One of the newest Tiki temples is in an unlikely place: New Orleans. Latitude 29 is the home of Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, the preeminent scholar of Tiki drink history and provenance. When he and his wife Annene decided to open their own Polynesian supper club, they chose a vacant restaurant space in the historic Bienville House hotel in the French Quarter. It’s a great place! Thanks to the Bum’s encyclopedic knowledge and Annene’s business savvy, Latitude 29 has been going strong since 2014. I can’t wait to go back to NOLA and see them again. Okole maluna!