-; _ ) (__( • 0 THE ONE 8c ONLY Telegraph ... Ask for a martini our of the ordinary to go with the excellent food served there and you'll get a martini menu that'll knock your socks off. NEXT UP IN the fine "Taste!" series by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Ford Motor Company, will be Thursday, Nov. 9, with a French Winemaker Dinner ... and Thursday, Nov. 16, with a French Wine-Tasting ... The events feature wines and beers chosen to accompany the cooking of Alain Piraux, executive chef at the -Ritz-Carlton. THE NEW AND enlarged Private Selection brand of premium-quality products at Kroger is actually its own label ... It's an affordable alternative to leading premium names in the grocery, produce, meat, deli and seafood departments. KORN KORNER ... Diner: "This egg is bad" ... Waiter: "Well, it's not my fault. I just laid the table." OLDIE BUT GOODIE Dept. ... A middle-aged Jewish gent is out to dinner with his wife to celebrate her 40th birthday ... He says, "So what would you like, Julie? A Jaguar? A sable coat? A diamond necklace?" She says, "Bernie, I want a divorce. He says, "I wasn't planning on spending that much." HOW TRUE DEPT. ... A young Jewish mother is preparing brisket one Friday for Shabbat dinner ... Her daughter watches with interest as the mother slices off the ends of the brisket before placing it in the roasting pan. The young girl asks her mother why she did this. The mother pauses for a moment and then says, "You know, I'm not sure. This is the way I always saw my mother make a brisket. Let's call Grandma and ask her." So she phones the grandmother and asks why they always slice the ends off the brisket before roasting. The grandmother thinks for a moment and then says, "You know, I am not sure why. This is the way I always saw my mother make a brisket. Now the women are very curious, so they pay a visit to the great-grand- mother in the nursing home. "You know when we make a brisket," they say, "we always slice off the ends before roasting. Why is that?" "I don't know why you do it," says the old woman, "but I never had a pan that was large enough." of West Bloomfield unc ecials ) It Served Monday - Saturday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm " ❑ YOUR CHOICE OF: • Cup of Soup gr Salad • Sandwich Salad • Sandwich and Cup of Soup — $3 95 OPEN FOR LUNCH AND DINNER 7-DAYS 4189 Orchard Lake Road Orchard Lake 248-865-0000 Fax: 248-865-0020 11/3 2000 103