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4113 Orchard Lake Rd.

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798160

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late 1970s ... and going on
ou don't find the
to Great Dane, Duglass
combination around
Duglass, Jacques, Harrah's
much these days in
in
Lake Tahoe, Truffles and
the restaurant busi-
Embassy Suites in Troy.
ness ... At least not in the local
When Michael and
region ... and very few other
Kathy opened their Chef's
areas as well.
Cuisine in May of 2000, it
A good mom-and-pop
had
been a Ses a me Treats
restaurant in itself is many
DANNY
ice
cream
parlor ... with
times difficult to beat ... So
RAS KIN
picnic
tables
outside and
much pride and self satisfaction
Senior
wooden booths inside ... to
are factored into its operation
Columnist
where customers would
... Where the customer is treat-
- take their purchase.
ed like one of the family.
It wasn't long before they received a
But when Mom or Pop is also the
liquor
license and closed to completely
chef, it is even better.
gut
the
place.
There is Mom at the door greeting
The
cute,
freestanding house that
and seating people ... while Pop is in
was
never
a
home, became a pretty, lit-
the kitchen preparing food with culi-
tle full-service restaurant with white
nary graciousness and love that goes
linen tablecloths and beige linen nap-
into every quiver of his salt or pepper
kins.
shaker.
Biggest sellers at Chef's Cuisine are
This month will be year number
walleye
(in crisp herb and pine nut
four in the successful run of Chef's
crust
or
sauteed
with fricassee of Maine
Cuisine on Highland Road (M-59) in
White Lake, between
Waterford and
Highland.
It is owned by hard-
working Michael and
Kathy Hall ... seating
only 50 but so strikingly
lovely in its very clean
and well-appointed inti-
macy.
Michael is the talented
chef whose realization
that folks still enjoy the
true classic style of cook-
ing is not forgotten ...
He also likes to try new
Michael and Kathy Hall
contemporary dishes as
well but justly feels that a
good, solid foundation is needed to
lobster) and perch (sauteed in butter
make them work right.
with
pine nuts, capers and lemon) ...
Innovative examples include items
but
numerous
other delights have also
like pan-roasted sirloin of beef steak
become
favorites
for which folks travel
with bleu-cheese crust in a tarragon-
far
...
Corn-fed
beef
sirloin Steak
peppercorn sauce ... and brick-roasted
Diane, pan-seared lamb chops, crisp
half-chicken marinated with pepper-
oven-roasted duck, slow roasted honey-
corns, olive oil, garlic and herbs ...
barbecued
salmon filet, seafood and
roasted crisp under a hot brick ... Both
angel-hair
pasta,
sesame crusted ahi
are not on the menu yet, but already
tuna
steak,
horseradish
crusted salmon,
much-requested items.
etc.
Michael's experience plays right into
Michael's beef tenderloin tips "Forty
his styles of food preparation ... gradu-
Thieves" is patterned after the great
ating from the culinary program at
dish Les Gruber used to feature at his
Schoolcraft College in Livonia in the
Den of the Forty Thieves before open-

y

(Orchard Lake at Pontiac Trail)

Enjoy gracious dining amid a beautiful
atmosphere of casual elegance

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