INFORMAL DINING ... AT ITS BEST! L L R But none won any of the three prizes given for the best costume ... First place went to Carol Cot- ter in an excellent getup from Cats, tail and all, that she had made herself ... Her evening's companion, Arthur Klein, had his own shtick dressed as a king ... second prize by a gal was for her clever garb as a Hershey Kiss ... and a gent in his Fu Manchu out- fit took third place. Yael Gross, sweet Excalibur hostess, came as a pregnant woman ... But she wasn't kid- ding ... Yael's due date is in Jan- uary ... Her parents, Vicki and Ray Goldbaum, joined the fes- tivities as a cowgirl and a Mexi- can peon. Many folks came in costume but it was a good excuse for some to dress very casually as what- ever ... Like Ernie Palombo, Gi- nopolis' day manager, who said he was a racing driver ... Owner Marty Wilk, head honcho of the "Ex," had on his cowboy attire and looked like a svelte roamer of the range ... Suzie Marsh and Dan Warren's lively quintet gave out with a lot of dancing music. One girl came as a cave lassie with simulated leopard skin garb and a bone through her blond hair ... Among the Draculas, Ter- ry Farrar had a cat companion in Veronica Rehberg ... Another gal dressed as a harem girl but wouldn't get up and dance be- cause the lass didn't think she had on enough clothes. If there had been a prize for the most beautiful mask, Susan Cohen, wife of Dr. Carl Cohen, Sandy enjoy the feeling that their would have walked away with food baskets are different ... and very little competition ... Her gor- attempt to stay away from the geous, tall, high-style facial cov- usual mundane items or trite de- er-up was brought back by Susan from Italy, adding to her collec- signs. They even use recipes for cook- tion of 12 exotic masks. It was a fun evening ... plenty ies given to them by mothers and grandmothers who have had of food, lots of dancing and an- them in the family for many other theme party that Marty and Excalibur are becoming years. Unusual is hardly the word for known for. Maybe next year, Marty will one request by a woman who wanted her negligee sent in a have his parking attendants basket to her husband's office ... dressed as blood-thirsty Count They send baskets to kids in Draculas ... with instructions not school with snacks and kosher to drive our cars to Transylvania. CONGRATS ... to Dena Ja- chicken soup. What started three years ago cobs ... on her 25th birthday ... with one employee, Sandy Ben- to barrister Mort Eskin ... on his son, is now up to 45 ... in a busi- 60th birthday. ANNUAL WILD game din- ness built on repeat requests. It's not to say that Marty Ben- ner by Bay Pointe Golf Club is son wouldn't have been a suc- Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 ... Cocktails cessful restaurateur had he and hors d'oeuvres at 5:30 p.m., chosen the route dad Alex Belin- and dinner 6:30 p.m., with Joey sky wanted for him ... But he has Van entertaining ... $75 per per- not strayed too far in his select- son also includes choice of five ap- ed path ... a major reason for the petizers, soup, seven entrees, side continual growth of American dishes and dessert. A BIG New Year's Eve en- Gourmet ... a birthday story of gagement is on tap for pianist success. COUNT DRACULAS were David Syme, who'll be the Arri- out in full fangs at Excalibur va Italia Rainbow Room attrac- restaurant's first annual Hal- tion to bring in 1995 ... David's loween party ... Four of them group will also supply music for with long capes, white faces, hair dancing ... His next Arriva stint slicked back a la Bela Lugosi, etc. is Nov. 27. LI When American Gourmet opened, Godiva Chocolates came to them but Marty and Sandy said they would take on the line only if Godiva would eventually become kosher ... the major can- dy company is now under super- vision of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of Ameri- ca and shipped by American Gourmet all over the United States, proudly bearing the OU. Marty and Sandy also make their own kosher candy, choco- late-covered pretzels, Shabbat treats of peanuts and pretzel clus- ters, etc. ... They have the largest kosher pareve candy selection in Michigan. Fifty flavors of coffee are fresh- ly-roasted daily and have become a big American Gourmet item ... It now sells more Godiva coffee than anyone in the state. Every type of foodbasket imag- inable is custom-made ... even fat-free baskets. It has become noted for prod- ucts that cannot be gotten any- where ... like pastrami salmon ... salmon that looks like and tastes like pastrami. 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