Traditional dishes like egg foo with the Rosenbush Award for
young, chop suey, chow mein, etc. exemplary achievement.
Steve Kohler was emcee of the
are made, but in the main,
Szechuan, Mongolian, Malay- evening as another Steve .. .
sian, Mandarin, Japanese, Steve Fish, attended his first
Hunan, Thai, Shanghai, Viet- meeting after a stroke three
namese, etc., are the Nu-Asian months ago . . . From a wheel-
chair, he turned over the gavel as
item requests.
The extensive wine list in- 61st president of the Temple
cludes glass or bottle selections Beth Al Brotherhood to Charles
. . . and theme dinners like Wine Mayer.
ITS NO LONGER a rumor
and Wok wine tastings or wine-
maker dinners are regular fea- . . .The fact is true that Steve
tures . . . The inauguration of its Hurwitz will return to the deli
dinner-theatre program is Nov. business.
The former owner of Playa Deli
9 to Dec. 18 for Miss Saigon at
on Northwestern and 12 before
Masonic Temple.
Mon Jin Lau is open seven selling in 1986 will open Steve's
days, Mon. to Thurs. 11 a.m. to 1 Deli around August 15 on Tele-
a.m.; Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; graph and Maple in the Bloom-
Saturday 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.; Sun- field Plaza.
His general manager of 14
day 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.
What started in 1969 as a Can- years at Plaza, Larry Hoptman,
tonese restaurant with slight has returned from Los Angeles
overtones of Polynesian, is today to be Steve's g.m. here . . . Larry
more than just an alternative says he learned a lot from former
Oriental dining operation .. . Detroiter Al Mendelson while
working the past eight years at
Nate & Al's on the West Coast.
Larry and Steve will have seat-
ing for 40 or 50, and fresh turkey
every day, the roasted birds al-
ways on display to remind folks
that it does; a bagel factory,
breads, and a lot of innovative
ideas that Larry brought back
from his experiences at the fine
Marshall and Marco Chin Nate & Al's.
DOES ANYONE HAVE a
wanted to own a special kind of
restaurant . . . something differ- 1946 Central High graduation
ent . . . not just another Chinese book they can loan or give to a for-
mer grad?
eating spot.
Ruth Stein Effron, celebrity in-
The challenge has been met
terviewer with the Scottsdale
with great success.
FIRST TIME that its Cuisine Magazine, would throw a million
Committee didn't cater the recent kisses to that someone . . . She
Temple Beth El Brotherhood In- moved to Cannel, California
stallation Dinner and Robert about seven years ago but still
Rosenbush Award presentation. does regular celebrity interviews
Dr. Burt Fogelman and his for Scottsdale Magazine plus free-
merry culinary men were silent lance writing . . . You can write
critic attendees as Excellence II, to Ruth at P.O. Box 1258, Cannel
temple caterer, served the Cajun By The Sea, CA 93921 . . . 408-
chicken over noodles . . . Some 373-8490.
CONGRATS . . . to Joe and
like Dr. Richard Hertz opted for
a piece of broiled whitefish and Fay Braver . . . on their 50th
anniversary . . . celebrated at a
others had a fresh fruit plate.
About 120 attended with Iz Whitney brunch for 50 family
Malin jumping around taking members . . . given by their chil-
pictures per usual while Fran dren, Laurie Braver and Sharon
took over when Iz spoke as head and Bob Sheldon . . . to Iry and
of the Brotherhood nominating Sarah Pitt . . . on their 59th
anniversary . . . to Nate and Irene
committee.
At our table, Mamie 'nekton Light . . . on their 23rd anniver-
still celebrating her 80th birth- sary . . . to Emilye Semansky and
day, Herbert Kaufman retiring Hilda Raskin . . . on their birth-
July 1 as president of Temple days.
GOOD WAITER DEPT.
Beth El (new prez will be John
Kamins), Babs Kaufman, Renee . . . Christos Vrahnos at Big
Jablonski;- Ada Glazier, wife of Daddy's Parthenon on Orchard
the late Rabbi B. Benedict Lake Road . . . one of your better
Glazier; Iz and Fran so proud of servers . . . a bright smile, alert,
their 51-year-old daughter, Bev- smooth presentation and gra-
erly Levy, a teacher 30 years, cious personality with high
who received a master's degree efficiency.
REUNION DEPT. . . . 50th
with honors from North Caroli-
na State University, and also by Cass Tech 1944 grads is Oct.
elected to membership in the Na- 1 at Radisson Plaza in Southfield
tional Honor Society, Phi Kappa . . . with classes of 1938-1945 also
Phi, NCSUs highest academic invited . . . Call Dave Matz, 810-
honor awarded students . . . Tom 557-7370
Jablonski shocked when honored
Theme dinners are
regular features at
Mon Jin Lau.
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