THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, September 28, 1984

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becue ribs, frog legs, lamb chops,
breast of chicken, ground sirloin,
etc.
Upstairs, Mario prepars crisp
roasted Long Island duckling
with black cherry sauce, scallops,
shrimp, crab and_ fish bound with
dill sauce in puff pastry, medall-
ions of salmon garnished with
shrimp, Provimi veal (that's the
only kind used) sauteed with mar-
sala wine and cream, chicken
breast in port wine sauce, mari-
nated lamb chops, swordfish,
Dover sole, white fish, etc.
The Vinyards wine cellar con-
tains an impressive selection of
California wines, administered by
Les Kahrnoff, beverage manager,
with about 180 wines priced from
$20 per bottle.
Personalized menus at no
charge are a hit with persons hav-
ing an occasion.
Marlowe's, the entertainment
featured area, with its dance floor,
live music, beautiful mirrored
and brick decor, offers cocktails
. . . Monday evenings brings folks
for the big band sound . . . and
Wednesdays is a free wine and
cheese session from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Also on Wednesdays, beautiful
models walk from the Franklin
Grille to Vinyards upstairs and
back . . . in the 12 noon fashion
show.
Originally built at the begin-
ning of the 1940s, the Vinyards
Restaurant operated only on Fri-
days, Saturdays and Sundays dur-
ing its first years . . . due to the
constrictions of wartime economy
. . . Even though its operations
were limited, the French
chateau-styled Vinyards mir-
rored hopeful dreams of the era in
its candle-lit charm . . . On each
table, the Vinyards owner, Paul
Borgman, had placed an empty
wine bottle . . . and into the wax of
a hundred candlesticks dripping
down its neck, patrons had
pressed shining pennies to sym-
bolize their most intimate wishes
. . . for a speedy and lasting peace
. . . for safe return of loved ones .. .
or for the birth of new love and
prosperity in the post-war years.
Borgman built the tavern on
acreage behind his small home in
then-rural Southfield . . . He
worked a full-time job, by day, but
reserved evenings and weekends
for pursuing his lifelong dream
. . . to open a provincial-style res-
taurant on the property, set in the
rolling countryside northwest of
Detroit and south of the tiny
Franklin Village, an area dotted
by small farms and apple or-
chards.
The building still stands on the
site that was once the Beebe
Farm, and later Tibbett's apple
orchard . . . but the setting is far
from rural, as growth of met-
ropolitan Detroit has pushed
prosperity and prestige into the
area . . . The Vinyards present-
day neighbors are prime-movers
and achievers . . . in business and
community . . . and their visions
and expectations, just as
Borgman's, are alive in the re-
newed spirit of the fieldstone
chateau . . . revived today in the
Vinyards unique dining/
entertainment trio.
Vinyards upstairs, through the
precise classicism of its formal

dining room and traditional
Continental-American cuisine,
retains the provincial European
air that Borgman painstakingly
invoked in his original design .. .
The more casual Franklin Grille,
where fish, steaks and burgers
sear over a Mesquite grille and
seafood delicacies loiter in nests of
crushed ice in adjacent "raw" bar,
recalls allure and conviviality of
the post-war era . . . Marlowe's, a
night club tucked away in the
Vinyards lower level, radiates
charm like a shiny, copper penny
. . . as neon arches and illumi-
nated glassblock provide the daz-
zle and glow to its stunning inter-
ior.
It is doubtful that Paul
Borgman or the patrons he.served
during Vinyards earliest years
could have imagined the im-
mense, high-tech and high-rise
office and residential complexes
that would, one day, glisten from
the roadside of Northwestern
Highway, as they laid founda-
tions for the future . . . in stone
and mortar . . . pennies and
candlewax . . . but the best of their
wishes and product of their
dreams are still reflected in ele-
gant Vinyards Restaurants and
night club.
Years ago, Phillip Fisher's
father, Max Fisher, met wife Mar-
jorie in Marvin Alexander's home
. . . Today, Phil and Marvin are
partners in a restaurant business
that has been rebuilt on an impoi-
tant single item . . . good common
sense . . . This, Marvin and Toni
have without reservation.
WHO'S WHERE ... Alexan-
der Zonjic and his flute end Satur-
day night at Murdock's, Crooks
Rd., Rochester . . . Rumples-
tiltskin, assemblage of seven
multi-talented musicians and
vocalists, fuse a diverse range of
sounds from classical to jazz to
blues through Oct. 6 at Fanny's,
Troy-Hilton Hotel, Stephenson at
Maple.
EVER HEAR OF birthday
party in a bakery? . . . Hubby
Robert Boorstein was saying how
much wife Ellen loved sweets .. .
and so had a 30th surprise shindig
for 30 people at Baker's Loaf on
Northwestern Highway.
It was a wander-around buffet
amid balloons, favors and five ta-
bles . . . with entire menu made by
Baker's Loaf owners Paula and
Duane Christ . . . Seafood pizza
with champagne toast, variety of
quiches, pastries, Italian ices and
chocolate mousse tart.
SUSAN WOODMAN, 5 to 8
cocktail time pianist at Kingsley
Inn, N. Woodward, is
"Sousaphone The Clown" when
she and drummer hubby Pete do
music education programs in pub-
lic and private schools.
CRICKETS RESTAURANT
has opened . . . at Pine Lake Mall,
. . . in locale of former Tony Ro-
ma's . . . Abe Duke, working days
and nights, is general manager.
JUST A SMALL intimate lit-
tle party at Como's on Woodward
and Nine Mile . . . celebrating
George Grego's 50th birthday .. .
We just happened to meander in
for a bite, not knowing what was
going on . . . and there were

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WISHES EVERYONE
A VERY HEALTHY & HAPPY
NEW YEAR

Stan Snitz, Herb Goldberg

and Families of

DELICATESSEN & RESTAURANT

13821 W. 9 MILE RD. • Oak Park

548-1111 or 541-2888

Wish Their Customers, Relatives & Friends

A HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

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We Will Close Wed., Sept. 26 at 3 p.m.
Reopening Fri., Sept. 28 at 11 a.m.

We Will Close Fri., Oct. 5 at 3 p.m.
Reopening Sun., Oct. 7 at 11 a.m.

PAT ARCHER

The Management and Employees of

Cavali6ur

Offer Best Wishes
For A Year Of Peace, Good

Health, Happiness and The
Joy Of Lasting Friendships

To Our Customers and Friends

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May They Be Inscribed In
The Book of Life

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