Tales of the Cocktail 5th Annual Cocktail Competition |
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| Sunset Magazine |
| What to do in Northern California December 2006 |
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| Contra Costa Times |
| Forbidden Island is Strangely Welcoming November 30, 2006 |
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| US Airways Inflight Magazine |
| Material World: The Mai Tai July 2007 |
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| San Francisco Bay Guardian |
| Bars of Mystery June 14, 2007 |
| Online Edition |
| Printable Version |
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| Best of the Bay 2007 Edition |
| Best Place to Shake Your Grass Skirt |
| Online Edition |
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| Tiki Wiki January 31, 2007 |
| Online Edition |
| Printable Version |
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| You Tube |
| Forbidden Island on Eye On The Bay |
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| Martin discusses fire garnish at Tales of the Cocktail 2008 |
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| Other |
| Jeffrey Morgenthaler Blog |
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| Twenty Seventy Swizzle at Cocktailnerd.com October 8th, 2008 |
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| Daiquiri Days and Tiki Nights - Hedonia Blog |
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| "It's Tiki Time" from Tasting Panel Magazine Feb. 2009 |
| "Rum-based tiki drinks are making big waves again." by Camper English |
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| It's Tiki Time from Bars and Clubs Magazine - Australia November 2008 |
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| Smuggler's Cove soon to open rum-running in San Francisco July 2, 2009 |
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| Spirited Dinner 2009 Review with Martin Cate and Jeff "Beachbum" Berry July 29, 2009 |
| An entry in the Tales of the Cocktail communal blog by Chuck "Gumbo Pages" Taggart |
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| Five Tastes from SF Chefs - Beer at Joe's Blog August 8, 2009 |
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| The Dead Reckoning at Nirvino (video) September 2009 |
| See a how-to video of one of Martin's best drinks! Filmed at his home bar. |
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| Interview with Martin Cate on RumDood.com October 5, 2009 |
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