THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

PRE-CHRISTMAS - POST NEW YEAR'S SPECIAL

Danny Raskin's

iThe Best of Everything

AS THE EXPRESSION
goes, "Good things come in
small packages" . . . And so
it is with the new ultra
gourmet restaurant,
Raphael's, which quietly
opened about three weeks
ago in the Sheraton-Oaks
Hotel across from 12-Oaks
Mall on Novi Rd.
Here is truly exquisite
dining in a very elegant at-
mosphere . . . with French
cuisine for only 42 diners at
one time . . . booths and ta-
bles . . . Those who go to
Raphael's must expect to
spend at least three hours of
epic moments in the annals
of gastronomy.
It is a high gourmet res-
taurant that does not place
all the emphasis on show at
the expense of its food .. .
Surely elegance symbolized
only by fire and ice is fake
elegance . . . This, Raphael's
is not guilty of . . . the total
concentration is on perfect
quality food . . . excellently
prepared . . . and impecca-
ble service.
at
Raphael's
Sheraton-Oaks is classic
cuisine ... with prepara-
tion by youthful Chef de
Cuisine Keith Famie, well
noted in fine dining cir-
cles, and for his many
appearances on WXYZ-
TV's "Kelly & Co." among
others ... Of Chef Keith
Famie, he is like a good
bottle of wine that gets
better with age.
Paul Terzano, maitre
d'hotel, was Keith's in-
structor at Southwest Oak-
land Vocational Center,
where he still teaches cook-
ing.
Also in the Raphael's
kitchen is Sous Chef Glen
Gariepy, an agressive
worker with a certificate in
the culinary arts from
Schoolcraft College.
Executive chef for the
entire Sheraton-Oaks,
Remy Berdy, certainly
needs no introduction.
Everything is made
from scratch at
Raphael's ... No such
thing as powders or star-
ters .. unheard of things
by someone justly pride-
ful of his fine-dining
preparations as is Chef
Keith Famie.
There were four in our
party that was graciously
greeted and seated by Paul
. . . so very attentive and
r warm.
No small surprise . . .
very pleasant and without
limit . . . was the discovery
of our waiter . . . Achille
Bianci . . . whose courteous
and utmost-efficient ways
were standouts while wait-
ing on us at another local
dining spot . The charm
and grace of Achille adds
much for an enjoyable eve-
ning.
Our superb, elegant din-
ing experience at Raphael's
was further enhanced by
the wonderful presentation
of foods, gorgeous color pat-
terns . . . on the exquisite
platinum - and - eggshell
bone china ... with Ittala
crystal service pieces and

silver place settings.
Following a fine bottle
of Dom Perignon cham-
pagne, the parade of high
gourmet cuisine followed
with fabulous results.
Appetizers incltided .. .
Escargots en Croute, game,
poultry and meat pates, a
four-tiered seafood mousse
of sea scallops, salmon, lobs-
ter and conch served with a
lemon balm sauce . . . the
herbs from Chef Keith's
own garden at the hotel .. .
and sweet breads sauteed
with celery, carrots, dijon
mustard and glace de Via-
nde.
Our Potage Parmentier
was excellent . . . Morrie
Epstein of Allied Paper
Products enthused that his
cream of potato soup easily
ranked as the best he has
ever had . . . My game lentil
soup was superb.
Chef Keith's champagne
grapefruit sorbet followed
. . . and then on to the main
courses.
Three in our party had
the same entree, Homard
Raphael . . . shelled 11/2 lb.
Maine lobster, poached
mussels and delicious sea
scallop mousse . . . served in
a Sorrel dill sauce . . . This
dish is truly a masterpiece
. . . Morrie preferred his
Dover Sole, which is
flown in on a regular
basis, served dry . . . It
comes, however, in a
herb butter and cham-
pagne sauce that virtu-
ally tingles the taste buds
. • • The sauce was
brought on the side and I
savored a nectar of ele-
gant character.
The desserts were
heavenly . . . white choco-
late mousse with pistachio
nuts and a sauce of fresh
raspberries oozed with culi-
nary greatness . . . French
flourless chocolate cake .. .
and poached egg whites
with a coffee sauce.
Persons who enjoy the
choice delicacy of fine din-
ing will be enthused with
Raphael's . . . and its ele-
gant yet simple, uncrowded,
easy-to-read single-page
menu.
Joel Gordon, chef du pro-
vision (purchasing agent)
buys food from all over the
world ... If strawberries are
wanted in winter, he'll get
them from New Zealand .. .
Fresh raspberries will come
from Chile.
Sheraton-Oaks is de-
signer Steven Mitchell's
first hotel, and as a result of
his fine work he is now part
of the design staff for Shera-
ton International . . . cur-
rently working on a new
hotel in Jamaica.
Larry Wisne, one of the
principals at Sheraton-
Oaks, and the person
who initially conceived
the idea for Raphael's,
combined with Steve to
promote one goal in mind
. .. providing the finest
possible ... in an atmos-
phere of subtle elegance.
Plum suede walls are
highlighted with a touch of
brass . . . and complemented

Friday, November 26, 1982

by taupe, grey and plum
carpeting.
A lucite serving cart and
appetizer show table helps
to enhance the excitement
of beluga caviar, salmon
mousse or any of the exotic
desserts.
Handmade custom Ita-
lian art deco chandeliers
were created and imported
especially for Raphael's to
highlight the aubergene-
colored Belgium-cut velvet
booths.

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