When Mo offered me Spam Musubi and apple crisp with whipped cream for my brunch, and Justin started talking about mixing up some Navy Grogs, I knew it was going to be a good day.
When you set foot in Justin and Mo Bird’s house, you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time to the early 1960s. Think mid-mod oranges, olive, aqua. It’s stunning. But when Justin invites you to follow him downstairs to the Hale Manu, you’re gonna need a few minutes to take it in. The Hale Manu is phenomenal. As Justin tends to do when he visits a tiki bar, you’re gonna get a little giddy when you see this space.
Read the rest of the story in Polynesiacs: Tiki at Home, page 215.
Hale Manu, Nashville, Tennessee
