GREAT FOOD IS OUR SPECIALTY! Take It From Mike and Ray Abrams... It Doesn't Come Any Better ANYWHERE! Lunch or Dinner • Kitchen Open Mon.-Sat. 11-Mid. • Excellent Lamb Chops! • Wonderful Trout! • Home-Made Soups! JN: Do you think museums should show exhibits that they know might be offensive to some people? PR: In order to bring crowds to museums, one tries to have events. Some exhibitions are done only to bring peo- ple to the museum, not thinking enough about the responsibility of the museum toward the works of art. Everyone tries to be more provocative, and one ()Des a little bit far in certain cases. This '- more toward people interested in contempo- rary arc, and I don't think the field of the old masters has that sort of problem. • Terrific Steaks! • Home-Made Chopped Sirloin! • Delicious Broiled Salmon! • Home-Made Meat Loaf! • Juicy Surf & Turf! ( Fri. & Sat. Only) ee s We lake High Pride In Our Niched 23380 TELEGRAPH, BETWEEN 9 AND 10 MILE • Southfield4 (248) 352-8243 • • Moscow Ni at Sithday, bey 22, 6 Am, 1.,-, • Cocktails Available efr:I * 1 , ' " iicots: fiddler -9 North Side of West Bloomfield Plaza (S. of Maple) INTERNATIONAL DINING AS OF TUESDAY, JULY 17, WE WILL CLOSE FOR LUNCH EVERY DAY EXCEPT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AS OF MONDAY, JULY 16, WE WILL BE OPEN ON MONDAYS FOR DINNER. OUR NEW HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Fri. 5 p.m. - Midnight Sat. 11 a.m. - Midnight Sun. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. 535 per pergom MUST HAVE RESERVATIONS. MUST CALL. 6676 Orchard Lake Rd. 248-851-8782 ► JN: How did you get started in an art career and what do you con- sider your accomplish- ments? Pierre Rosenberg: "[The DIA] has one of the greatest collections in America." PR: I studied law and art history and by chance there was a job in the Louvre's painting Francaise, a very old institution and department when I was still quite the most prestigious institution exist- young. It was offered to me, and I ing in France. My daughter lives in accepted it. That was 40 years ago. I'm Venice, so I've always tried to spend as very proud of certain acquisitions and much time as possible there. that I tried to transform the muse=um to bring it to a modern museum. I'm JN: Have you given any advice to quite pleased about some of my exhi- your successor, Henri Loyrette? bitions, and I'm quite happy about (Loyrette is an expert in 19th-century some books I wrote. French art who has headed the Musee d'Orsay.) JN: You were born in Paris and spent PR: He's a good friend of mine, and I the war years near Bordeaux, where think he's the best choice possible. He your countrymen protected you and knows the museum so well that he your parents from the Nazis. Have doesn't need my advice. Of course, I'm you ever been to the museums in always ready, if I can do so, to help Israel, and are you involved in any him as much as I can. Jewish organizations in Paris? PR: I don't know the Israel museums Pierre Rosenberg speaks 3 p.m. very well. I've been twice in my life to Saturday, July 14, at the Detroit Israel for one day. That's more the Institute of Arts. The lecture is field of my wife, Beatrice. She's very free for members and free for much engaged in many Jewish mat- others with a museum donation ters, Jewish foundations and French- ($4 adults/$1 children). There Jewish institutions. also will be a dance and story program by the Madame Cadillac JN: What personal interests are par- Dance Theatre at noon, a talk on ticularly important to you? France's decorative arts and fine PR: I'm a collector. I'm spending part dining by the DIA's Brian of my time trying to build my coilec- Gallagher at 1:30 p.m., and tion of drawings and of glass animals. French cuisine in the museum's I'm very interested in music and litera- dining areas. (313) 833 7900. ture. I'm a member of the Academie Restaurant and lounge "TRADITION" MATCHMAKER' COUPON EV MP I I I I LIT , lat =If • , A RICH MAN" COUPON COUPON ■ 111M1 rAIIIL--1" • rzarn 4 law rot w 11:MR 11/111 LAI LPN .4I 11111 Nom A=E ..111 GAGA OF 110A4eMADIP u/111, FIGIM:21 I ' .. r IVO .1.1M7fr Off Of Mei 1111A1 1 I LIU A • WITH PURCHASE OF OUR CORNED BEEF SANDWICH • BEEF FLANKEN (SHORT RIBS) GoodTues.-Fri. I I am. to 4p.m DINE IN ONLY •MUST PRESENT COUPON WHEN ORDERING • I Coupon Per Person Expires 7/13/01 WHITEFISH DINNER DINNER Good Tues.-Fri. 4a.m. to 9p.m. DINE IN ONLY •MUST PRESENT COUPON WHEN ORDERING • I Coupon Per Person Expires 7/ 13/0 I 2 4,1 L WINE PURCHASE Of AMMER WITH THE PURCHASE OF OUR DELICIOUS Mushroom Barley or Cabbage I P.7. 1 1.75 VA! w 0/A AJLN ' 1 ■ r vi Good Tues.-Fri. 4a.m. to 9p.m. DINE IN ONLY •MUST PRESENT COUPON WHEN ORDERING • I Coupon Per Person Expires 7/ 1 3/0 I 41 0101 111111111t =In Vi i; Casual At ❑ DO NEW HOUR y Melt Thursday: 1 aezitor Iriiay Saturday: ,s. 11 am -.11pm 4 pia - 11001 Sunday: 4 pm - Spin . Just Ea's Ylt° °. n Roa Road West Bloomfield (248) 53 - 716 2001 61