San Jose: Remember Don the Beachcomber? Documentary film, tiki bazaar today

If you’re a fan of tiki cocktails and culture, you’re probably aware of its “founding father,” Donn Beach, who founded a string of Don the Beachcomber restaurants in the mid-20th century.

And you might be aware that most of his personal story was a well-crafted marketing ploy (not unlike what was done with Sarah Winchester to make her mansion a tourist attraction).

His life and the fascinating subculture that grew from it are the subject of a new documentary, “The Donn of Tiki,”...