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Trader Vic's is a restaurant and tiki bar chain headquartered in Emeryville, California, United States. Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (December 10, 1902 in San Francisco – October 11, 1984 in Hillsborough, California ) founded a chain of Polynesian -themed restaurants that bore his nickname, "Trader Vic".
Trader Vic’s was one of the first restaurant brands to prioritize developing its atmosphere. For Vic, the dining experience was just as important as serving high-quality food and drinks.
Almond pressed duck at the Su Hong Eatery in Palo Alto, California Almond pressed duck at Trader Vic's Restaurant in Emeryville, California. Almond pressed duck, also known as Mandarin pressed duck (Chinese: 窩燒鴨; pinyin: wōshāoyā; Jyutping: wo1 siu1 ngaap3), was a popular Cantonese dish in Chinese and Polynesian-themed restaurants in the United States in the middle of the 20th century.
Andrew Scott Zimmern (born July 4, 1961) is an American chef, restaurateur, television and radio personality, director, producer, businessman, [5] food critic, and author.. Zimmern is the co-creator, host, and consulting producer of the Travel Channel television series Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods America, Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations, Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre ...
Victor J. Bergeron claimed to have invented the Mai Tai in 1944 at his restaurant, Trader Vic's, in Oakland, California, US. [2] Trader Vic's forerunner, Donn Beach, claimed to have instead first created it in 1933, although a longtime colleague said that Beach was actually just alleging that the Mai Tai was based on his Q.B. Cooler cocktail.
Crab rangoon was on the menu of the "Polynesian-style" restaurant Trader Vic's in Beverly Hills in 1955 [14] and in San Francisco since at least 1956.[15] [16] [17] Although the appetizer has the name of the Burmese city of Rangoon, now known by Burmese as 'Yangon', [18] the dish was probably invented in the United States by Chinese-American chef Joe Young working under Victor Bergeron ...
Trader Vic's: Polynesian-themed restaurants United States, worldwide 18 Had more locations during the Cold War era. Tumbleweed Tex Mex Grill & Margarita Bar: Mexican United States (Kentucky and four Midwestern states) 19 Twin Peaks: Sports bar United States 61 Uno Pizzeria & Grill: Pizza United States 102 Valentino's: Italian United States 36
The PB2Y, or PB2Y Gremlin, is a tiki drink created by Victor Bergeron as part of a series of "gremlin" drinks for his Trader Vic's restaurants during World War II. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Ingredients