C.I--- /31 \ The Best Of Everything Emerald Food Services Catering & Banquet Services Since 1988 In association with the e eret cvtoy are proud to announce the opening of the new Banquet & Event Center Italian And More Toscani Grill also serves up Serbian, Macedonian and Greek delicacies. Bar and Bat Mitzvah's Wedding Receptions Bridal & Baby Showers Graduations iv Corporate Events Reservations now being taken through 2004 Ibis is a smoke and Liquor free etwiroamnet Call for details 248.689.2494 www.Emeraldfood.com 738500 Birm inghain's aipcir S Restaurant Our2?eciattie4 • • • Curry Fish • Apple Salad Crispy Duck • Ginger Fish 1 12 745 Ott& attat Get dtaechi a, attr ee. M 0/0 OFF 1 coupon per couple. Not good with any other offer. Expires 8/18/03. I. Open for Lunch Monday-Friday Open for Dinner Monday - Sunday 297 E. Maple • Downtown Birmingham (Between Old Wbodivinyl & Modward) (X48)-694 -6158 Bangkok Sala Cafe THAI CUISINE r a. Buy One Lunch or Dinner & Get a Second for 50% OFF One per customer • Expires 8/31/03 a 27903 Orchard Lake Rd. (NW corner of 12 Mile) Farmington Hills (248) 553-4220 Open 7 days a week 8/ 1 2003 60 Mon-Sat 11 am - 10 pm Sunday 4 pm - 9:30 pm 740030 places ... Seasoned king crab hen he made his meat is rolled with Italian move, many cus- bread crumbs and topped tomers with parmesan cheese and bemoaned the roasted pepper sauce ... The loss of a good restaurateur in consistency is solid and the the northwest area. taste a good tongue tingler. But his Paparazzi spot in There are about 10 differ- Sugar Tree just wasn't large ent salmon dishes available ... enough to provide space for DAN NY One of them, named after his the things he wanted to do ... RAS KIN grandson, Antonio, is a tasty And so Steve Stojanovski Local Columnist winner ... prepared in a white took over the 220-seating for- wine sauce with sauteed arti- mer Murdock's in a strip mall chokes, capers, lemon, garlic and fresh on Crooks Road, a block north of M- dill ... $16.95. 59, in Rochester Hills. Other salmon delights include Here at Toscani Grill that opened in honey and wine sauce, stuffing of wild March 2001, he can make his own focaccia bread, cannoli mix and spiedi- mushrooms, spinach and rolled in puff pastry, smoked, grilled, poached, etc. ni, the Italian bread appetizer layered Two pan-seared styles of whitefish with provolone cheese and prosciutto, with much of the skin on the pan, not pan-fried and topped with a lemon- your plate ... Toscani and Montebello butter sauce and olives ... It is deli- ... are each $12.95 ... Toscani is cov- cious when made right ... which it is ered with breadcrumbs, topped with at Toscani Grill. piccata sauce, capers, artichoke hearts, Most of all, however, Steve is now able to accommodate the many people mushrooms and tomatoes ... who enjoy his vast variety of food. It may have an Italian name ... and Italian dining has always been a high spot on his menu ... But Steve's excellent recipes, many of which other restaurant owners copy, also include Serbian, Macedonian and Greek dishes. Like the special lamb kabob that he marinates for 24 hours in a Mediter- ranean seasoning blend and serves with zip sauce ... or trout with bone in, grilled on a char-broiler ... a Toscani Grill's Steve Stojanovski was a chef in Austria. favorite in Macedonia where people pick it up to devour with ecstasy ... Montebello is topped with sauteed Toscani Grill will debone if desired ... mushrooms, olives, tomatoes, garlic or the chicken rolled in kashkaval and fresh herbs in a lemon wine sauce cheese and prosciutto and grilled. over spinach. One of the big favorites and large Steve has always been big on healthy sellers at Toscani Grill is Steve's Di eating in a very clean environment with Mare Toscani ... grilled scallops, quality food also up there adding to his shrimp, lobster and calamari seasoned strict restaurant-owning requisites. with fresh herbs, special spicy season- His numerous eggless pastas are ings and served over grilled vegetables wanted dishes ... as is Steve's fat-free ... $17.95. Italian dressing made with herbs and The crab cakes are not the mushed- fruit juices ... no oil. up kind that is seen in too many Toscani Grill is a strikingly beautiful restaurant ... with excellent murals painted on walls by an artist whose work is in a number of Las Vegas hotels ... One room has two levels of seating ... and a second is on the same floor ... In a bar sector are 20 stools and five high-top tables. Only Provimi veal is used by Steve ... and it shows in his preparations of traditional Italian veal dishes ... and the delicious stuffed peppers and stuffed cabbage made by wife, Olga. Olga is also his hostess on the week- end ... plus being an automotive pro- cessing engineer. Toscani Grill is open seven days a week ... for lunch and dinner ... Monday-Thursday, 11-10; Friday, 11- 11; Saturday, 4-11; Sunday, 4-9 ... Saturday evenings also has dancing. Steve's manager when he had Paparazzi, Mario Carpenter, is also his manager at Toscani Grill. Among the 12 pasta dishes are favorites with varied innovations that are quite popular with the large amount of customers who frequent the restaurant regularly. The caramelized banana peppers with garlic salt seasoning sauteed with onions and Italian sauce, is a popular appetizer ... Steve serves over 400 orders a week. It may be an Italian restaurant with touches of Serbia, Macedonia and Greek ... but you won't find too many places with a better Austrian wiener schnitzel. Back in Austria, Macedonia-born Steve was a fine chef ... and, although not the chef at his Toscani Grill, he still makes most of the sauces ... and everything, includ- ing the wiener schnitzel, is from his recipes. That it is a true family restaurant is evidenced by the sight of a "Bambino Menu" for children with about seven entrees. Steve is a good restaurateur and proves it by keeping the prices down while serving well-prepared quality food ... with much emphasis on con- tinuous customer satisfaction. GOOD SERVER DEPT. .. Little wonder that so many customers ask for her at Red Coat Tavern on Woodward in Royal Oak ... Mary Beth Zangkos is even better today than she was years back as a less-expe- rienced waitress (Mary Beth Christie)