NO
CHARGE!

basket with onion bread, salt sticks
and cheese bread.
The Italian music people hear as
they dine is not the ordinary offerings,
but rhythms piped in and received
directly from Italy on a satellite dish.
Fonte D'Amore is open Monday
through Thursday, 11 to 10; Friday,
11 to 11; Saturday, 4 ro 11; closed
Sunday.
Luciano's sister, Nanci, is a daytime
t hostess; sister Renata does the restau-
rant's bookwork, and brother Tino is
in management.
The wine list is an interesting one
... Except for six French champagnes,
it is made up entirely of Italian vin-
tages ... Including Fonte D'Amore's
own Del Signore label for its white
and robust red vinos.
Luciano's cooking skill and versatil-
e . .
ity is such that he is able ro custom-
make dishes for his customers ... Like
the Awrey's Salmon Special created for
Bob Awrey, whose Awrey Bakery is
down the street on Plymouth in Livo-
nia ... Or the Geno's Chicken tailored
for Gene Smart, who asked Luciano to
create it for serving at his daughter's
wedding ... The chicken dish was so
good that Luciano put it on Fonte
D'Amore's menu ... Bob Awrey's
salmon is listed among the specials.
Fonte D'Amore is a classic Italian
restaurant with touches of Old World
elegance ... The Abruzzo sector of Italy
is faithfully represented here by the
Del Signores.
WORD IS ... that a large Russian
restaurant is slated to take over at the
location just south of Parthenon
House Banquet and Convention Cen-
tre, Drake at Walnut Lake Road.
REUNION DEPT. ... Annual lun-
cheon by Delia Phi Epsilon Sorority is
Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Birmingham
Community House ... For more info,
call Florence Herrmann, (248) 258-
6786.
NEW SAHARA Restaurant of Oak
Park, on Coolidge north of Nine Mile,
will expand soon with its own bakery
setup ... Owner Saad Attisha's good
Middle Eastern dining spot will make
two or three different breads, plus
cakes and pastries.
THAT BIG pound-and-a-half lob-
ster dinner at Lelli's in Auburn Hills is
X $22 only on Mondays and Tuesdays.
TICKET PRICE for children and
grandchildren 17 years and younger to
attend the very successful yearly
Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Induction Dinner is their age ... Adult
ducat is $125 ... for the full evening
that includes hors d'oeuvres galore,

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HORS 'D OEUVRES!

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FOR EVERY BUDGET

• Wedding
• Bar Mitzvah
• Bat Mitzvah
• Shower
• Anniversary
Up To 300

248-737-8600

5586 DRAKE ROAD (S. of Walnut Lake Rd.)
West Bloomfield

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1998

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