DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
15 Is The Magic Number
At Huge Excalibur Bash
One of metropolitan Detroit's Most
Beautiful and Exciting Restaurants
Wonderfully Prepared Catering
in Your Home, Office or at Our Restaurant
Fine Dining and Live Entertainment
Now Appearing
The Marrones
Tuesday Thm Saturday
28875 Franklin Rd. at Northwestern & 12 mile
Southfield
358-3355
New to Farmington Hills!
Banquet Facilities
for 10 to 300
Situated in the lower level of the
Metropolitan Musicafe of Farmington
Hills, the lovely, new banquet facilities
overlooking a beautiful courtyard and gazebo.
Specializing in Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, Reunions and all other
special occasions.
• Complete Food and Beverage Services
• Meeting Rooms with Audio-Visual Equipment
• Off-Premises Catering and Picnic Services
• Florist • Photographers • Limousine Service
• Music and/or Entertainment
• Convenient Hotel Accommodation
• Large Lighted Parking Area (Valet Service Available)
• Party Planning • Separate Outside Entrance
• Large Lighted Parking Area
34555 W. 12 Mile Road • Farmington Hills • (313) 488 1100
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DANNY RASKIN LOCAL COLUMNIST
t seemed like the immedi ate
there . . . Mort Weisling doing
world was there . . . taki ng
his Detective Columbo for folks
up every inch of space av ail-
. . . No tricks from Excalibur
able as folks reveled at the
manager John Cetrone . . . he
crowded funfest.
was tending bar in the kitchen
This was anniversary n um-
. . . Ricky (Drapkin) Dee pass-
ber 15 for Excalibur on Franklin
ing out his Fretter's on Gratiot
and Northwestern off 12 Mi le
card . . . No more show biz or
Road.
being a talent agent for Ricky
The shindig began at 5: 30
. . . How does Excalibur gener-
p.m., but people who have at-
al manager Victor Dazbaz stay
tended an Excalibur anniv er-
so calm with everybody asking
sary know enough to get the re
him for a table which doesn't
early and button down a tab le.
exist?
Music was outside, greeti Excalibur's 15th anniversary
folks when they got out of c ars
is chalked up as another suc-
. .. and inside as guests join ed
cessful celebration by owner
the merry-making throng . ..
Marty Wilk, Karen and their
The Suzy and Dan duo plus a
gang . . . Maybe next year there
trio had things hopping all
will be tables hanging from the
evening as guys 'n gals like D ar-
ceiling.
line and Marvin Leader kept up
MAX SOSIN recently did
the beat with some ever-nif ty
what he has done for most of his
dance steps.
life . . . make people happy.
As usual, owner Marty Wi lk
Terrible rainy weather
and wife Karen went all-o ut
couldn't dampen the attendance
with the food array that h ad with so many that came to see
people going back for secon ds
Max's one-man show at Con-
and thirds . . . jumbo shrim p,
gregation B'nai David to bene-
vegetables and relishes wit h
fit Jewish National Fund.
dip, chilled pasta primaver a,
He is the last of a wonderful
sauteed soft shell crabs wit h
foursome whose entertainment
garlic butter, baby bay scallo ps
for senior citizens, at hospitals,
with cheese and chives, thos e etc., is legendary . . . Cantor
Excalibur baby back ribs, slice d Hyman Adler, Sammy Woolf
tenderloin, Italian sausage wi th and Hal Gordon.
hot and sweet peppers, chicke n
83-year-old Max was at his
stir fry, coconut chicke n,
best for the large crowd . . . and
Swedish-style veal meat ball. s,
that had to make him feel
vegetable-stuffed won-ton s,
mighty good . . . it always does
baked mussels casino, escargo t
. . . hearing laughter and joyous
. . . and an eye-opening you -
applause . . . A great portion had
name-it sweet table.
heard Max before on a number
Executive chef/owner M arty
of occasions but never get
Wilk still, as always, assume s
enough.
all responsibility for the kitche •
After a short JNF talk, he
. . . Executive night chef Vinc e
took over and didn't stop .. .
Bulone has been there 14 years
backed by smiling and very tal-
. Executive sous chef days i s
ented Marlene Nessel at the
David Berry, 15 years . . . an d
piano . . . For an hour-and-a-
Richard Nell, executive sou s
half, Max gave with the jokes,
chef evenings, is an Excalibu ✓
sang, and told human-interest
veteran of over 10 years.
stories of yesteryears.
A big pleasure to see Roslyn
He dug deep for his jocular
Sparage Glanz walking again
material . . . and put big smiles
. . . She hadn't taken a step fo ✓
on a lot of people whose heavy
a year . . . Circuit Court Judge
laughter was music to his ears
Michael Schwartz affirming
. . . The bad weather kept some
barrister Larry Warren's as -
away, but not too many . . . a
sertion that Michael is the only
wonderful tribute to Max.
Jewish justice in Macomb
REUNION DEPT. . . . All
County . . . and Macomb's first
1947 Central High grads will
Jewish circuit court judge.
have a 46 1/2-year get-together
Saul Kalt telling Emanuel
Oct. 10 at Novi Hilton, Hag-
Stewart that he is down to his
gerty Road . . . Reservations
fighting weight . . . The noted
must be made by Oct. 1 . none
trainer (Tommy Hearns, etc.)
at the door ... Guys 'n gals from
saying, "You need a magician,
six states have already sent
not a trainer!"
"We're coming!" responses .. .
Fifteens all over the place
Call Lenore Atlas Kahn, 626-
. . . balloons outside and inside
0640; or Diane Lightstone Kem-
. . . You name the garb, it was
per, 626-8551; or Sharon
I
Washnancy Allen, 626-3221.
THIS IS THE ninth straight [
year that Boodles on 11 Mile
and 1-75 has been serving Sun- ;
day brunch . . . It's nowhere
near a record ... but how about
this . . . In all the nine years,
Boodles has never changed its
prices . . . $10.95 adults, and
children $5.95 . . . The popular
Sunday food-fest is 10:30 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
THERE'LL SOON be a
new look, new menu and new
items to go along with the new
ownership of Modern Deli-
catessen-Restaurant on Green-
field and 10 Mile . . . Young
bosses with a lot of upscale
ideas are Andy and Jeremy
Etchen.
RAIN OR SHINE, the show
goes on by Irene and Nate Light
. . . Their 4th annual Labor Day
picnic for oodles of friends and
relatives at Camp Nahelu,
where daughter Terri Cassels
conducts her excellent Cheer
Michigan! cheerleading train-
ing classes, didn't let the weath-
er stop it from being held.
There were 15s all
over the place.
About 150 gathered in the
Camp Nahelu recreation build-
ing where festivities again
brought a lot of happy smiles.
The rain stopped in later af-
ternoon, but so much fun was
being had in the recreation
building that the picnic-outing
remained there for dinner.
MIKE AND MARIAN Bitch
are at it again . . . This time an-
other restaurant . . . The name
Risata is perfect since it means
"To laugh" . . . and the dining
spot which opened Sept. 15 is
located within Second City,
their Detroit comedy theatre on
the corner of Woodward and
Montcalm.
Preparing the contemporary
cuisine with an Italian flare is
executive chef Mike McFarlen,
formerly head kitchen guy at
Beverly Hills Grill . . . He and
the Etches' corporate chef Mike
Prainito created the interesting
menu . . . Mike Prainito is also
director of catering for the Fox
Theatre, and oversees all oper-
ations at the restaurant, in-
cluding purchasing and staffing.
Risata's brilliantly-colored
decor combines slate and bare
wood floors, brick walls, steel
girders, painted concrete ceil-