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BEST OF EVERYTHING
DANNY RASKIN
SERVING YOU FOR 7 YEARS IN THE SAME WALNUT LAKE RD. LOCATION
2080 Walnut Lake Rd. at Inkster
Featuring
West Bloomfield
Superb Milk Fed Veal • Fresh Seafood Daily
Serve in an authentic traditional New York Italian-style atmosphere
Reservations Suggested For Your Convenience
Your Host:
Your Hostess:
851-2500
after 3 p.m.
Ruthe Wagner
Al Valente
SUNDAY
BRUNCH
Served from 10 to 2 p.m.
Enjoy over 40 freshly prepared items such as: Beef
Stroganoff, Baked Cod and Fried Chicken, Cheese
Blintzes, English Trifle and freshly baked pies and pastries.
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Children 7 and under '4.95
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It happens every Monday through Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. and includes
your choice of Meriwether's "Fresh from Nature Entrees." There's the
Chicken Teriyaki Vegetables, Chicken Meriwether, Petite Top Sirloin,
Fresh Boston Scrod and our unique San Francisco Stirfry.
And your complete dinner includes your choice of Seafood Chowder or
Steak Soup, salad and our famous teacup bread. Plus, your choice of
coffee, tea or milk and Haagen Daz ice cream or sherbet for dessert.
Join us soon for a fabulous feast you won't soon forget!
American Expnna and other
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AS LOVELY AND charming
as Somerset Inn on W. Big Beaver
in Troy has been, since being built
in 1973 . . . a vast cosmetic treat-
ment will give it a completely new
look.
L'Auberge, 160-seater fine din-
ing restaurant at Somerset Inn,
featured with a Tabletop Award
in the August issue of Michigan
Hospitality Restaurant magazine,
will, in January, undergo changes
of design to go along with the Inn's
contemporary setting . . . Bar
lounge will be completely gutted
. . . redone . . . serving breakfast
and lunch . . . with disco dancing
in the evening.
No more rustic French colonial
setting . . . A contemporary look of
elegance for gracious dining will
take its place . . . The huge iron
chandeliers will be removed and
structural beams painted . . . The
room will have more of a brass and
glass look . . . No more stucco
walls . . . and original art will re-
place those of old pictures, land-
marks, etc. . . . L'Auberge name
will be gone too.
But the service of today will
continue to be good . . . so long as
people like waitress Vickey
Vasha are retained . . . Her smil-
ing warmth, efficiency, courtesy
and know-how are welcomed as-
sets.
And there's already a new chef,
too . . . Sterling Maxfield . . . most
recently from Waikiki, Hawaii
. . . and before that the London
Chop House and La Marmite.
Vickey brought us a fine lunch
recently . . . The appetizer of fried
brie coated with walnuts and al-
monds and served with a plum
sauce, was an ,outstanding pre-
lude . . . You must try the
homemade black bean soup with
sherry, spices, scallions and sour
cream . . . It takes a place among
the best around . . . Jennifer King,
director of sales, with whom we
had lunch, ordered the seafood
fettucini . . . made with spinach
noodles, shrimp and scallops .. .
sauteed in olive oil, garlic and
heavy cream . . . simmered with
parmigiana cheese . . . We tasted
this elegant dish and sure know
what to order next time . . .
Lunching at L'Auberge with Jen-
nifer, we were in the mood for a
good omelette . . . and this is what
Vickey brought me . . . a fluffy,
amply-filled Western that seemed
to have been made with the same
kind of care the room's gourmet
dishes are prepared : . . This is so
very important . . . Chefs tend to
let down quite a bit when the or-
dinary is ordered . . . and custom-
ers rightfully take it as an offense
against the entire menu . . . The
mark of a good chef and his staff is
ability to prepare everything with
equal deftness . . . Although many
chefs are good at particular things
only, all items on the menu should
receive equal time and conscien-
tiousness . . . Such a trait is
among the marks of a good
kitchen.
Also at lunchtime is an in-
teresting soup, salad and sand-
wich buffet with freshly-carved
roast beef ($4.95).
L'Auberge, which means
"lodge" in French, is open 6:30 to
11 for breakfast . . . 11:30 to 2:30
for lunch and 5:30 to 10:30 dinner
. . . Hours in between when it is
closed, Golden Grape light
lunches are served in the lounge.
Two hundred fifty guest rooms
at Somerset Inn have been com-
pletely renovated . . . plus meet-
ing rooms . . . and Somerset Bal-
lroom which seats up to 350 in one
or three divider rooms . . . A new
party room will be built to seat 80
or more . . . It'll be known as The
Sussex Room.
This coming spring, ground will
be broken for another 150 rooms.
Back to L'Auberge . . . Sunday
brunch is served 10 to 2 . . . with
ten hot items on one table, soup
and salad on another with bagels,-
cream cheese, etc. . . . and a des-
sert table.
About dessert at lunchtime,
Vickey rolled a large cart with so
many goodies . . . tortes, mousses,
cakes, fruit salad.
She's quite a baseball player.
this -Vickey Vasha . . . playing
shortstop on Somerset Inn team
which has won a championship
the last three years in Troy Parks - ,
and Recreation League.
We haven't had dinner at L'Au-
berge in quite a while . . . but have
been told it has improved im-
mensely . . . The tablecloths, cloth
napkins, wine glasses and
candlelight dining were always
plus factors . . . but food prepara-
tion and service were not among
the prominent features.
Somerset Inn. is owned by the
Sam and Jean Frankel family .. .
Stuart, Stanley, Bruce and Je
Elyn Nyman.
HEALTHY LIVING on
WGPR TV-62, 9:30 a.m. every
Thursday morning, is hosted by
Betty Jean Rivkin . . . featuring
free medical advice . . . Subjects
slated for discussion in the coming
weeks are . . . the ongoing pros
and cons of plastic surgery, what
to do about sore feet, making a
person's face look and feel beauti-
ful, whether allergies are inher-
ited, etc.
Dr. Marshall Shapiro, plastic
surgeon; Tamara Friedman,
beauty care expert; Dr. Edwin
Cohen, dermatologist; Dr. Barry
Galison, podiatrist; Dr. Richard
Brown; Park Medical Center; and
Dr. Dale Stone, allergist; appear
on the show and discuss these
topics.
KNOWN AS A major singles
gathering spot in Oakland
County, McFrock's, downstairs of
Roman Terrace, Orchard Lake
Rd. and 12 Mile, has -much civic
involvement . . . During three
months of 1983 and eight months
of 1984, it has raised $8,000 for
various charities . . . More
McFrock's upcoming charity
promotions include multiple -
sclerosis this month, March of .
Dimes in November and a food,
toy and clothing drive again in
December for the Sarah Fisher
Home.
Upstairs at Roman Terrace, a
lighter, brighter and fresher at-
mosphere awaits customers .. .
More spacious, relaxing booths
were added to complete a drama-
tic and intimate surrounding .. .
In addition to the renovation,
owners Bob McDonald and Robert'
Fracchia have added new crea-
tions to their menu for the weight
conscious, pasta and seafood lover
. . . Tom Altenberg is at the e
lounge pieno Tuesday through
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