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Sha Na Na

Aug. 13 & 14.. All seats $30-$35

The Scintas

Sept. 22, 23, 24...All seats $30-$35

7096 East Fourteen Mile Road
oust west of Van Dyke in Warren)

(810) 268-3200

Selected "Best Italian Restaurant" by
Gourmet Magazine '96.'97, and '98

7/30

1999

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86 Detroit Jewish News

Dorsey Band swings at Excalibur;
Pike Street's new chef,' re-do for Sw eet Lorraine's.

NEW CHEF is here now from
Country Club, Tony was named
e was up there leading The
Hong
Kong ... at Hoa Kow of West
American Culinary Federation's chap-
Tommy Dorsey Band ...
Bloomfield
in Crosswinds Mall ... His
ter chef of the year.
and playing trombone like
primary
function
is to prepare the
outside
look
being
THE NEW
a whiz kid.
gourmet Continental food
worked
on
at
Sweet
Lorraine's
It was Excalibur's recent presenta-
served at Hoa Kow, along
on Greenfield, north of 12
tion of The Tommy Dorsey Band,
with its popular whitefish
Mile, will be striking when fin-
conducted by Buddy Morrow, who
(15 different ways), baby
ished ... The styling will be a
Dorsey singer Walt Andrus, calls "a
perch
and steak ... plus
combination of brick, stone
great legend."
Cantonese
dishes.
and murals ... with large win-
Buddy turned 80 in February and
HAVE
YOU HAD the
dows topped by Picasso art-
is going strong as ever ... He blew
Greek
Salad
at a Leo's
work in copper ... Husband
trombone with Tommy Dorsey in
Coney
Island?
... That
and wife owners, Gary
1937 and 1938 ... then went out on
delicious one-of-a-kind
Sussman
and
Lorraine
his own with the wonderful Buddy
dressing makes it a big
D ANNY
Platman, look for its comple-
Morrow Orchestra.
favorite ... Reason it is also
SKIN
RA
tion in about two more
Buddy was born Muni Zudekoff ...
found at Uptown
Columnist
Local
months ... Then full work will
and proud of his Jewish heritage as
Parthenon on Orchard
begin on the interior.
the grandson of a Lithuanian rabbi.
Lake Road is because Leo's
Also on the Sweet Lorraine's
The 15-piece orchestra, plus Buddy
owner, Leo Stassinopoulos, is a part-
list of things to come, is the opening
Morrow and singer Walt Andrus, gave
ner in the northwest area Greek
of
its
fourth
restaurant
around
Jan.
1,
the packed audience at Excalibur's
restaurant.
It'll
be
at
the
Livonia
2000 ...
Banquet & Convention Center a big
EXECUTIVE CHEF brothers,
Marriott,
6
Mile
and
1-275
...
with
thrill as it deftly played many great
Louie
and Sam Sharkas, are together
140 seats taking the place of Allie's
hits made famous by Tommy Dorsey.
in
their
new Napoletana Italian Carry-
American Grill ... The other Sweet
About Walt Andrus, he was the
Out
and
Catering on Drake, south of
Lorraine restaurants are in Southfield,
big surprise of all for many ...
Walnut
Lake
Road ... Louie was head
Ann Arbor and Madison Heights.
Dorsey had some excellent soloists ...
chef
at
the
former
Oakland Grill on
former
Capraro's
NAME OF THE
Frank Sinatra, Jack Leonard, etc. ...
Woodward; and Sam was the top
Vassili's
Italian
Den
is
now
And to follow in their big footsteps
kitchen gent at the former Colangelo's
Mediterranean Grill ... owned by Chris
isn't easy to do ... But Walt is very
in Pontiac ... Their pizzas, salads, pas-
Anastasiou, who used to be bosslady at
equal to the role he has played 11
tas, sandwiches, ribs, steaks, chicken,
Vassili's on Southfield Road.
years as soloist for The Tommy
etc. have that culinary master's touch.
Dorsey Orchestra ... On some
CORRECTION DEPT. ... Dates
of the tunes he seems to have
of The Platters with Sam Butera, at
the presentation of Sinatra, but
Andiamo Italia in Warren, are Nov. 4,
Walt is pretty much his own
5 and 6 ... The name is Marilyn and
self ... and a darned good one,
Avery Warnick, wife and husband,
too.
who recently celebrated their birth-
Don't be surprised if
days on the same day.
Excalibur owner Marty Wilk
A READER WRITES bemoaning
brings them back ... They made
the fact that she has "such pretty
a sensational impact and tickets
clothes" but can't wear any of them
for their next appearance won't
. "My husband doesn't dress up
be easy to get.
anymore," she says ... "He used to be
NOW THAT Joe Muer is
a wonderful dresser but now only
part of the team at Pike Street
wants to be casual, the lazy kind,
Restaurant in Pontiac, some of
with no tie or jacket.
his food innovations are being
"What happened to the days when
integrated into Jim Fitzpatrick's
we wouldn't think of going to a fine
operation ... New executive chef
restaurant without being properly
is Anthony Sexton, former sous
dressed?" she asks. "I used to love
chef at the four-star Inselbrook
being dressed up and my husband (he
Resort in Tarpon Springs; and
was my boyfriend then) always wore a
chef at the five-star yacht U.S.
jacket and tie. Whenever he saw
Bon Appetit in Dunedin,
someone without a jacket, especially,
Florida ... In 1998, while execu- Trombonist Buddy Morrow recently conducted The
and wearing old blue jeans and a T-
tive chef and food and beverage
Tommy Dorsey Band at Excalibur in Southfield.
shirt, he'd say how terrible it looked."
director at Metamora Golf &