The Best Of Everything

The Hy Life

Thurs. & Fri., Sept. 27, 28

Legendary
rock and roll king
of "The Twist"

The old deli days were best,
recalls 90-year-old Hy Horenstein.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS

Szechuan Gourmet, 395 I

Telegraph Road, Bloomfield

Township, (248) 988-9333. Much

pride is taken in the extensive

Boesky's for owner Sam
urning 90 recently is
Boesky ... also helping to cut
no big deal to Hy
corned beef in the basement
Horenstein.
... Hy was born on Delancey
"I can still hand-
Street in New York, where
cut a Jewish rye bread in
Sonny Eliot's father owned a
record time, and corned beef
hardware store, and came
or pastrami without cutting
here when a year old, living
off any fingers," says the for-
on Hastings and Alfred.
mer premier delicatessen
NY
DAN
Detroit always was usually
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owner.
KIN
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a
one-store
deli town, recalls
Hy is the only surviving
Local Columnist Hy ... "They were small but
member of the deli
compact," he says. Hy's
Horenstein brothers, whose
counter experience, however, some-
name is well noted ... Lou and Sam
times had him at larger ones like
had Brother's Deli on Dexter, with
when working for Bill Boesky and
Max working for them before going
Joe Friedman at the Brass Rail on
on his own and opening Max's Deli
Michigan Avenue, next to Kinsel's
with wife, Belle, on Southfield and 13
and with Al Mendelson at Boesky's
Mile.
on 12th and Hazelwood, before Al
Hy never joined his brothers at their
went to California years back to
delicatessens ... preferring to be on his
open Nate & Al's in Beverly Hills.
own as Hy Horenstein Delicatessen-
Hy had come to work at Boesky's
Restaurant.
on
12th and Hazelwood as a busboy
"You can't go to a delicatessen any-
...
and
five years later was a counter-
more and smell the corned beef,'
man
for
the same Sam Boesky who
because it isn't cooked in front any-
started him in the deli business on
more like years ago," says Hy, as he
Hastings ... as a dishwasher and bus-
bemoans the days gone by.
boy.
Hy was only 11 years old when
"I'm still as ornery as ever," laughs
starting out in the deli game ...
Hy, who says he has mellowed
On Hastings and
from the days he was a deli-
Farnsworth he was a
catessen owner and used
busboy and dish-
to close two times a year
washer at the
... "When I took a
original

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Rock 'n Roll with Sonny Turner &
e Platters, Bill Pinkney &,
The Original Drifters, —
and the legendary Reflections

menu offered by this carry-out-

only restaurant All items from

appetizers to soups to beef to

poultry, lo and chow mein, sweet

& sour dishes, noodles, combina-

tion plates, etc. are listed for fresh

carry-out

Steve's Deli, 66,46 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

authentic servings.

Desert Sands, 29222 Orchard

Lake Road, Farmington Hills, (248)

855- l 122. Middle-Eastern dining is

featured by Mike Salamey, former

owner/chef at prominent mideast-

ern eateries. Daily specials at lunch

and dinner. Full menu carryout with

catering available. Complete liquor

service.

Detroit deli
legend Hy
Horenstein
has turned 90.

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07096 East Fourt een

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Road, Farmington Hills, (248) 626-

5020. One magazine said that there

was no place like it in the country.

The Guinness Book of-Records has fea-

tured its accomplishments. Lunch and

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