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39450 14 Mile Rd. corner of Haggerty in the
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ie metropolitan Detroit area
has seldom seen anything
like it ... And Variety, The
Children's Charity, is over
$250,000 richer because of it.
Three floors of dining, music,
entertainment and dancing high-
lighted the recent black-tie pre-
opening gala of Hudson's
Somerset North.
About 2,500 tickets made it a
complete sellout at the Holly-
wood-like extravaganza that
highlighted the before-opening
of Hudson's super-department
store.
If you were there and hadn't
seen someone in a while, chances
are he or she was also at this ex-
cellent black-tie event ... Seems
like the immediate world was
there, compacted into the 2,500-
seat sellout.
The fast-moving fashion show
of designs by Isaac Mizrahi un-
folded in glorious splendor at one
end of the tented ballroom ... then
those lights went out and more
appeared on the other end, where
Gregory Hines did his singing
and wondrous tap-dancing.
Music and dancing to the sev-
en-piece orchestra plus four fe-

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folks something they hadn't had ing extravaganza, are big win-
in many moons ... A sumptuous ners, too.
buffet dinner without crowded
Thanks to Hudson's Somerset
cattle fuss.
North, the underprivileged and
The elegant food was on all unfortunate youngsters will have
three floors ... and plenty of tables a better chance to smile again.
amid the extravagant Hudson's
REMODELING SETBACK
layout.
has pushed the opening of Fish-
Matt may be president of bone's North on Northwestern
U.R.C., but he wasn't in black-tie Highway to late October.
tuxedo ... Dressed in his chefs
The 390-seat Cajun restau-
whites, with no pretension, Matt rant, so successful at its down-
didn't just oversee, he
town Detroit operation,
was there to help when-
will be located at the
ever needed ... from floor
former Carlos Murphy,
to floor ... This is his only
which has been com-
way of doing things in the
pletely gutted.
restaurant and catering
GET WELL WISH-
games ... Probably one of
ES ... to Marian Grant
the most important rea-
... recuperating at
sons for his wonderful DANNY RASKIN
home ... and getting
success.
back in the groove ... to
LO CAL
The extravaganza of
Jeff Freedman ... also
COLU MNIST
food was all labeled ... cold
recuperating and chaf-
and hot ... with nary a complaint ing to return to the swing of life. _/
that I could hear.
IT WAS WHAT the overflow
And the wonderful U.R.C. attendees expected ... Many of
sweet tables were probably them were there when Excalibur
among the finest people have on Franklin Road held its first
seen ... They've gotten to be some- summer anniversary party 18
what of a signature for Matt and years ago.
his affairs
The years were shown on
Passed hors d'oeuvres, cham- closed circuit video while folks
made much whoopee ... and hair
stylist Antonio Foglia remarked,
"Look at how we looked 15 years
ago. What mops of hair!"
John Cetrone, who is retired
now but works one day a week as
Tuesday manager at Excalibur,
had to have a bag of magic tricks
to get people seats ... No time for
his usual magical funny stuff....
Too many to make comfortable in
another finest moment by Excal-
ibur.
General Manager Victor Dar-
baz helped bus tables in his tux
John, evening manager
Matthew Walheim, Victor and
owner Marty Wilk all looked
sharp in their black ties and
studs.
The 1972 Excalibur was out
there again ... blocking the drive-
way with its outside tent for more
folks to enjoy the food and drink.
As usual, the freebie food was
an ultra sumptuous array ...
Marty and Executive Chef Vince
Bulone, with their staff, seem to
always go all out with extra in-
novations for folks who eat lighter
that day because they know what
kind of buffet spread awaits them
Unique Restaurant Corporation's Matthew Prentice.
at these anniversary shindigs.
male singers of Mel Ball and pagne, open bar, an untold
Lots of continuous music and
Colours, who had folks swinging amount of oohs and oohs at the dancing to the heavy beat
and swaying to the fine rhythms merchandise that is putting Hud- rhythms of Susie & Dan with
... Music by Alexander Zonjic and son's in an exclusive class.
their energetic group.
his group on another floor.
The kiddies of Variety, The
And those desserts from Mar-
Matt Prentice and his Unique Children's Charity, who will ben- ty's Fourth Street Bakery had
Restaurant Corporation gave efit from the Hudson's pre-open- guys and gals like Jewish News

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