Matt Pietrek is a New Orleans-based spirits and cocktail educator, consultant, writer and historian. He writes for his Cocktail Wonk site and numerous other publications. Rum and tropical libations are his particular obsession, and he is the author of Minimalist Tiki: A Cocktail Wonk Look at Classic Libations and the Modern Tiki Vanguard.
The Mai-Kai Is on the Market
What will the future hold for one of the country’s oldest and most iconic tiki bars?
- story: Matt Pietrek
- photo: Dylan + Jeni
