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7618 Woodward Ave.
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UP TO 200
Specializing In: Bar Mitzvahs, Sweet 16s,
Showers, Anniversaries, Retirement
Parties, Birthdays, Weddings, Etc.
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4033 W. 12 MILE, 3 Blks. E. of Greenfield
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548-3650
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25938 Middlebelt Rd. at 11 Mile Rd.
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"The Simone Vitale
Band is an assurance
of a great evening."
Danny Raskin, Jewish News
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Weddings
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
Anniversaries
Private Parties
Food Selections Galore
At A 10-Year Anniversary
DANNY RASKIN LOCAL COLUMNIST
T
he corning of a 10-year an-
niversary was cause for
much celebration by Nick
Sorise and John Reaser.
Back in 1973, many who said
that Nicky's in the Top of Troy
Building on West Big Beaver
would probably end up like the
rest who tried to make it there
(Bonaventure, Kogy's. Syd-
ney's), are not only customers
today . . . but eating their words
too.
And who would have
thought that an anniversary
could happen at Nicky's with
Nick and John wearing regular
suits? . . . No more tuxedos for
them ... No more standing out
like penguins while customers
reveled in informal garb.
BetWeen 600 and 700 guys 'n
gals had a fun-filled time as
streamers from colorful balloons
hung all over the place a la New
Year's Eve.
Arthur Klein shocked every-
one by wearing a tie . . . Tony
Tocco had an extra drink on his
34 years owning Pointe Bar-B-
Q in Warren . . . Marty Wilk,
whose Excalibur celebrated its
15th anniversary recently, was
all handshakes and smiles.
Antonio Foglia, Antonio's of
Italy bossman, telling everyone
that he has "the greatest wife
in the world. There's not a jeal-
ous bone in Linda's body" .. .
John Psaila, former National
Football League back, looking
trim enough to enter battle
again . . . Adeline and Al Stern
telling Audrey Pearl and hubby
Cy Feldman where the right
places to eat are in Las Vegas
. . . and financial adviser Audrey
paying them back with a couple
of money-making tips . . .
Nicky's personable General
Manager Shawn Stinson walk-
ing around making certain
everyone was having a good
time.
The food flowed like wine as
Chef Ron Cureton and Nicky's
night chef, Russell Hoick, made
sure the buffet menu was a
good one . . . Russell is a Culi-
nary Institute of America grad
whose experience takes in Ep-
cot Center's Alfredo of Rome,
New York's Tavern On The
Green, the Palace at Auburn
Hills which he opened for
Machus in 1988, former part
owner of the one-time Van Dyke
Manor, and most recently, night
chef at the Whitney.
The food included oysters
Rockefeller, stuffed mushroom
caps, Italian sausage in puff
pastry with whole-grain mus-
tard, chicken fingers with plum
sauce, shrimp and crab Alfredo,
carved top round of beef with
mini rolls, cold poached salmon,
smoked salmon, smoked white-
fish, smoked chubs, deviled
eggs, stuffed celery with herb
cream cheese, chicken liver
canapes, smoked salmon ca-
napes, stuffed cherry tomatoes,
fruit, cheese and vegetable dis-
play, assorted pastries and
mousses.
There was a lot of lively
dancing to the fine rhythms of
Heartbeat's five-piece band.
Shawn knows that Nick and
John have a big problem on
their hands . . . how to top this
when number 11 for Nicky's
rolls around . . . They should
have such problems all the
time!
LOOKS LIKE Joe Muer will
have people singing the name
of his new restaurant, slated to
open the first week in Decem-
ber, replacing the former Bijou
on Southfield Road ... He'll call
it "Joe's Grill of My Dreams"
(honest!) ... Big wonder is if Joe
will have a barbershop quartet
at the opening singing "Girl of
My Dreams"? or in this case,
"Grill of My Dreams"? ... Al-
most for certain, though, peo-
ple will still call it just plain
"Joe's Grill.
CONGRATS . . . to Art and
Simone Shafer ... on their 43rd
anniversary . . . to Simone on
her birthday . . . to Gayle Bal-
di on birthday number 25.
PROBABLY NOT too
many customers know that
there is a woman in the kitchen
at Sultan's Mideastern restau-
rant on Orchard Lake Road be-
hind Dunham's in the Robin's
Nest Shopping Center who has
John Reaser and Nick Sorise of Nicky's.
done all the cooking and order-
ing since the place opened in
1985.
She is low-keyed Dalai Sha-
tila, in charge of the kitchen and
the person responsible for those
fine Lebanese dishes prepared
at Sultan's, now operated by
Nora Robin, wife of Mike Robin,
also owner of the Robin's Nest.
Former general manager
Wally Joseph Soro is no longer
with the restaurant . . . and is
now manufacturing Mideast-
ern food for supermarkets.
THREE YEARS ago, Robin
Orechkin played the slots of Ex-
calibur Hotel in Las Vegas and
hit the $10,000 jackpot.
Lightning struck twice and
bells rang like crazy again on
the recent Vegas trip of Robin
and hubby Mark.
This time it was at the Mi-
rage Hotel with Mark only 100
feet away playing blackjack
when he heard Robin scream-
ing . . . She had hit the $10,000
a second time!
Mark comes home a loser
while Robin is a winner ... both
times taking his winnings to
pull the lucky lever.
GREEK NIGHT by Tassos
Epicurean Cuisine on West
Bloomfield's Boardwalk is Oct.
29, with two seatings, 6 p.m.
and 9 p.m. . . . Complete din-
ner, tax included, is $28.50 per
person . . . Because of the very
limited seating, reservations are
greatly recommended.
THANKS TO local private
eye Norman Lebowitz, two sis-
ters recently met each other for
the first time.
Debbie Routin, 42, and Fern
Coyle, 51, were united in an
emotional encounter at Metro-
politan Airport.