Tai'd up  Published: Monday, March 14, 2011, 7:53 PM    
Updated: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 3:19 PM  Jeff Berry brings on
the paternity test, a bit like an episode of Maury but for
cocktails. In a scandalous twist, there are three potential
fathers laying claim to the Mai Tai (pronounced May-tay. Yes,
you've been saying it wrong.)  Despite his self-admittedly dated
references, Mr Berry talks the audience through the suburban
dominance of Tiki culture before their astonished faces, mostly
at the accompanying attire.  Thanks to the Tiki obsessions of
Idaho and Iowa, it became a matter of some importance to be the
originator said drink. So, we have:  In the red corner: Trader
Vic and his Misleading Lifestyle. The self-styled buccaneer was
apparently scared of bugs and hated the heat. Nevertheless, TV
took his influences seriously and fashioned a brand that still
trundles on. He claimed to have invented it in 1944. In an
afternoon. He was the legally-recognised originator until the
1970s. And, kind of, by the near