ing the London Chop House ... It is
braised in stout ale with caramelized
onions and garlic and served on
mashed Yukon potatoes.
Michael's wife, Kathy, is the restau-
rant manager ... and all-around gal ...
Their three sons are also involved in
the operation ... Andrew, 21, is a stu-
dent at Albion College and a summer-
time server for mom and dad ...
Gregory, 18, attends Great Lakes
Culinary Institute in Traverse City and
is a cook for them ... The youngest,
Oliver, 13, is a part-time busboy.
Fresh fish selections are always on
the menu as are nightly specials ...
Dining is only for dinner ... Monday-
Sunday, 5-9 p.m.
There is much to enjoy about Chef's
Cuisine ... its exquisite food, glorious
presentations, ultra-clean, homey
atmosphere
A mom-and-pop bevy of know-how
for the attainment of full satisfaction
for its customers is priceless.
Little doubt but what Chef's Cuisine
may very well be one of the best little
restaurants in this region.
MAY ISSUE of Razor magazine has
an article about the 30 Top Mavericks
of 2004 ... 29 are men (Donald
Trump, Sean Penn, P. Diddy, etc.) and
one is female, Jackie Kallen.
Jackie a maverick? ... Well, I guess
so, depending on what your definition
is ... She may not be eccentric, but is
very much an individualistic gal ... and
definitely one of a kind ... As for being
a nonconformist, Jackie has rarely
wanted to conform ... either in styles
and fashions or in attitude.
GOOD SERVER DEPT. ... Rashel
• Kwasny and Shannon Casey; at Cafe
Bon Homme in Plymouth ... person-
able young gals with courteous and
efficient ways that are on par with their
beautiful smiles.
LOOK FOR ALMOST 50 more
kosher wines at Vineyards on
Northwestern Highway in Farmington
Hills now that vino sage Simon
Rotberg has joined its team ... His
knowledge of wine is large ... especially
in the kosher field that includes many
fine vintages that are rabbinically
approved.
EVERY YEAR THAT it is held,
people are turned away ... And from
the looks of things, the 14th Annual
Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf &
Tennis Invitational ... June 7, at Tam
O'Shanter Country Club in West
Bloomfield... may join the list of atten-
dance biggies.
Last year, around 200 golfers and
tennis players attended ... The fun-fest
banquet afterwards had about 350
CAIA-7 ClELILAJR_.
Celebrate Mother's Day!
vying for seats.
Hall-of-Famer Brooks Robinson will
receive the annual Hank Greenberg
Lifetime Achievement Award.
And another BMW convertible will
be raffled off ... For more info, call
Elayne Wolfson, Michigan Jewish
Sports Foundation director of commu-
nity relations, (248) 788-0921.
CONGRATS ... To Dora
Mendelson on her 92nd birthday ... To
Madolyn Rosenthal on her 96th birth-
day.
WHILE A STUDENT at
Farmington High and University of
Michigan, his dream was to one day be
in front of the TV or movie camera ...
But Scott Turken will have to settle for
being behind the camera scene.
He was one of the associate produc-
ers that received an Emmy for his pres-
entation of ESPN SportsCenter
Scott is the son of Sharon and Ernie
Turken.
WITH MORE WORDS about the-
health aspects of cherry products,
Tamara Friedman doesn't miss a beat at
her Tamara's Spa on Northwestern
Highway in Southfield.
She has six services using cherries ...
including a Cherry Milkshake Hydro
Bath ... Can you imagine being in a
tub of milk and cherry bath salts? ...
And there's a cherry champagne anti-
aging facial, cherry massage, cherry
body polishing, cherry manicure and
pedicure ... The cherry farmers must
love her!
HE'S A FORMER Livonia-ite now
living in Atlanta and considered
among America's finest artists in his
field.
But what is an artist with a four-year
waiting list for his original paintings
doing at a wine dinner so far from
home?
Thomas Arvid, born and raised in
Livonia, is highly regarded for his still
paintings of wine bottles, wine glasses,
etc ... and will be at Morton's the
Steakhouse's wine dinner, Monday,
May 17, in Southfield.
The four-course dinner will include
specially paired wines that'll feature a
pre-release 2000 vintage from the
Silver Oaks Cellars.
For more info, call Andrea Aretakis
at Morton's, (248) 354-6060.
KORN KORNER ... From Sylvia
Frommer ... Two Chinese men are
leaving the kosher restaurant and one
says to the other, "The problem with
Jewish food is that two days later,
you're hungry again."
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Danny Raskin's e-mail address is
dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net
with the entire family
at City Cellar on Sunday, May 9th.
In honor of this special day,
we will be opening at 12 noon.
Enjoy our regular menu
which will also include
some special additions for Mom!
DINING ROOM AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES
AND CORPORATE FUNCTIONS
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