1AONG H U4 r,z Entertainme.„„ he theatre theatre ► ecause... FINE CHINESE DINING Aittites ( Uou (i0 'A wonderful adventure in fine dining" — Danny Raskin The Best Of Everything ( Featuring Gourmet Oriental Cuisihe Excellent Lunch and Dinner meat: Complete Menu Carryout Selections 7 Days a Week I I a.m.- Midnight y, Friday, Saturday rs: • Gift y 5:30 - 9:30 day 5:30-10:30 2:00-9:30 Sunday brunch fronill Certificates Available • • We Cater To Private Parties 27925 Orchard Lake Road, north of I 2 Mile • Farmington Hills 248.489.2280 dward Ave. Shangri-L.a of McNichols) oit '65-0331 Valet parking AUTHENTIC HONG KONG STYLE COOKING 'Featuring wonderful, traditional favorites... a superb variety of dining specialties 6676 Orchard Lake Rd. West Bloomfield Plaza West Bloomfield TEL 248-851-8782 FAX 248-851-7685 ht. (mi• 6407 Orchard Lake Rd. (In The Orchard Mall) (248) 626..8585 Hours: Monday thru Sunday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. reNtIll(rtitif ()pen u n til 2:00 (4.111. INTERNATIONAL DINING FOOD AND SPIRITS I BUY ONE 'I I DINNER II I GET 2111D I • I DINNER II Restaurant Italian, Greek & American Cuisine Great Food At a Reasonable Price 248.476.0044 "Any Event" Catering Banquet Room Available 11M11 1111M1 ,2if 00 4 MEM 1E1=1 1I ■ Buy any entree and get the seconC1 1 for $6 off/$3 of forlunch. I Salads, pizza, sandwiches and ribs for 2 excluded. One coupon per table Expires: March 31, 2002 I Farmington Hills • Corner of Grand River & Haggerty Road Special Ciiinese, American & la MICR 1314f74 All 1joi Call Eat ;1 2/22 78 2002 29205 Orchard Lake Road (next to Staples) • I Daily Except Sat. • Expires 02/28/02 I 1. EN= =1111 248-553-8880 • Fax: 248-553-8708 , Open Hours: Mon-Thurs I I am- 0 pm; Fri-Sat I I am-I I pm; Sunday 12 noon-10 pm/ 50% OFF! I ___________.1 pheric look ... side wall with art deco designs, blond wood, marble, frosted glass, etc. ... mauve linen tablecloths and mauve linen napkins ... seats 130 ... and is open Monday- Friday, 6 a.m.-11 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Its bar lounge is called the Bar & Grill ... seating around 50 ... with "flying ham- burgers" on a wall above the bar area. Having an executive chef like Mark ... with his very diversified ways of food preparation, is important ... Having someone whose knowledge of food is such that he can pretty much recognize the eating habits of his customers is also significant. That Mark has chosen the traditional path for his Crumpets presentations is very worthy ... There is nothing so good as an excellent chef who can concentrate on making his selections the best. Comfortable dining with food that people know and readily recognize ... presented by an executive chef whose tra- ditional choosing are his methods of sat, isfaction ... are utmost in good dining. IF SOPHIA LOREN doesn't have an interest in the chain's (oops! they don't like that term) family of restaurants, then somebody in it with a big share sure thinks of her as a very, very special friend. Her picture is all over Buca di Beppo that opened recently on North Woodward in Birmingham ... and there certainly are a lot of them ... in this and the 73 restaurants from here to Albuquerque ... all serving immi- grant Southern Sicilian food on over- sized platters ... for much family din- ing-like sharing. The decor in every Buca di Beppo restaurant is very entertaining ... with celebrity, family and humorous pictures from everywhere filling what seems like every available wall space. Tim Kenrich, Paisano Partner for the Birmingham locale (to become a Paisano Partner, the person must have a personal investment in the restaurant he or she is operating) ... held the same post for two years at the Livonia site ... and will again soon go to Italy to take more pictures for the wall ... A question then arises ... Where will he put them? Buca di Beppo is a very interesting con- cept ... with a lot of value for a lot of food. CONGRATS ... to Sy Manello ... on his 65th birthday ... to Michelle Sheridan and to Linda Stinson ... on their birthdays. LAST YEAR, around 400 attended the Metro Detroit Great American