MIMPIfflP...IE DINE WHERE WINNERS DINE! ing that someday he would be the owner of a restaurant down- stairs. But if he had, chances are that young Bart would have said, "Grandpa, I love Detroit so much. I hope when I grow up I can be a part of it." This he has achieved. 20TH ANNIVERSARY of Rhinoceros on Riopelle will be celebrated on that day, Sunday, July 20, with local personalities coming to serve as bartenders. Rhinoceros owner Norman Schwartz is having it as a fund- raiser for the Child Protective Services Agency that benefits abused children. NOW COMES a Big Kosher Bar-B-Q Bash ... On July 1, it will take the place of Sperber's Kosher Catering's regular Tues- day evening dinner, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center on Maple and Drake. It will be held outside next to the JCC's new playground. Sperber's will have hamburg- ers, hot dogs, chicken, bar-b-q beef, corn-on-the-cob, grilled veg- etables, baked potatoes, etc. Detroit motif for a Woodward restaurant. Kids special prices and adult dinner special charges will still be in effect. Another outdoor bash by Sper- ber's is slated for Tuesday, Aug. 19. Both dates are weather per- mitting ... Otherwise they will be back indoors at the JCC cafete- ria. CONGRATS ... to Lee and Nettie Hoffman ... on their 50th anniversary ... celebrated with family and friends at Tavern on 13. THIRD RESTAURANT opening by Chuck "Rocky" Rach- witz will be in partnership with Steve Allen, who leaves as exec- utive chef at Golden Mushroom. It will be called Steve & Rocky's Place, an upscale seafood restaurant with a lot of hanging- wire fish sculptures and raw bar. Site is the Fuddrucker's in Northville that will close the end of this month and two weeks lat- er be remodeled for a hopeful September opening of Steve & Rocky's Place. No resemblance whaIsoever to the Rocky's of Brighton or Rocky's of Northville ... and it will be located about seven miles away from the latter. FROM THE LATEST newsletter put out by Unique Restaurant Corporation: "All of us at the URC are pleased with recent notification from the Council of Orthodox Rabbis that we have been ap- proved for supervision for a kosher venue. "Matt Prentice has com- menced a search for our kosher venue which he would like to lo- cate in West Bloomfield or Farm- ington Hills. "This kosher restaurant, yet unnamed, will comply with kashrut, the rules and laws reg- ulating the preparation of kosher food. The restaurant will be milchig. In other words, it will serve dairy products, fish and vegetarian items. No meat will ever be served. While the restau- rant will be kosher, it will be marketed as a 'great place to eat that just happens to be kosher.' . "While it is impossible to guess when we'll be opening this venue as a location has yet to be found, we hope to bring it to you in ear- ly 1998. "Please be aware that while we have been approved for su- pervision, all current Matt Pren- tice restaurants are treife' (nonkosher) and are not accept- able to those who observe the di- etary laws." WITH ALL THE beautiful watches being put out, latest rage in Manhattan, says Mona Rappaport, are Swiss army watches being worn by women. She wears one with a steel band and loves it ... Men's Swiss army watches are with leather bands, says the mother of "To- day Show's" Jill Rappaport and celebrity photographer Linda Solomon. NINTH ANNUAL Michigan Tastefest is Wednesday, July 2, through Saturday, July 6 ... with folks dining outdoors on West Grand Boulevard in the New Center area. Over 36 of metro Detroit's pop- ular restaurants will sell tastes amid free music on three stages ... Also plenty of no-charge kids shows and fun in the KidZone that'll be put up. Michigan Tastefest will be on West Grand Boulevard, between Woodward and the Lodge Free- way, adjacent to the General Mo- tors and Fisher buildings ... It's expected to draw over 200,000 ... Wednesday-Saturday, 11 to 10, and Sunday, 11:30 to 8. DISA 'N DATA ... Fat-free pizza is now a big feature at Bud- dy's Pizza on Northwestern Highway in Farmington Hills ... Duet is planned for creation soon in Matt Prentice's first venture into the city of Detroit ... Bob Ki- moto is at the new Andiamo West, Telegraph and Maple ... Those who have tasted his Cae- sar salad and flambe'd dishes at Jacques, Bijou, etc., know why they're considered among the best around ... Back to take still another shot at the restaurant business in the local area is Dim- itri Syros ... "Jimmy" will try the East Side again this time, open- ing a Dimitri's on Hayes ... He started out years back on the East Side. P OUR AWARD-WINNING TOMMY SALAD ...SUCCULENT LAMB CHOPS.. AND OTHER FAVORITE GREEK SPECIALTIES ... HAVE BEEN ACCLAIMED AS MICHIGAN'S BEST! Rick Rogow & Tommy Peristeris Invite You To Join Us For Lunch and Dinner Seven Days A Week NOW APPEARING WED., THURS. & FRI. MUSIC BY TAYLOR MADE ASK ABOUT THE EXCELLENT CATERING SERVICES IN OUR PRIVATE FACILITIES 6199 Orchard Lake Rd., N. of Maple • 737-8600 MIMMIMMIM A Restaurant and Banquet Facility Featuring Fine Continental Cuisine Including All Your Favorite Greek Specialties . . . and the Award-Winning Tommy Salad BANQUET RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED FOR 2000 1999 AND 1998 • Weddings • Bar/Bat Mitzvahs • Sweet 16s • Showers • Anniversaries • Birthdays • Brises • Reunions • Office Parties From 50 To 300 Restaurant Hours: Sunday-Friday 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Closed Saturdays For Private Parties 810-788-4567 5586 Drake Road South of Walnut Lake Road West Bloomfield Your Host: Andy Stylianou