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Sep 19, 2023 · The restaurant was opened by restaurateurs Lee Henry and Bill Sapp, who also brought Columbus yet another iconic restaurant, The Top Steakhouse. The Kahiki was initially designed by Bernard C. Altenbach. Altenbach had the idea of styling the restaurant like a Polynesian or New Guinea meetinghouse, and designed the interior rooms.
Aug 2, 2021 · Bill Regas was the beaming face of Regas Restaurant. Now, he's remembered with a smile. Ryan Wilusz. Knoxville News Sentinel. 0:00. 1:17. Countless first dates, business dinners and...
May 3, 2021 · Remembering the Kahiki Incident. The 1975 confrontation at the famed restaurant is largely forgotten by white Columbus. But for longtime Black residents, it’s a civil rights turning point, a political awakening and a tale of unchecked police violence that continues to resonate. By Aaron Marshall.
Aug 3, 2021 · By William Puckett. Published: Aug. 2, 2021 at 9:03 PM PDT. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Bill Regas, a well-known Knoxville Restaurateur died Monday at the age of 92. Regas was beloved by many in East Tennessee as someone with a friendly smile and who would never forget your name. ”He was the epitome of the gracious southern man. He had that charm.
- William Puckett
Aug 24, 2017 · The Kahiki restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, around the time it opened in 1961. Bill Sapp and Lee Henry open the Kahiki after their Tiki bar, the Grass Shack (opened in 1958), burns down in 1959. The ...
Aug 25, 2010 · The Kahiki, at 3583 E. Broad St., was the brainchild of Bill Sapp and Lee Henry, also the creators of the Top Steak House near Bexley. Their temple of Tiki opened in 1961 after their Tiki bar, the ...
Aug 3, 2021 · Bill Regas, mentor to a host of standout restaurant executives, dies at age 92. Regas was renowned in the Southeast for the service provided at his family's namesake restaurant in Knoxville, Tenn. By Peter Romeo on Aug. 03, 2021.
