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The Silver Fox brings his soft,
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Legendary rock and oil
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alebiity Showroom
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AUBURN HILLS
Lelli's of Auburn Hills, 885
Opdyke Road,Auburn Hills, (248)
373-4440.The second of Lelli's tradi-
tionally fine Italian ristorantes is
located across from the Pontiac
Silverdome. Besides elegant sur-
roundings, it features the same
excellent food served by the Lelli
family since 1939. Reservations are
accepted for any evening except
Saturday.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS
Steve's Deli, 6646 Telegraph Road,
Bloomfield Hills, (248) 932-0800.
Award-winning chicken soup is fea-
tured. Also serving corned beef,
fresh roasted turkey, sandwiches,
salads and traditional dishes. Party
trays and catering too at this New
York-style deli. Carnegie Deli
cheesecake and Steve's Brownies
are among the desserts.
FARMINGTON HILLS
Bangkok Sala, 27903 Orchard
Lake Rd., Farmington Hills, (248)
553-4220. Noted for making its
own traditional Thai cookies and
own style of fried rice, it is a con-
sistent restaurant with exclusive
Thai specialties among the authen-
tic servings.
Desert Sands, 29222 Orchard
Lake Road, Farmington Hills, (248)
855-1122. Middle-Eastern dining is
featured by Mike Salamey, former
owner/chef at prominent mideast-
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to this country in the 1920s ... Pretty
hen Keith Famie was
soon, they were running a "kind of
finally voted off the
boarding house and club at Mack and
Survivor II TV show on
Gratiot, where a few friends could
CBS, at least two people
drop around for a glass of wine."
he worked with here were disappoint-
With repeal of the Volstead Act,
ed ... Don Tocco, his former partner at
they put up the window shades and
Les Auteurs in Royal Oak ... and
opened a bar and restaurant
Barry Ellstein, who was with
... Around 1935, they moved
Keith at Raphael's in Novi's
into
the Book Building
former Sheraton-Oaks.
garage
and, although it
Don now owns the new La
sounded like a funny place to
Villa Italiano Ristorante on
have a restaurant, they had a
Sashabaw Road in Clarkston
fine spot, small but serving
... and Barry is his restaurant
excellent food.
and bar manager.
Then Sam's brothers, Joe
In fact, Barry would also
and
Al, came here from Italy
like to be on the show ... He
DAN TNy
in
1948
... and joined Sam
sent in his application for
RAS KIN
and
Alva
at their brand new
Survivor III, along with the
Local Co lumnist
building in 1948 ... on
required two-minute video .
Woodward, south of Six Mile
On his application, where it
... Here, things were better than
asks people to describe themselves in
downtown Detroit.
three adjectives, Barry wrote, "Bald,
Vannelli's on Woodward was not
funny and Jewish."
basically
an Italian restaurant, but
Many will recall him from the for-
American
with a pretty general menu
mer Envoy Cafe in West Bloomfield,
...
It
served
about 2,000 pounds of
and Baci Abracci in Pontiac.
fish a week, which must have made it
La Villa's executive chef, Dante
one of the biggest fish houses in the
Vannelli, is no stranger to community-
city ... Items like Dover sole, red snap-
ites ... He owned Gus' Steak House
per, black sea bass, lobster, etc. headed
and Gus' Vannelli's Steak House in
the menu.
Lake Orion for 25 years.
Plenty of steaks and chops, roasts,
The Vannelli name is a well-respect-
etc.
in the wide selection of porter-
ed family name.
Dante's parents, Sam and Alva, came houses, fillets, sirloins and prime ribs.
ern eateries. Daily specials at lunch
and dinner. Full menu carryout with
catering available. Complete liquor
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service.
Hong Hua, 27925 Orchard Lake
Rd., Farmington Hills, (248) 489-
2280.True Hong Kong autenticity
is in the dishes not seen anywhere
else.A bit more expensive than
other Chinese restaurants, but a
lot of value that makes the price
difference worth it with exciting
preparations of rare dishes and
many not seen elsewhere.
Taking the lead at La Villa Italiano Ristorante are the executive chef, Dante
Vannelli, and Barry Ellstein, restaurant and bar manager.
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