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As you welcome in the
New Year, we want to thank
you for the warm welcome
extended during our first year.

We look forward to sharing
your simcha in years to come.

Wishing you and your family
L'Shana Tova

SOUTHFIELD

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27033 Northwestern Highway, Southfield

356-7400

Wishing Our Friends and
Customers A Healthy & Happy

New Year

BILLY ROSE

QUARTET

FOR DINING & DANCING

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22106 Coolidge at 9 Mile in the A & P Shopping Center
398.5502

Wish It's
Customers and Friends
A VERY HEALTHY
AND HAPPY
NEW YEAR

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1990

Nicky's Restaurant Has Been
A Pleasant 7-Year Surprise

DANNY RASKIN

Local Columnist

S

even years to celebrate
doesn't seem like a
long time, but to Nick
Sorise and. John Reaser of
Nicky's in Top of Troy
Building on W. Big Beaver, it
has to be a badge of some-
thing.
Not just because of being in
the restaurant/nitery game
with its high mortality rate,
but that so many never ex-
pected them to last more than
a year at most . . . Especially
after taking over the same
locale following demises of
Bonaventure, Kogy's and
Sidney's.
But here they are, still go-
ing strong . . . and even get-
ting up more steam.
Nicky's seventh anniver-
sary was Mardi Gras style
with its balloons, colorful ar-
rays and jam-packed surroun-
dings . . . So much good food
by Executive Chef John
DiCeco and his staff, laughter
and fun frolicking galore, con-
viviality in much abundance.
Chuck Daly shaking hands
and smiling when folks men-
tion that no one will beat the
Pistons next year; Carol
Bobier, day manager, wearing
the new mini flounce and her
usual big smile; Rosalie Fox;
Stuart Left; Linda Caruso,
evening hostess past three
years, remembering when she
opened Nicky's seven years
ago; John, Nick and their
night manager, Steve Blow, in
tuxedos for the always-festive-
filled shindig; Yale Upfall;
Ernest Drucker getting his
exercise with a lot of dancing.
First time in eons folks
have seen Arthur Klein in a
shirt and tie . . . but wasn't for
long . . . Off came his tie and
jacket, baring bright red
suspenders on the dance floor
as he kept up with the
Nouveute beat; WJR Radio
Sports Director Frank
Beckman; John Psaila, ex-
NFL back; Excalibur's Marty
and Karen Wilk; Antonio and
Linda Foglio; Nick Sorise bus-
ing tables; John Reaser carry-
ing trays of food; Dr. Eddie
Hayes; David Israel with the
name of the country where he
was born . . . David came here
in 1981 from Munich where
he worked with the Israeli
government . . . He still main-
tains a home in Haifa; Mar-
cie Kogan, etc.
While eyeing the crowd, one
couldn't help but recall that
this was number seven for a
place folks had once said,

"Well, here goes another one"
. . . Nick and John have sure
fooled them . . . the doubters
soon learning that Nicky's
was for real . . . here to stay
as a popular restaurant/
nitery power . . . Nice to see
something like this happen to
a couple of guys like Nick and
John.
SHEL ROTT tapped wife
Carol on the shoulder and
said, "You know what? She's
good!" . . . He was talking
about their 18-year-old
daughter, Michelle Rott, who
was first place winner in the
quarter-final round of the
WJR and Dodge Quest for Ex-
cellence talent competition at
Oakland Community Col-
lege's Smith Theatre.
Michelle won in pop (three
categories are pop, jazz and
classical) for her singing of
"On My Own" from Les
Miserables . . . Semi finals are
Oct. 3 at OCC and finals Jan.
8 at the Fisher Theatre .. .
Michelle is a freshman in
music and business at
Eastern Michigan University
. . . Shel and Carol have per-
formed before thousands of
people . . . but probably never
got as big a thrill.

CONGRATS . . . to Al
Resnick . . . on his 80th birth-
day . . . celebrated with party
by wife Jean at Gibbys . . . Al
and Jean now live in Palm
Aire, Fla. . . . to Isabelle
Unrot . . . on her 85th birth-
day . . . With weekend
festivities of dinner, party and
Sunday brunch by her family.
25TH ANNIVERSARY
celebration of Machus Red
Fox, Maple and Telegraph,
will benefit Michigan Opera
Theatre's community pro-
grams, this Sunday, 4 p.m. to
8 p.m.
Broadway musical sketches,
Master Chef Leopold
Schaeli's buffet, and open bar
will highlight the special
anniversary.
Nina Machus, wife of
Machus CEO and president,
and award-winning Kings-
wood musical director, will be
featured vocalist ("Why Do I
Love You" and "Make
Believe") as the newly-
refurbished Machus Red Fox
becomes, for one day only, a
lively stage showcasing the
talents of MOT artists perfor-
ming at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
with excerpts from Showboat,
Phantom of the Opera and
Michigan Music in Revue.
Bob and Nina will also be
host and hostess along with
MOT President Dr. David
DiChiera and wife Karen, its

programs
community
director.
Admission of $40 per person
is partially tax deductible '
($30) . . . Call Mary Jo
Cinador at Machus Enter-
prises, 642-1560.
DOUBLE FAMILY retire-
ment celebration was recent-
ly as Flossie and Leon Maloff
put their work loads behind,
them . . . Flossie was 18 years
with the Marianne stores and
Leon 43 years a vendor at
Tiger Stadium . . . Surprise j
party for them was given by c
son Larry and wife Michelle
and son Howard.
GET WELL wishes . . . to
Sherre Gladstone.
PHIL KATZ will be
honored at a dinner this
Wednesday, Carl's Chop
House, on being named
Master Mason of the Year for '
the Oak Park Craftsman
Lodge.
FOURTH ANNUAL De-
troit Festival of Arts is 11
a.m. to 7:30 p.m. today and

Nicky's has beaten
the average
restaurant mortality
statistic.

tomorrow, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, with art lovers hav-
ing a unique opportunity to
see and buy the works of ove:.
100 artists on Cass and Kir-
by . . . There'll also be foui
stages of continuous music,
jazz, blues, gospel and coun-
try . . . plus a wide variety of
ethnic goods with 18 booths
surrounding center stage . . .
WJBK TV Children's Fair
Wonderworld will let the kid:.
produce and video themselves
in a "news segment" among
the over 30 available ac-
tivities for youngsters . . . The
Children's Fair is Saturday
and Sunday.
LAST YEAR, Indianwoot
Golf and Country Club and
The Beaumont Foundation
hosted its first Beaumont
Miracle Golf Classic and rais-
ed $100,000 to benefit,
children's services at William
Beaumont Hospital . . . Thel
anticipated figure for this
Wednesday is over $150,000
. . . Its executive committee
includes Jeffrey Tackel, presi-[
dent of Adat Shalom Men
Club, and Paul Jacobs of Fo
Radio Network . . . Sher
August was coordinator wit
Vera Stojanovic of th
Children's Miracle Networ
telethon that raised over $1.5
million locally with all pro-

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