RON CODEN and his trio
(with Steve Fava and Ron
Blight) are at O'Mara's Restau-
rant, corner of 12 Mile and
Greenfield, Jan. 10, 11, 17 and
18 ... Show starts at 9 p.m. ... The
"Jewish Leprechaun" is a big fa-
vorite with a large following for
listening and dancing.
"LET'S GET THIS taping
wrapped up before they eat all
the Coneys!" ... With that remark
from the boss, the huge wall-
sized doors of Studio 4 were
thrown open and National
Coney Island's 1,000-pound serv-
ing cart (umbrella and all) was
rolled onto the set.
Customer-when-here Tim
Allen had invited Tom Giftos,
vice-president of National Coney
Island Restaurants, and his staff
to fly to Burbank, Calif., to serve
over 100 members of Tim's cast
and crew National Coney Island
coney dogs on the set of TV's
"Home Improvement."
The folks at National Coney
Island gladly obliged ... Plus the
huge cart and grill, they also
shipped 560 all-natural-casing
He still has a home in Bever-
ly Hills, Mich., and certainly
hasn't forgotten his roots ... Tim
raved about great tastes of what
he called "a home-cooked meal"
and enjoyed telling stories about
growing up in Detroit.
He invited the National Coney
Island folks for dinner in the pri-
vate dining room of Walt Disney
Studios, and offered them his
discount in the employee-and-
guests-only Disney Gift Shop ...
They were his personal guests to
watch the live taping of the show
"No Place Like Home" that re-
cently aired in Detroit.
Tim also arranged for them to
receive autographed hard-bound
scripts from the night's taping
and "Home Improvement" base-
ball caps that are typically re-
served only for the cast and crew.
HOLIDAY PARTY by MCF
Circle of Fellows to benefit the
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer
Institute was more lavish splen-
dor at a member's home.
The gorgeous surroundings of
beauty salon owners Heidi and
Michael Stein were coupled with
the Lebanese gourmet food
stylings of Steve Kahlil Sr. of
Steve's Back Room, on Kelly Road
and on Orchard Lake Road off 14
Mile and Northwestern Highway.
His excellent staff of employ-
ees graciously and efficiently
passed hors d'oeuvres of spinach
pie, shrimp, kibbie balls, vege-
hot dogs, 50 pounds of their own tarian grape leaves, etc. ... Buf-
chili sauce, 210 pounds of fet dinner was poached salmon,
chopped onions, 560 Blue Bird rack of lamb, baked eggplant,
buns, and two gallons of Red Pel- chicken shawarma, tabbouleh,
ican brand yellow mustard (all hummus, etc. ... Desserts of
cakes and pastries were galore
Detroit-produced products).
Just so Tim would feel right ... And second helpings of food
at home, the folks at National were many.
FIRSTHAND INFO on tech-
Coney Island also took with
them a few items you just can't niques, recipes and culinary tips
get in California ... Vemor's Gin- for all levels of cooks and chefs
ger Ale, Ashby's Sterling Mack- is here again ... It'll be the popu-
inac Island Fudge ice cream, and lar series of cooking classes by
Sanders hot fudge topping.
master chefs Milos Cihelka and
Tim had been hyping all week Ed Janos plus executive chef Bri-
the arrival of "an authentic De- an Polcyn, at whose Five Lakes
troit coney dog" and some of the Grill on N. Main in downtown
cast began sneaking off the set Milford the series will be held ...
Date is Sunday, Jan. 12, 9:30
to dig in.
Thom Sharp, a native Detroi- a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ... Contact Ed
ter, was on the set playing the for info and reservations, (810)
role of Tim's older brother ... He 889-4114 or (810) 887-2418 ...
loves Coneys, ate four of them Complete class plus wine and
with the works and joyfully culinary discussions with the
washed them down with two chefs is $150.
THE PLATTERS ... that
Vernor's before gulping a large
hot fudge sundae.
great singing group whose every
"We were told ahead of time performance is a Las Vegas high-
that some of the cast and crew light, opened last night for three
were vegetarians, and that we evenings at the Andiamo Ban-
should probably have some tofu quet Center next to Andiamo
dogs available" said Tom Giftos. Italia, 14 Mile between Mound
"This was a first for us, but thank and Van Dyke ... Four guys and
goodness we did it because we agal, starring lead vocalist Son-
ny Turner ... "Smoke Gets In
went through all 36 in an hour."
Tim Allen had a great time Your Eyes," "Only You," "My
ribbing the cast and crew about Prayer," etc.
the authentic tastes of Detroit
Andiamo owner Joe Vicari
and how "you just haven't expe- says everything is all set ... and
rienced real dining until you've his Andiamo West, former site
had a half-dozen National Coney of Machus Red Fox, Telegraph
Island chili dogs at two in the and Maple, will hopefully open
morning."
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