The Torrid Story of Fassionola

Sit back with some Passionola Cocktails, enjoy the fruits of our detective work – a culinary and cultural history, and illustrated story of mixology’s most mysterious ingredient – Passionola – now known simply as “fassionola.” We tell how Passionola touched the lives of music publishers, actors, dancers, soft-porn directors, suspected mob associates, and barmen keen to keep the legend alive. As it was advertised, P/Fassionola really was the “Taste Thrill of the Century.”

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM• T&C Ballroom C • $50

Martin S. Lindsay, Gregorio Pantoja, and Renowned Mixologist Doc Parks

Martin S. Lindsay is an art director, food historian, writer, and board chair of the Culinary Historians of San Diego. Martin wrote Ninety Years of Classic San Diego Tiki, contributed to Tim Ferriss’ bestselling book, Gregorio Pantoja is a Co-Author, Professor of History, founder of The Kon-Tig Tiki Bar (pending non-profit), Doc Parks is a Renowned Mixologist has established some of the world’s top tiki Bars such as Pagan Idol, Zombie Village, and Wilfred’s.