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Business expansion until today By 1954, the war was over and Trader Vic opened his restaurants in San Francisco, Oakland, and Beverly Hills and a cocktail lounge in Seattle and Chicago. And his next step were brought by his existing clients. "All this time, we didn't have big contracts with Hilton. And we didn't have big contract with Western. We just exchanged letters. And it stayed that way for good many years, until Mr. Hilton got some new people in the company and they wanted big contracts. Oh well, I don't believe in big contracts. I believe in the integrity of people. The honesty of purpose. Most people think you can't do business that way any more. I believe you can and still do it. But we ended up with fifteen- and twenty-page contracts with the Hilton Company and finally ended up doing the same with Western. I don't know. Itıs a laugh." Along with his 'big' contracts, Trader Vic's restaurants were opened outside the United States shortly after. Today you can taste his original Mai Tai in Thailand, Lebanon, Egypt, Germany, England, Spain, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan as well as several locations in the United States. His Cocktails |
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- Who is Trader Vic?- Hinky Dinks - War Times - Business expansion until today |
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"Some I have gathered at their origin and others are my own concoctions."His Cocktail Menu His Original Mai Tai Recipe |
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"Follow the directions and you'll love the results. Watch out for your ulcers."See the recipes |
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See the photos of one of his restaurants in Atlanta, Hilton Hotel and the cocktails. Enter the gallery |
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