THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

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DANNY RASKIN

CHUCK THURSTON,

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DAVID GOODMAN
WRITES ... "My wife and I

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recently went through an
experience that you would
have loved. Our son-in-law
and daughter, Glenn and
Susan Hammer, opened an
elegant restaurant in Mon-
terey, Calif. They are both
experienced in this field and
each have degrees in hotel
and restaurant manage-
ment — he from University
Nevada, Las Vegas, and
she from Michigan State
University.
"They both worked for
hotel chains. He was food
and beverage manager for
the Hyatt, Pittsburgh, after
leaving Hyatt Dearborn in a
similar capacity. Susan was
in the business end of hotel
management. The last four
years, Susan was purchas-
ing agent for the Del Monte
Lodge and Pebble Beach. I
don't have to tell what a
beautiful spot that is.
Glenn, the last four years,

was operation manager of a
chain of restaurants in the
Carmel, Monterey area
(Sardine Factory, Rogue;
Butcher Shop and a few
others.)
"With this quick review of
their qualifications you can
see that we are talking
about a couple of pros. They
had a chance to lease an his-
torical spot in the center of
downtown Monterey — an
old firehouse. There were
certain restrictions, how-
ever. They could not change
the outside walls. That
meant leaving the two large
overhood doors as well as
the whole fire house ap-
pearance. Also, inside they
could not remove the pole
that the firemen slid down
and the mechanism that
showed the streets where all
the fire boxes (alarms) were.
"They proceeded to gut
the insides and under
Glenn's direction an ar-
chitect drew up a set of
plans to best use the build-
ing. Well, my wife and I ar-
rived well before the open-
ing to see an old firehouse
with a dozen men crawling
on the walls and ceiling. To
say the least, we were dis-
appointed. But each day and'
hour the place began to
change.
"The carpet was laid two
days before opening. The
upholstered chairs and
sofas were brought in, the
bar was completed, the wall
separating the bar area and
the dining area was put up,
the chocaholic bar was
finished with its two refrig-
erated wells for large pans
and one round well with
heating element for hot
fudge and hot chocolate
syrup.
"Suddenly the place was
taking shape. In the mean-
time, we were the happy
guinea pigs for several trial
runs to give the chef and his
crew practice as well as the
waiters and waitresses.
"Opening night was upon
us and we all dressed for the
occasion. The colors are
peach and blue. This is car-
ried throughout the place —
the carpeting, the up-
holstered pieces, the vinyl
pieces in the bar area and
even on the wall decora-
tions. I must add here that
there was no advertising of
opening night. The doors
opened at five o'clock. By
six, the place was jam-
packed. People were coming
and going till two a.m.
Everyone that is anyone in
town was there from all the
government officials to the
bankers, competitors,
friends, suppliers and even
the owner of the Durney
Winery and the owners of
the Obester Winery, two
very fine California
wineries.
"We all went to bed about
dawn, happy and very tired.
"Our final night was cap-
ped with a delicious meal
and then for kicks, Glenn
sat Clint Eastwood and his
entourage at the next table
and as we were leaving,

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GRAND OPENING

BEST OF EVERYTHING

retired entertainment
writer of Detroit Free Press,
who recently passed on, was
from the real world of news-
paper people . . . He very
seldom wrote anything bad
about performers . . . pre-
ferring to slide across other
aspects of the evening
rather than chop people
apart ... I liked Chuck im-
mensely . . . His wife, June,
a true jewel . . . We
tended many affairs to-
gether, and it was a
privilege to sit with them.
Stories galore can be told
about Chuck Thurston .. .
and his world of entertain-
ment . . . Entertainers re-
spected him because of his
fine standards in writing
. . . True newspaper people,
too.
I felt very sad at learning
of Chuck's passing . . . and
because of a date mixup, not
attending memorial serv-
ices for him at Hamilton
Funeral Home in Birming-
ham.
Seymour Schwartz re-
lated a beautiful story told
by Stuart Slatkin during
the eulogy. "There are
people in the world who
take in stray dogs and stray
cats. I know of an instance
where Chuck Thurston's
son brought home a young
boy who had been in diffi-
culty with the law, was
thrown out of school and his
family didn't want anything
to do with him. Chuck's son
asked his father if the boy
could stay with them.
"Chuck said he would
have to talk to June. But
after only a few minutes
conference with June, he
told his son that the boy
could stay. If you believe in
fairy tales, 30 years later,
this boy is an outstanding
attorney and a good citizen.
I am that boy."
Chuck Thurston may
have gone elsewhere . . . but
there are too many
entertainers he has helped
through the years who
won't allow his memory to
be forgotten.

Friday, May 25, 1984

THE OFFICE RESTAURANT

Clint held the door open for
my wife (the gentleman
that he really is).
"P.S. The head bartender
is a young man from Oak
Park. His name is Jeff
Shein. He graduated from
Oak Park High in the early •
"70s."
(Note to David Goodman
. . . What is name of the res-
taurant? I never received
copy of menu you sup-
posedly sent . . . And if you
want to stay on the good side
of your wife, better let me
know what her name is,
also.)
THIRD IN GROUP of
family-owned Corned Beef
King delicatessens opened
in Northland last October
. . . on site of the former
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