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Remy Berdy's culinary ability has a place to shine
at Pike Street Restaurant in Pontiac.

DANNY RASKIN
Local Columnist

tuna, salmon, sea bass, cumin and
in pastry ... Also receiving rave
curry; a wild game plate with alligator,
notices is Remy's roasted stuffed
buffalo, elk, etc.
Georgia Quail with four-berry sauce
A big winner when he was at
... For this prized dish, he prepares a
he Wandering Jew of the
Kingsley Inn are those
fine grind of veal and chicken
local restaurant world may
excellent small lake perch
stuffing and serves it with a
have finally found a home.
that Remy prepares skinless
sauce of lingonberries, raspber-
Like Isaac Laquedem in
... many times with a white
ries, Michigan cherries and
"My First 2000 Years — The
wine
and lemon juice sea-
dried-cooked
cranberries.
Autobiography of the Wandering Jew"
soning
... It is small wonder
Remy's
innovative
rack
of
by Viereck and Eldridge, Executive
that Remy goes through
lamb Memphisto with chutney
Chef Remy Berdy, too, has traveled
over 100 pounds of perch a
and Dijon mustard is an excep-
much ... seemingly in the constant
week ... This is a very
tional specialty.
search of a dream.
favorite item at Pike Street
On seafood and fish dishes,
Isaac found his in Salome ... And
... served in many ways,
D ANNY
he has few equals ... His
Remy, after going from restaurant to
including being wonderfully
stuffed turban of salmon with
RA SKIN
restaurant ... perhaps in the Pike Street
golden caviar sauce is excellent Local Columnist sauteed.
Restaurant, on Pike Street in Pontiac.
The beautiful and tasty
... Also Remy's mesquite-
Since the days he apprenticed at
pastry renditions are by
grilled Chilean sea bass ... and
the Savoy, Dorchester and Mayfair
Executive Pastry Chef Nicholas
lemon sole stuffed with crab, shrimp,
hotels in London ... and the George
Orlandino, whose creations include
scallops and spinach.
Cing in Paris, Remy admits to search-
diverse items like pear raspberry
Once a week, he features chicken
ing for a restaurant of individual hap-
cheesecake and baked hot pepper
soup with matzah balls ... His gefilte
piness that would cater to his impera-
ganache with avocado citrus sauce...
fish
during
Passover,
with
Remy's
own
tive kitchen needs.
His signature Sapphire pear poached
horseradish
and
beet
sauce,
was
so
He is a member of the Royal Order
in Chardonnay and blue curacao is
popular
that
it
continued
as
an
appe-
of Chefs City and Guild of Great
filled with chocolate mousse.
tizer called Quenelles of Three Fish ...
Britain, American Culinary
General Manager Brian
three different fishes on the same plate
Federation, and a certified executive
McNamara, who helped guide the ren-
... sole, salmon and tuna ... poached
chef of the Chefs d' Cuisine
ovations, and excellent servers/man-
in the same style and presented in
Associations of Michigan and Ohio.
agers, Chris Green and Aziz Zourhi,
smaller portions ... Jewish-style latkes
After serving with the Israeli Army
continue to render valuable assistance
(potato
pancakes)
are
served
with
his
during the Six-Day War, Remy came
in the fine dining attributes of Pike
roasted
duck,
tuna
and
steak.
to America in 1968.
Street Restaurant ... That many con-
Remy's culinary ability is striking ...
Remy has rarely been satisfied, even
sider it to be among the best in the
Grouper with a red wine, risotto and
plying his trade at numerous fine din-
metropolitan area is no secret.
lingonberry sauce; Thai fish soup with
ing establishments in the local area ...
Located in an 1893-
Few gave him the complete
built building that in
arsenal for culinary kitchen
1911 housed the old
magic he is notably capable of
Michigan
Bell
performing ... as has Pike
Telephone
Company,
Street restaurant owner Jim
the
edifice
is
listed with
Fitzpatrick.
the National Register
A good chef with the
of Historic Places, and
proper ammunition can score
has been redecorated as
many bulls-eyes, when it is
an upscale artistic
incorporated with his or her
showplace.
chefing knowledge.
Jim founded Pike
Being given quality prod-
Street
Restaurant around
ucts and also, most impor-
1983 ... and besides
tantly, the necessary ingredi-
becoming a world-class
ents for preparation, Remy is
restaurant, its award-
finally able to do his best.
winning wine list has
One of his signature dish-
been recognized by Wine
es, Beef Wellington a la
Spectator magazine each
Savoy, is a standout ... A
year since 1989.
sauteed fillet of beef on top
Pike Street
of a duxelle of pate, mush-
Executive Chef Remy Berdy, left, and owner Jim Fitzpatrick are a
Restaurant's newly
happy team at the well-regarded Pontiac Street Restaurant in Pontiac.
rooms and shallots, wrapped

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