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CD 1994 DC Comics N • av • CELEBRATION CONNECTION 6/4 1999 .DIRECTORY in our Classified Section 98 Detroit Jewish News LkY • • • Fri/Sat until 11 pm 248.855.6622 • 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. ,--/ Tony Samona, co-owner with brother herbs and spices no doubt play an --\ 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 • • • • • • • • •