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Wed., Oct. 10

Featuring the wonderful
Sounds of Sinatra
that everyone loves.

Siegel s Deli now features Rose Guttman's
Hungarian, Romanian and Jewish delicacies.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS

Szechuan Gourmet, 3951

Telegraph Road, Bloomfield

Township, (248) 988-9333. Much

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pleasure in the homemade dishes Rose
I f you ask what dish she likes to
would prepare each day.
make best, her answer is,
When they moved their operation to
"Everything!"
La Mirage on Northwestern in 1988,
"I love to cook," says Rose
her cooking had gained such a promi-
Guttman, former owner with her late
nence that former Detroiters visiting
husband, Irving, of the immensely
here
would make it a major point not
popular Irving's Delicatessen.
to
miss
Rose's preparations.
Now at Siegel's Deli, on
She came to Siegel's Deli in
Maple, just west of Haggerty
June of this year, and people
in Commerce Township, Rose
are again savoring her excel-
does have favorites, though ...
lent Romanian and
and her ways of cooking them
Hungarian style of home
are with few equals.
cooking.
Like the cholent (traditional
Owned by Rasko Perkovic,
stew) she makes ... or the
Siegel's
seats 80, and when
gefilte fish Rose has been
opened
in
1996, was original-
noted for throughout the
DAN NY
ly
a
combination
deli and ice
years ... After coming out of
RAS KIN
retirement and working at the Local Columnist cream shop.
Today, as a full-service sit-
former Bagel Deli in West
down
delicatessen, Siegel's is
Bloomfield, Rose recalls that
noted
for
its
cleanliness
and home-
before it closed, she prepared and sold
made
variety
...
beef
short
ribs, roasted
for Rosh Hashanah over 450 pieces ...
chicken,
hamburger
steak,
etc. ... plus
and prior to Yom Kippur, over 150 ...
a
good
children's
menu
for
youngsters
Rose says that it got to where she just
10 and under.
had to stop making the gefilte fish at
Rose's Hungarian goulash is as good
some point ... However, many people
as
it gets ... with a high-quality thick
didn't seem to care how long she
consistency
and yum-yum taste like
worked ... They just wanted her gefilte
we
used
to
enjoy
at the original old
fish, no matter what.
Hungarian
Village
in Delray ... Some
Same with Rose's cholent, which,
of
the
places
that
serve
goulash like
she says, people line up out the door
soup
may
insist
that
it's
the Hungarian
to enjoy when it is on the special
way of making it ... However, most
menu at Siegel's Deli ... Rose makes
her cholent 24 hours
ahead and lets the
boiled beef, kidney
and pinto beans,
onions, garlic, barley,
kishka, etc., simmer
until ready for serv-
ing ... This brings
out a certain deli-
ciousness many don't
find in hustle-bustle
hurry-up preparation
of the time-honored
dish.
Rose and Irving
opened their first
delicatessen on
Yemans in
Hamtramck back in
1954, and after 19
years, moved to 11
Mile and Greenfield
in Southfield, where
people from all walks Rose Guttman and owner Rasko Perkovic have teamed up at
Siegel's Deli in Commerce Township.
of life came to take

pride is taken in the extensive

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, 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

authentic 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-

ern eateries. Daily specials at lunch

and dinner. Full menu carryout with

catering available. Complete liquor

service.

Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical
Museum, 31005 Orchard Lake

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

snacks are available with table seating

DENTING GUIDE on page 80