whose names Bill and Judi would easi-
ly put on a restaurant honor roll.
Restaurant owners who speak of
their staffs with such love and admit
to it being their biggest strength are
too much in the minority ... This hus-
band and wife couple, who met while
both were at Machus, are to be
admired for this.
Numerous personalities like to cry
various restaurants before settling on a
favorite ... Beverly Hills Grill contin-
ues to add growth as they are discov-
ered ... Scottie Bowman, Steve
Yzerman, Brent Gilchrist and Brendon
Shanahan, Detroit Red Wings; Lloyd
Carr, University of Michigan football
coach; Bo Schembechler, former U-M
grid coach; Johnnie Morton, Detroit
Lions; Jerry Stackhouse and Jud
Buechler, Detroit Pistons; former Gov.
Jim Blanchard, Dave Bing, Peter
Karmanos, Joe Nederlander, Dick
Purtan, Laura Berman, Ruth Spencer,
Kurt Luedke, Dutch Leonard, etc ...
The late Gene Taylor was a regular
several times a week.
Wines of various regions are fea-
tured ... with vino by the glass noted
among the chalkboard jottings.
The wine menu is a good one ...
most available by the glass and bottle.
To celebrate a 13th anniversary in
the restaurant business today is a feat
in itself ... To achieve and maintain
the fine reputation amassed by Beverly
Hills Grill ... a former Palace
Restaurant decorated tastefully with
mahogany bar, primary colors and a
lot of windows ... is worthy of much
praise.
NO APPARENT DIFFERENCE in
the food preparation at Sposita's Italian
Restaurant since Chef Duke Larco left
... Same quality and same good food
still marks its dining prominence in
the area ... Executive Chef Paulo
Pichardo, formerly of Morton's, and
Assistant Chef Kenny Guidin, former-
ly of Lelli's, have both been at Sposita's
since it opened.
THE NEW AGORA Tavern, on
Grand River off Novi Road, has finally
opened ... It serves Mediterranean and
American food ... and is owned by
Andy Stylianou, David Abbo and Paul
Peristeris ... Although already open,
the official grand opening of Agora
will be on Friday, March 30.
MAIL DEPT ... from Al Kasner in
Las Vegas ... "Bernice and I have moved
and now live in Las Vegas. We read
your column every week and would
like to add a few words of humor. We
went out to dinner at a New York-style
deli. My wife, who was not hungry at
the rime, ordered a half-sandwich and a
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