or salad, potato, bread basket and
dessert.
Senior citizen discount is 10
percent every day, 3 p.m. to close.
A children's sector of the menu
... highly important in a family
restaurant ... has 10 dishes for
youngsters under 12.
The new menu revised about
three months ago also has com-
bination platters to go along with
Lebanese and American special-
ties that include a falafel sand-
wich, $3.50, and super falafel
sandwich with tabbouleh and
hommus only 45 cents more at
$3.95 ... A favorite Lebanese
sandwich is the grape leaves, veg-
etarian or regular, with hommus,
$3.95.
Chef Nick Zangoulas has been
at Alia's since it opened ... Also
super day waitress Gretis (every-
body calls her Sam) Morales ...
and one of the area's top servers,
Barbara Herkowitz, days and
evenings, head waitress and as-
sistant manager.
Ed Farah is his own mana-
ger, has been in the restaurant
business since 1966, and knows
his onions ... This is not a
sometimes-on-the-scene restau-
The key is good food
and low prices
rant owner ... He is there every
day, working alongside his em-
ployees.
Alia's isn't your ordinary fam-
ily restaurant where so much
frozen food is served ... Every
thing that can be ... with a big
emphasis on every thing ... is
homemade.
People feel at home because
they are treated as guests would
be in Ed and Dunia's home,
where cleanliness is so very
prevalent and friendship always
abounds.
When people meet others
there, which is quite often, a com-
mon remark among them is, "I
see you know good restaurants"
... As a family dining spot, Alia's
is a reliable down-to-earth dollar-
for-dollar value operation.
IN RUSSIA, the celebration
would be for two or three days ...
And marriages were usually per-
formed by a town mayor since re-
ligion was not accepted.
But things are a lot different
in America than 1967 when
Tamara and Eugene Friedman
were wed in Luov.
The beautiful setting of Birm-
ingham Country Club and a rab-
bi under a chuppah was the
beginning of a fun-filled marital
ceremony and reception for their
daughter, Gabrielle, and Ben
Heller.
And it was most fitting that
Gabby's twin sister, Adida,
should catch the bridal bouquet
... they are so close.
Along with Tamara and Eu-
gene, 180 guests had a lot to be
thankful for that their close
friend, Noreen Aberly, took over
as party planner to make sure
everything went off correctly ...
The interesting slide-show pre-
sentation by photographer Gary
Miller, of Gabby and Ben in days
prior to their marriage, was nov-
el and entertaining ... Also dif-
ferent were the throw-away
cameras at each table so folks
could take pictures of others and
leave the clickers behind for de-
veloping.
The four-tiered cake by Sweet
Dreams became three layers as
the top fell off ... Kay Masuda's
flowers were choice ... Plus a very
lively three-piece Russian band
and singer, d.j. Stuart Rogoff
spun a lot of good listening and
dancing melodies ... The band's
music was so peppy that when a
couple of folks fell, it seemed like
part of a dance.
People came from many places
in Europe and America to join
this and second-day festivities
when Tamara's parents, Mara
and Harry Lenchner were feted
on their 50th anniversary at Po-
tomac Club ... About 100 had a
happy time as they spent festive
non-stop moments to music by
the same band Tamara and Eu-
gene had hired out of Chicago.
A lot of frivolity ... Russia was
never like this ... Freedom of
happiness is sure a great thing.
JEWELRY DEPT. ... Big
Daddy's Parthenon's Barry Ro-
gow and Judy Klask are engaged
for an early April "I Do" session.
KNIGHTS OF Pythias De-
troit 55 annual summer picnic
and hot dog roast is 11 a.m. Au-
gust 22 at JayCee Park, Webster
Rd. (121/2 Mile) east of Green-
field in Berkley ... Family,
friends and relatives are invit-
ed to the fun-fest ... rain or shine
... P.C. Erwin Waldman is chair-
man.
CONGRATS ... to Shel and
Maxine Grant ... and Marty and
Rochelle Grant ... on their 33rd
anniversaries ...celebrated to-
gether at Excalibur Restaurant
Shel and Marty are brothers.
DAVID SYME will do a re-
peat engagement at the Arriva
Dinner Show, Sept. 18 ... $29.95
for 6 p.m. dinner and 8 p.m. per-
formance ... Arriva Ristorante is
on 12 Mile between Mound and
Van Dyke ... Good idea to get
reservations now.
THIRD ANNUAL Memory
Walk by Alzheimer's Association,
"Walk with the Animals," is Aug.
27 at Detroit Zoo ... It's open to
the public, including walking
clubs ... $25 in pledges or dona-
tion plus $5 registration and Zoo
admission fee ... Face painting
for kids, aerobic exercises, clown
band and healthy snacks ... For
more info, call Alzheimer's Asso-
ciation, 557-8277. Li
J oin us for lunch or dinner during these special nine weeks to enjoy our summer
menu highlighting the many fresh tastes of Michigan. Featured will be garden-fresh fruits and
vegetables from Michigan's bustling farmlands, freshfishfrom it's quiet shores and a select
list of wines from Michigan's picturesque vineyards.
SMOKED WHITEFISH FETUCINE .
GAZPACHO A chilled summer soup with fresh
• tomatoes, cucumber and sour cream topped with home
baked croutons.
With smoked whitefish sausage and a light cream sauce.
GRILLED MICHIGAN
SALMON SALAD Charbroiled fresh vegetables
SUMMER PRIMAVERA FETTUCINE
and Michigan Salmon with garden greens, balsamic-herb
vinaigrette and honey-roasted walnuts.
With baby asparagus, vine ripened tomatoes, fresh basil,
virgin olive oil, garlic, white wine and farm fresh corn off
the cob.
CEDAR PLANKED MICHIGAN
SALMON With Folger Farm's vegetables.
HOME BAKED CREAM PUFFS With
Mackinac Island fudge ice cream and Sanders hot fudge.
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