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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1988

N

o problem!" the late
Sammy Lieberman
used to say when
folks wanted something extra
at their Raleigh House
affairs.
But Sammy himself did
have a problem . . . The thing
he always hoped for . . . his
everlasting dream . . . never
did come true.
It was to eventually have a
hotel, catering and total con-
vention center on the site
where Raleigh House has
now been torn down.
However, like the saying
goes about apples not falling
far from the tree, one of the
persons who worked with
him, Marci Coggan, is seem-
ingly fulfilling Sammy's vi-
sion . . . sort of as a memorial
tribute to the man she serv-
ed and admired from 1972 to
1976.
As director of sales and
marketing of the new Van
Dyke Park, Van Dyke north of
13 Mile, she has constantly
strived toward this goal .. .
and sees its fruitful reality as
Michigan's only one ac-
credited by the International
Association of Conference
Centers.
Van Dyke Park opened
December 1987 . . . a $23
million unbelievable project
that seems to beckon with its
hundreds of thousands of
square feet divided into a
restaurant, hotel and con-
ference center that offer
businesses, and business
travelers all the necessary
facilities to enhance their pro-
ductivity and yet provide the
warmth and presence that en-
sures a social atmosphere for
dining and banquet events.
The six-story hotel and con-
ference center includes
beeper rental, car rental, 250
guest rooms that include
about 100 luxurious suites,
teleconferencing capabilities,
200-seat auditorium with
large rear-screen projection,
up to 66,000 sq. ft. of ex-
hibit/meeting places for con-
ferences, etc. . . . The Central
Park Ballroom (all ballrooms
there are named after parks)
has an over 500-person
capacity with division
available for smaller groups
. . . Names of 11 parks are
represented.
Passing through the comfor-
table, cozy-looking lounge bar,
we entered the new Ivy's In
The Park restaurant . . . with
its pinks and teal decor .. .
Dark pink tablecloth, light

pinkish beige cloth walls, teal
napkins.
The relaxed, fine-dining at-
mosphere of this 158-seating
room was conducive to the ad-
vent of a joyous meal . . . Hard
to believe that this was once
a Hoffman House restaurant
attached to a Midway Motor
Lodge . . . so much has been
done for the chameleon-like
change . . . (It was complete-
ly gutted).
Ivy's In The Park
restaurant serves the entire
convention center, baking its
own breads and pastries .. .
We enjoyed the gracious effi-
ciency of waitperson Jesse
Fleming, who brought us
Ivy's chicken consomme that
didn't taste like the chicken
hardly touched some boiling
water . . . Julienned carrots,
leeks and wild mushrooms in
the soup were plentiful .. .
My grilled salmon was to
perfection . . . so very tasty
and tender, yet firm . . . ac-
companied by delicious
pineapple rice . . . Jesse
brought a tray of luscious-
looking pastries made at Ivy's
that had the devil's look of
temptation.
Ivy's is a pleasant place to
dine . . . with its square
alcoves, large round
chandeliers, padded booths of
floral design on back, and
other appointments of quiet
elegance . . . Why waste
words on salt and pepper
shakers, one might ask, if
they've never been to Ivy's .. .
They aren't the mundane
type, but rather more so con-
versation pieces that people
would like to take home ex-
cept that all waitpersons
must account for them.
I enjoyed Poully-Fousse"
from Le Cruvenet which is
very welcomed to allow diners
their choice of fine wines by
the glass.
Chef Ron Gasior is former-
ly of The Whitney . . . Chef
Reggie Wilson was at 1940
Chophouse . . . Ice carvings
for banquets and parties are
made by Chef Gene Fryle .. .
Ivy's dining room manager is
Bob Nash.
Van Dyke Park Hotel and
Convention Center has just
about everything needed for
such a facility . . . 32
meeting/dining rooms, state-
of-the-art audio-visual equip-
ment, indoor pool with
atrium and cabana bar,
whirlpool, sauna, etc.
Remember that tall door
Sammy, Lieberman had in the
back at Raleigh House? .. .
People thought he was nuts
until Chevy and others began