• • • et bles and plum, soy ginger and hot mustard sauces. Anything from the previous menu that is not on the present one will be prepared and served ... Traditional Chuck Muer favorites like Charley's Chowder, Lobster Larry, those deli- cious Maryland Crab Cakes, the Martha's Vineyard Salad, Shrimp Fet- tuccine Verde and others approved by Chuck Muer Corporate Executive Chef Jim Blake are still there. Those wonderful mahogany walls have been renewed ... Linen covers that now slip over the backs of chairs reminded me of great yesteryears' din- ing rooms on lavish cruise ships, hotel dining rooms and legends like the wonderful Delmonico's in New York. Freshness always has such a big appeal ... Both for the customers and a restaurant's employees ... Charley's Crab of Troy has achieved this without altering its striking look. THE EMPHASIS on parents and grandparents bringing young guys and gals to rub shoulders with their sports heroes is a dandy ... and never stronger ... Next Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Induction Din- ner, Monday, Nov. 2, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, should bring another record crowd. BOXING HAS BEEN signed up for four evenings at Excalibur Banquet and. Convention Center, Franklin and Northwestern ... First one by Metro Detroit Golden Gloves Boxing Inter- national, was Oct. 2 ... Choices were general admission or dinner with open bar. CONGRATS ... to real estate gal Rose and Max Tolin ... on their 55th anniversary ... To ad man Ron Hoff- man ... on his birthday. CAN ANYONE answer Madeline Popper's query as to why there are no good French or Spanish restaurants here? ... Come to think of it, people might be hard:pressed to think of a Russian one, too. DIXIEBELLE and the Jazz Cats are set to put out a lot of happy toe-tap- ping Dixieland jazz and blues, Tues- day, Oct. 13, 8 p.m., at Jack's Water- front Restaurant off Jefferson, between Nine and 10 Mile Dixiebelle and her group, play pre-game revelry at Detroit Lions home games. REUNION DEPT. ... Former localite Diane Rubenstein now lives in Minnesota, but she'll be here Friday, Nov. 27 ... That's when Mumford High classes of 1967 and 1968, both predominately Jewish, have their joint 30-year shindig, 6 p.m. to midnight, • NO ROOM CHARGE! • NO CHARGE FOR PASSING HORS 'D OEUVRES! • NO CHARGE FOR DANCE FLOOR! • NO CHARGE TO CUT CAKE! • NO CHARGE TO SKIRT TABLES! • ASK ABOUT OUR THEME PARTIES FOR ALL OCCASIONS • • Wedding • Bar Mitzvah • Bat Mitzvah • Shower • Anniversary Up To 300 5586 DRAKE ROAD (S. of Walnut Lake Rd.) West Bloomfield BIG DADDY'S PARTHENON PARTHENON & CONEY ISLAND 6199 Orchard Lake Road West Bloomfield (248)737-8600 29649 Northwestern Hwy. Southfield (248)358-1700 LITTLE DADDY'S I 0/9 1998 Detroit Jewish News 105