Have You Seen the "New Look" in Big Daddy's Banquet Room? CH4 ‘Stitilki able locale for such a fine restaurant ... But for sure, those who have been to Marco's don't forget where it is too easily the second time. Seating is for 55 in the main dining room and 25 in a bar-lounge sector ... Customers entering the main dining room from a foyer with leaded-glass entrance door, are ushered into a room with bluish-green walls, lavender walls, mauve padded chairs, etched glass, frost- ed glass, mirrors, vertical drapes with valances, white linen napkins, bottles of virgin olive oil on all the tables, and well-chosen artifacts. Marco's is open for lunch Monday- Friday, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; dinner Monday-Thursday, 3-9:30 p.m.; Friday, 3-10:30 p.m.; Saturday 4:30-10:30 p.m. ... Sundays for private parties only. Steve Kedzierski, executive chef, and John Salman, sous chef, have both been at Marco's since it opened ... Owner Marco Conte, who enjoys improvising with food, prepares the specials. Servers at Marco's Dining & Cocktails have a gracious and helpful way about them ... You'll enjoy requesting fresh gar- lic mashed into virgin olive oil with which to dip the homemade rolls ... All bread at Marco's is from dough rolled and baked on the premises. Dishes ordered at Marco's are prepared when requested ... like the wonderful item that is available only at Marco's ... Cherry Hazelnut Chicken, breast sautéed with sun-dried cherries and Frangelico liqueur ... Also the broiled filet of Norwegian salmon with mush- room-caper dill sauce. And what would a good Italian restau- rant be without a fine choice of pasta selections? ... The offering at Marco's of 18 pasta presentations include the tradi- tional ... and favorites like its own Linguine a la Gaeta from the Conte hometown in Italy ... linguine with olive oil, garlic, baby clams and shrimp ... Also the much-requested penne pasta sauteed with prosciutto, white beans, spinach, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, olive oil and garlic. The selection of wines and liquors is choice. Classic dishes at Marco's ... from var- ied regions of Italy ... is together with specialties of new Italian cooking ... All of which make it quite an interesting experience in fine dining. WHAT ORIGINALLY started out as a reunion in California of former Detroit Central High School grads from 1956 and 1957 has become a Detroit High Schools Reunion instead ... with grads from Mumford, Cass Tech and Oak Park High invited, too. It's set for San Francisco, at the San Don't Burst Your • "Successful Affair Bubble" with Hidden Extras! • Weddings • Bar/Bat Mitzvah • Showers • Anniversaries • Corporate Affairs paYtreNoN 6199 Orchard Lake Rd. (North of Maple) West Bloomfield 248-737-8600 • • • • • Banquet Sweet 16s Brises Reunions ETC. Prime Hates Available Two Oreat Locations to Serve You. 5586 Drake Rd. West Bloomfield 11/24 2000 97