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Martin Cate

Martin Cate

Owner and creator of Smuggler's Cove, a world-renowned tiki bar in San Francisco; James Beard Award-winning author and rum cocktail expert.

Jul 18, 2026

The Tiki Talk Show

The Tiki Talk Show

Ep 32 - Martin and Rebecca Cate

Jul 18 · 1h 42m

Rebecca Cate
Rebecca CateGUEST
22:59
because if he'd said um no get out of here who knows
Martin Cate
Martin CateGUEST
23:04
But that's where a lot of really important things happen at VIX.
Martin Cate
Martin CateGUEST
23:09
So this was VIX's second San Francisco location after their legendary 1954 to 1994 location had been gone for quite a while.
Martin Cate
Martin CateGUEST
23:20
This is 2004.
Martin Cate
Martin CateGUEST
23:23
And they tried to come back as a kind of try to bring Trader VIX into the modern era was the initial idea.
Martin Cate
Martin CateGUEST
23:31
And it...
Martin Cate
Martin CateGUEST
23:34
It was a rough lease.

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