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Folks also remember desserts ... and butchers whole him from days at Panache in sides of beef. Birmingham and Rikki's in the Our waitress, Janet Sonaglia, American Center Building. sets an example of how you like to He is a newlywed ... married to order your food and have it pre- the gal who took his place as sented ... always smiling, with the evening server at Pike Street wanted efficiency and gracious- Restaurant. ness. So, the next time you're at Pike Bistro Allegro is open for lunch Street Restaurant, sit in Monday through Fri- Cynthia's station, and tell day, 11 a.m. to 4 her that Theo sends his p.m.; dinner Tuesday, love ... You won't be Wednesday and Thurs- wrong. day, 5 p.m to 10 p.m.; It has always been Friday and Saturday, 5 Theo's wish to operate a p.m. to 11 p.m. restaurant that is built on There is no charge for confidence ... This is what parking in the big lot customers receive when DANNY RASKIN across the street at both LO CAL ordering at Bistro Allegro. lunch and dinner, with COLU MNIST Executive Chef Kirk ticket validation. Robinson was night chef Vegetarian dishes at Pike Street Restaurant six are prepared on order or by chefs years and is a graduate from the suggestion. Culinary Institute of America in The colorful Bistro Allegro with Hyde Park, N.Y. its European accent decor of blue He is a presence in the kitchen tones, red and blue covered chairs, ... winner of two gold medals and brick wall, linen tablecloths and two bronze medals in Chefs de linen napkins, blue ceiling, red silk Cuisine Salon competitions. skirting around the ceiling light A signature item ordered by fixtures, etc., has seemingly ar- many is the mushroom toast ap- rived at the right time. petizer ... grilled bread topped with Plans for a better Pontiac are in creamed wild mushrooms and cut the works ... More art galleries are with sherry wine. opening ... and hopes are that one Customers also enjoy the grilled day, the closed Strand Theater will eggplant appetizer with roasted also reopen. pepper, chevre terrine and a basil Bistro Allegro might be in the essence. right spot at the right time ... and Biggest entree sellers at Alle- part of the good things happening. gro are the charbroiled salmon and IF YOU WONDER where the broiled whitefish ... the latter Vintage Players get all their en- served with artichoke hearts, ergy, chalk up a big reason being tomatoes and capers. Yona Friedman. The restaurant makes its own She brings the candy for them to munch on during rehearsals for their seventh annual musical, 1 p.m. Aug. 1 and 2, at the Oak Park Senior Center, 14300 Oak Park Blvd. The talented senior adults from Southfield and Oak Park, who comprise the peppy, enthusiastic crew of over 20, range in age from 60 to 86. They'll romp through the pro- duction, Where Has The Love Gone?, written by Jackie Klein and Fran Aaron ... Fran also is direct- ing the musical, which focuses on the ups and downs of relation- ships, with the play's lovelorn seeking answers through thera- py. The Vintage Players started the group in 1990 with the goal of re- viving the golden age of Yiddish Theater in the Detroit metropoli- tan area ... Since then, the cast has expanded and performances ap- Theo Oresky, general manager at Bistro Allegro. two living legends of jazz, Clarence Baker, jazz, d and the jazz musician of musi- cians, Earl Klugh, looked to open their Baker's Keyboard Lounge North, they chose Ponti- ac to do so. Clarence recently sold his renowned Baker's Keyboard Lounge on Livernois in Detroit ... and discovered six years ago that the timing had been wrong in opening a second place at the Pon- tiac location, so had to close. Now what could eventually be one of the hottest areas in the met- ropolitan area, Pontiac is becom- ing a mecca of art galleries and restaurants. On the site of the former Bak- er's Keyboard Lounge North is now Bistro Allegro, formerly Chi- mayo, at the northwest corner of Saginaw and Pike Street. It became Bistro Allegro in March 1995, after an extensive re- modeling of major proportions that included moving its long bar from the center to an extreme end. Seating in the dining room, all at tables, is for 166, plus 30 stools at the bar. The eclectic styling with art deco decorations includes wrought iron around poles ... and beautiful art that can be obtained in the art gallery next door ... one of about 16 in the immediate area. Owners are Jim and Jan Fitz- patrick, who also own nearby Pike Street Restaurant and Coyote Club downstairs from Allegro. Their general manager at Bistro Allegro and Coyote Club ca- sual bar and grill, Theo Oresky, used to wait on tables at Pike