* Valuable Coupon! p. p Now Open! i PizzaPapalis c4'aitarr / 131127A 11/ E.Vt FARMINGTON HILLS Continued from Page 77 * 32740 Northwestern Hwy. Gust south of 14 Mile Rd.) r SOUTHFIELD eration includes a major spe- cialty — beautiful tray catering. For Carry-out & Delivery of the best deep- HOURS dish pizza in town call * Sun.- Thur.- 10 am to 12 am . Fri. & Sat.- 10 am to 1 am 932-2288 TROY Charley's Crab, 5498 Crooks Rd., Troy, 879-2060. Its dining room was once the beautiful great room of an auto baron's Grosse Pointe mansion, sheer elegance, and the true concept of Chuck Muer seafood cuisine is highly exemplified here. But don't think for a moment that this is all, just seafood. Charley's Crab's menu, although highly fish oriented, also includes dish- es to delight other palates. Try our other locations In the heart of HARBORTOWN 3420 E. Jefferson • Det. GREEKTOWN (1 ml. east of Ren. 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A large menu that features new pastas, pizzas, ribs, sand- wiches, salads and daily fresh fish specials at both lunch from 11 a.m. to dinner at 4 p.m. Its banquet room is available for all events. * ON FOOD PURCHASES OF $6 OR MORE • 1 COUPON PER TABLE • ONLY ONE COUPON PER PURCHASE • NO SEPARATE CHECKS • EXPIRES 5-31-94 • COUPON NOT VALID WITH DAILY SPECIALS ' * WALLED LAKE -J Big Daddy's Parthenon, 6199 Orchard Lake Road, 737- 8600. Opa! comes to the sub- urbs as Big Daddy's Parthenon flames galore to big crowds every night. The Greektown in West Bloomfield is the pride of Rick Rogow and Tom Peristeris, whose New Parthenon has been a Downtown Detroit standout for over 20 years. The large, ex- perty-cut and scculent lamb chops, special recipe Parthenon cake, traditional Greek favorites, special salads, etc. have been winning return customers. WEST BLOOMFIELD WINDSOR Golden Phoenix, 6257 Or- chard Lake Rd., Sugar Tree Shopping Center, West Bloom- field, 855-3570. Now serving beer and wine, Golden Phoenix, specializing in Chinese, Can- tonese and Szechuan food, is the same fine restaurant that had previously been a long-time favorite on Maple and Tele- graph. Both dining in and car- ry-out are available in a wide assortment of Oriental dishes for culinary consumption. nel has reaped much inter- national fame for its world fa- mous ribs and high quality homemade desserts. TBQ's Oth- er Place features tasty seafoods, steaks, chops, cocktails and much banquet facilities. Tunnel Bar-B-Q now also serves beer and wine for the first time in it's history. Mai Thai, 6635 Orchard Lake Rd., Old Orchard Shopping Cen- ter, West Bloomfield, 626-6313. Those who like the real thing will enjoy Mai Tai with its very spicy or non-spicy foods con- cocted for authentic and tradi- tional tastes at lunch or dinner. It presents a casual atmosphere with seating around 100 and is open seven days a week. Old Mexico, 5588 Drake Rd., West Bloomfield, 661-8088. Au- thentic South of the Border dish- es are big features at one of the northwest suburbs highly-rat- ed Mexican restaurants. South- western quesadillas, chicken fajitas, mojo de ajo (shrimp pre- pared Mexican style) and many more delights including big hit margaritas are among the fa- vorites. The very fine Latin jazz rhythms of guitarist Jose Riojas are Thurs., Fri. and Sat. evenings. A second Old Mexi- co location is on 5 Mile in Livo- nia. Ristorante di Maria, 2080 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloom- field, 851-2500. Although it only seats around 50 people, this many-times, jam-packed Italian restaurant might be called The Flagship" of the Va- lente dining stable (La Suna Grancaffe and Little Italy). It cer- tainly is the oldest of the three, starting out years back as just a little carry-out pizza place and developing into a very popular Italian gourmet-style operation. Wine is served and Ristorante di Maria is open seven days a week. Stage & Co., 6873 Orchard Lake Rd., West Bloomfield, 855- 6622. Celebrating its 30th year, this highly-regarded restaurant features cocktails and a menu to satisfy all appetites. Whether choosing cheese blintzes stuffed cabbage, pickled trout, vegetarian dishes, hand-sliced New York lox, fresh broiled fish or matzo ball soup, breakfast, lunch and dinner dining in a warm casual atmosphere is Tues., through Sun. Sultan's, 7295 Orchard Lake Rd., Robin's Nest Plaza, West Bloomfield, 737-0160. Raves of outstanding merit have been received by Sultan's, where the price is right for Lebanese and American food. The original head chef since Sultan's opened in 1985, is still in the kitchen making the authentic middle- eastern food. Sultan's new low- priced all-you-can-eat Sunday brunch and daily lunch have gained prominence with food selections for everyone in the same exotic atmosphere. * WINDSOR Tunnel Bar-B-Q 58 Park St. E., Windsor, Det. Number 961- 3663. Tunnel Bar-B-Q, off the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel exit, and its sister operation, TBQ's Other Place, are prominent as two of Windsor's finest restau- rants. For over SO years, Tun- ART page 73 settled back in the United States, Ms. Frank stopped teaching to raise their three children— Michelle, 23; Darin, 22; and Jocelyn, 12. "When our kids were old enough to become involved with an art program, I had little play- group sessions with their friends. I've always been interested in art projects, and I enjoyed having art programs in my basement for the neighborhood kids," she said. "I also was doing a lot of watercol- or and some enameling and woodworking, but I didn't begin selling anything until I became pregnant with my youngest daughter. "I started taking a jewelry class and reacquainting myself with enameling. I heard about an ex- hibit at a local shopping mall and asked to be included. "About five weeks later, I met with the buyer at Saks, and she bought my whole line of jewel- ry. A couple of weeks later I flew to Dallas and met with the buy- er at Neiman Marcus, and it just snowballed from there." Ms. Frank, who named her 13- She went back and forth with ideas before she came up with the piece she thought communicated her message. year-old company A-jo to repre- sent her first and middle names (Alice Jo), started working on Za- chor seven years ago, doing ren- derings and often becoming dissatisfied trying to transpose her ideas into metal. She went back and forth with ideas before she came up with the piece she thought communicated her mes- sage. "I'm fascinated with enamel- ing," explained the sculptor, who works out of her West Bloomfield home and at a machine shop in Livonia. "Each time another col- or is introduced, the piece has to go through another firing. In its final form, it is ever- changing as light reflects on it." Her newest jewelry line fea- tures pins and pendants and is crafted with what the artist calls "peeple," individualized, whim- sical creatures that are not real- ly men or women.