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excellent Fish Curry, a fillet of white
or has a traditional look of subtle
fish baked and topped with a salsa of
charm ... Authentic photographs for
onion, parsley, curry, garlic and lemon
Local Columnist
sale change every two months, taking
juice ... It has a tart and delicious taste
the place of Tony's paintings which are
he celebration of La Fendi's
all its own.
shown only in Lathrup Village ... A
sixth anniversary also brings
The seasonings and marinating
ledge above the side booths are deco-
two decors so unlike each
spices are completely unlike
rated with shining copper and
other that customers have
those at other Mideastern
bronze artifacts ... Modernistic
to look twice to believe they are in sis-
restaurants ... La Fendi
lamps hang graciously over
mixes its own herbs directly
ter restaurants.
green padded booths ... with
4 48t,
But, thankfully, the menu is the
on the premises ...
tables throughout the restau-
same at both places ... featuring the
Numerous other Arabic
rant accompanied with chairs
best of an Old World cuisine lineup
restaurants buy theirs
of Italian design.
already mixed ... The flavor
that includes many dishes not seen
La Fendi at both locales also
has an apparent difference.
around these parts.
presents many authentic
Locale No. 2 opened on March
Spices mixed at La Fendi
Chaldean dishes seldom seen
DANNY
are cherished family secrets ...
22 of this year in West Bloomfield
at other Mideastern restau-
RASKIN
... but the original location of La
closely guarded herbs of
rants.
Fendi, a restaurant offering
Local Columnist Raad and Tony's mother ...
They include Lamb
Mideastern and Mediterranean din-
After being secretly mixed
Matabac, small chunks of ten-
ing, had its opening in May 1993,
together
by
them, the mixtures are
derized lamb sauteed with tomatoes,
with seating for only about 100 ...
given
to
their
chefs in labeled bags ...
onions, parsley and mixed with rice ...
at 27060 Evergreen at 1-696 and 11
Even
if
the
chefs
should go to another
Chicken Olive or Chicken Artichoke,
Mile, in the Lathrup Landing shop-
restaurant, he or she could not take the
marinated and grilled chicken topped
herb mixtures with them ... This is how
ping center.
with olives or artichoke and onions ...
An expansion two years later put
cautious the fellows are about them.
Chicken Cream Chop, thin-sliced
the capacity at 140 ... Today it is 200.
Another interesting and very tasty
chicken dipped in egg whites and
The La Fendi at Lathrup Landing
dish at La Fendi is quite simple ... The
bread crumbs and deep-fried to a
Brown Rice has tiny pieces of noodles,
is something of an art gallery,
golden brown ... Potato Chop, a
although food is the thing ... walls in
topped with almonds and raisins ...
boiled potato mashed and stuffed with
the three rooms are greatly enhanced
This would seem to be a plain back-
fresh sesame ground beef, and deep
by large, colorful framed paintings by
home favorite in which those secret
fried to a golden brown.
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Tony Samona, co-owner with brother
herbs and spices no doubt play an
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Also not seen at other places is the
Raad Samona ... The vibrant colors
important role.
Also of much tasty appeal is
are striking ... and each paint-
an accompaniment made daily
ing by Tony has the artist's
and served with entrees ... Rice
mark of having a woman of
in one of three styles of stew ...
some shape or form in it.
potato, curry, white bean or
The paintings are done
squash ... sweet peas, eggplant,
strictly for the La Fendi on
Evergreen and 11 Mile... But
okra, etc.
Nobody here makes
Tony's fine works have been
Sammon Bread ... It is the same
exhibited in Southfield Manor,
as one would find in Israel or
Trapper's Alley in Detroit, in
Iraq ... A delightful bun served
Windsor, California and other
hot from La Fendi's open
sectors ... both in one-man
hearth oven on Evergreen.
shows and with other artists.
One of the 10 salads, Talal
The beautiful rooms with
Salad, is named after Tony,
white tablecloths, mint green
whose real name is Talal ... It's
linen napkins and fresh roses
diced cucumbers, tomatoes,
on all the tables ooze with a
parsley, seasoning, jalapeno
refreshing look of cleanliness.
peppers and amba (pickled
La Fendi's second location,
mango) mixed in a special
seating 170, with another 10
dressing of its own.
stools at the bar, is on
Customers love the tender,
Haggerty between Maple (15
charbroiled Cornish Hen that
Mile) and Walnut Lake Road
is basted with garlic and butter
... It's strikingly beautiful in its
The seasoning s ices mixed at La Fendi are cherished
and topped with paprika and a
elegance.
family secrets o co-owner brothers Tony and Raad
The outside wall is com-
special sauce.
pletely marbled, and the interi- Samona.
DANNY RASKIN
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