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Glitz And Glamour

Ornate Farmington Hills Manor is
a masterpiece of banquet elegance.

GLADYS KNIGHT

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, living
Motown legend Gladys Knight performs all her
Grammy winning hits including "Midnight Train
to Georgia"and "Neither One of Us (Wants to
be the Fist to Say Goodbye) Come see Gladys
Knight in a rare Detroit appearance.

HOWIE MANDEL

A star everywhere you look: television, film
and the stage, comedian Howie Mandel has
been entertaining audiences for years. Come
laugh the night away with Howie, one of
today's most successful comedians.

LEE GREENWOOD

Grammy Winner and one of country music's
brightest stare, Lee Greenwood captivates
audiences with a variety of musical styles
from movies themes to his patriotic anthem
• "God Bless the USA".

CHOOSE ANDIAMO FOR YOUR
BAR/BAT MITZVAH, WEDDING,
ENGAGEMENT PARTY, REHEARSAL
DINNER OR ANY SPECIAL OCCASION.

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5/ 9

2003

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East 14 Mile Road. West of Van Dyke.
Warren, Michigan

eing a chef much of
square feet of imported mar-
his life ... and open-
ble that adorns the floors,
ing his own restau-
walls and bar areas ... A state-
rant back in 1981
of-the-art kitchen was
put him in a select class ...
designed to accentuate many
That of a chef achieving his
types of cuisine.
dream of one day having his
Since its opening, almost a
own dining operation.
half million guests have uti-
Then, when he also made it
lized the excellent facilities
DANNY
full scale by being a catering
for social events of all kinds
RASKIN
expert, too, it would seem to
at the grand Farmington
Local Columnist
have been a complete bill of
Hills Manor.
self-satisfaction.
As for Marco Conte, he is
But Marco Conte became somewhat enjoying many joyful fruits of his
confused ... All were what he dreamed
labor of love.
of ... Each became a favorite ... and
And soon he will have all three
gave him great happiness in the per-
together again.
fection of a challenge.
Besides having control of the
However, together, they brought
kitchen operation with his excellent
something he didn't plan on ... The
cooking and dining room staffing,
hardships that can come with being in
another responsibility will appear on
love with three masters to serve in a
the horizon ... but certainly not one he
little 85-seat restaurant.
is unfamiliar with.
So he closed his Marco's Dining &
Very soon to come within
Cocktails restaurant on
Grand River in Farmington
Hills in December.
He wasn't out of action for
long ... when Wilson Kassab
asked him to help with his
elegant Farmington Hills
Manor banquet facility on
Orchard Lake Road, south of
10 Mile, in Farmington Hills.
Marco became its general
manager ... with the happy
realization that he could now
serve one of his great talent
loves with full-scale ability in
a much larger facility.
Farmington Hills Manor is
probably among the finest first- Marco Conte and Wilson Kassab
class banquet amenities in this
region ... accommodating events with
Farmington Hills Manor will be an
from 50-700 people in 9,000 square feet Italian restaurant ... and Marco can
of space divided when needed by a state- again have his three loves together ...
of-the-art, sound-proofed wall.
with all-around happiness in knowing
Kassab had spared no expense in
that he will be able to accommodate his
building such a great edifice ... and on
patrons with much more than 85 seats,
May 18, 1999, his elegant 20,000-
if needed.
square-foot Farmington Hills Manor
NOW THAT CITY approvals have
opened its doors.
all been OK'd ... opening day will
The catering hall is a masterpiece of soon be here for Eugene Woo, owner
glamour ... where 25 French artisans
of the former Hoa Kow in Oak Park
had spent three months hand-spong-
and West Bloomfield.
ing the entrance hall ... and grand
His new Hoa Hoa Inn on Novi
ballroom ... Four wall murals were
Road and 14 Mile Road, Maple
hand-painted ... 24-karat gold stencil-
Shopping Center, is expected to open
ing accents the walls along with 4,400
this June ... It will be an upscale Asian

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dining spot that'll seat around 65 in a
beautiful setting.
HER 21ST YEAR experiences shoot-
ing at the recent Academy Award cere-
monies will be featured at the upcom-
ing "Thank You" special Lion of Judah
and Pomegranate Society ... being given
by the Women's Campaign and
Education Department of the Jewish .
Federation of Metropolitan Detroit.
Photojournalist Linda Solomon will
show pictures she took at this year's
Oscar presentations ... Thursday, May
15 ... at the Uptown Palladium 12
theater in Birmingham ... $35 per per-
son with 10 a.m. registration and pro-
gram at 10:30, followed by lunch.
Linda will also show for the first
time, photos from the book she and
sister Jill Rappaport are writing on
celebrities who own horses ...
Tentative title is People We Know and
the Horses They Love.
Among the photos are the beautiful
home in Brentwood, Calif., of horse-
people stars former Detroiter Robert
Wagner and wife, Jill St. John ...
-
Wagner grew up on Fairway Drive and
Seven Mile Road, on the Detroit Golf
Club grounds ... Other horse folks like
Robert Redford, Kelsey Grammer,
Jack Palance and a slew of others.

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REUNION DEPT ...

Oak Park High class of 1963
has its 40th biggie
Saturday, June 21, 7 p.m. ...
at Peking House restaurant
in Royal Oak For more
info, contact Barbara (Lynn)
Weiss, (248) 851-4943, or
Marsha (Richman) Millman,
(248) 738-3992.
GOOD WAITRESS Dept.
... Shannon Wohlers ... at
Pepino's in Walled Lake ... A
true professional from the
first of many big smiles to an
accompanying pleasant per-
sonality that make a good
meal even better ... A top
notch server who says "excuse
.me" while reaching across our booth
(acceptable so long as it is not done at
a table) ... and knowing how to say
"thank you" instead of thinking people
should say it to her.
DIM SUM ITEMS at Shangri-La
in Orchard Mall ... now every evening
... to go with the daily luncheon vari-
ety ... are 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
THEY SHARED THEIR food
together when dining out ... Even the
soup ... and now the two "M & M
kids" can share their life together.
It was number three for Morey
Dubin and number two for Malverne
Reisman ... as about 130 relatives and