NMI'S/fir

NOW EAST SIDE Mario's has
gotten into the banquet act ... At its
Southfield locale between 12 and 13
Mile, in Southfield Commons, is a
1,575-square-foot private dining room
for parties or meetings, with seating
up to 150 ... The room can also be
divided into two areas ... one seating
50 and the main room seating 100.
Bonnie LePage, Norm's frau, will
assist folks in coordinating details for
their event, including menu selections
and special needs.
MAIL DEPT ... From Ida Warshay
... "When I saw the piece in your col-
umn about the opening of Zoup!, I
just had to write to you. You men-
tioned that this is the first soup-only
restaurant in Michigan, and I beg to
differ with you.
"In 1977, with the opening of Fair-
lane Town Center, my father, Morris
Schuster, and uncles Eugene and Todd
Schuster, opened 'Nanny's Soup Ket-
tle' in the center of the mall. It was a
labor of love as it combined my
grandmother's (Anne Schuster, my
Nanny) soup recipes with an art deco
theme complete with period art from

my family's gallery, London Arts in
the Fisher Building.
"Nanny's had all the delicious soups
my family has loved for years: her
mouthwatering cabbage borscht with
big chunks of meat, tomatoes, cabbage
and a hint of spiciness; her thick
mushroom barley soup with fresh
mushrooms; and her world-famous
marzah ball soup with fluffy marzah
balls, chicken, carrots and celery, just
to name a few.
"She and the head chef collaborated
on a number of different soups as well
and she was involved in the expansion
of the restaurant into Oakland Mall.
With its unique art deco decor, the
restaurant had people coming from all
over to sample the soups and view the
art. It also had a special section for
parties, and it's where I celebrated my
Sweet 16 in 1982.

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"Alas, people's tastes changed and she
had to add sandwiches and salads to the
menu. The restaurant closed in 1984

and is now occupied by Kerby's Coney
Island. However, it lives on at my house
as I have all the dishes, silverware and
special custom-made soup spoons and
soup bowls that I use every day. Even
my daughter, who is 3, knows the
meaning of the spoons and calls them
`Nanny's spoons.' Soup is always eaten
out of those bowls and it takes me back

20 years every time I use them.
"I hope Zoup! is a success. You bet

I will be waiting in line with everyone

":_ -
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6199 ORCHARD LAKE RD., NORTH OF MAPLE
WEST BLOOMFIELD

248-737-8600

9/11
1998

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