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It's Your Choice
From sushi to dim sum to tofu duck, Livonia's
Szechuan Empire excels at variety.
T
popular Mei Ling restau-
here are four chefs ...
rant on Haggerty in
one for each of the spe-
West Bloomfield with
cialized dining sugges-
wife, Megan, where
tions that are offered ...
items made with tofu
Japanese, traditional Chinese,
simulated "meat" dishes
dim sum and Szechuan.
almost to the state of
The new Szechuan Empire
unbelief ... Most of the
Restaurant that opened March
specialties
are now being
23 ... in the Newburgh Plaza
DANNY
served
at
Szechuan
on West Six Mile Road in
RASKIN
Empire on Six Mile in
Livonia, is another in the
Senior
Livonia ... sweet and
growing little group of restau-
Columnist
sour chicken, cashew
rants owned by body builder
chicken, etc.
and fitness expert Tom Lin ...
Vegetarian
"meat" is made from
also a high-degree black belt in Tae
soy
protein
and
wheat gluten, then
Kwon Do martial arts.
flavored accordingly with spices and-
The location had been another
or smoking ... Wheat gluten, a mix-
Chinese restaurant, Wing Lee, for
ture of plant proteins from grains
more than 20 years ... but has been
(mostly wheat), is often mixed with
completely remodeled into a better
soy (tofu) products for added pro-
look ... Much more lighting, 3-D
tein and a more firm, dense texture.
mural, wall paintings, white linen
Number-one sellers are the vege-
tablecloths and napkins, etc.
tarian
chicken dishes with their
Its Japanese menu is not simply
amazing soybean and wheat consis-
one of convenience with a smatter-
tency and taste ... Second biggest are
ing of
the various stir-fries ... According to
items
Tom, even vegetarian Peking duck
from
can be ordered ahead of time and
which to
gotten with little notice.
choose ...
Wife, Megan, is a body builder,
There are
too
... plus a certified trainer.
more than
Szechuan
Empire Restaurant on
70 choices
in a rather Six Mile in Livonia is open Sunday-
Thursday, 11-10; Friday and
extensive
Saturday, 11-11.
sushi bill
Choice of five varieties of teas is
of fare
served with meals at no extra charge
Tom Lin
that takes
... and all pastries are made on the
in just
premises.
about every sushi item you would
Plus the wide variety of vegetarian
expect to find in an all-Japanese
preferences, there is also a health
restaurant ... along with items sel-
choices section on the main menu ...
dom seen on Japanese menus ... Also
as one would also expect from a
personal specialties by the French-
restaurant owned by someone so
Japanese sushi chef.
very
physical condition conscious.
The Chinese dim sum menu of 61
Seating
at Szechuan Empire at
items is served Monday-Thursday,
Livonia's Newburgh Plaza is 140
11-9, with orders brought by wait-
plus another 11 stools at the sushi
persons from selections chosen on a
bar.
table sheet ... On Friday, Saturday
This is the fourth restaurant by
and Sunday, 11 a.m-4 p.m., choices
Tom ...(others are Szechuan Empire
are made from carts that are rolled
North, Walled Lake; Lei Ting,
around the room.
Milford;
and Szechuan Empire on
Szechuan Empire's menu includes
Five
Mile,
Livonia.)
many family home-cooked recipes
Combining all the dining facets
from back home in southwest
for good health is Tom Lin's way of
China.
Tom was former owner of the very life ... and he continues it as a pass-
on to his restaurant customers as
well.
ERRATA, TYPO, ETC. Dept. ...
Angelo's Bistro in Sugar Tree in West
Bloomfield is not closed all day
Sunday ... It's open Sundays for din-
ner at 4 p.m. and available for par-
ties during the day.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA ... with
Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of
Fame celebrating its 20th anniver-
sary by finally inducting the found-
ing members as well.
Date will be Monday, Nov. 1, at
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Alvin Foon's thought to honor
Jewish athletes in Michigan became
a reality after he contacted friends
Billy Jacobs, Myron Milgrom,
Seymour Brode, Mickey Fishman
and Robert Steinberg.
Others being induced into MJSHF
will be University of Michigan foot-
ball coach Lloyd Carr and his wife,
Laurie, who'll receive the Alvin Foon
Humanitarian Awards Jerry Green,
longtime Detroit News sports writer;
Jeffrey Cohen, former defensive line-
man at U-M; and Philip Horowitz,
former Professional Bowlers
Association member.
IT'S AN ANNUAL BIGGIE
and 2004 may be the biggest ... with
more than 60 restaurants around
metro Detroit ... from fine dining to
barbecue, Greek, Italian, steakhous-
es, Chinese, Soul, Japanese, Thai,
Mexican, Irish, Cajun,
.
Mediterranean, etc., providing the
tummy yummy stuff.
Plenty of music, art, kiddy and
family fun at the Chrysler Arts,
Beats & Eats festival in downtown
Pontiac Labor Day Weekend, Sept.
3-6 (Friday, 4-11, Sat., 11-11, Sun.,
11-8) with all proceeds helping 10
local charities.
IT WAS JUST coincidence that
the two newlywed couples celebrated
their honeymoons "together" ... but
all four have friendships that go
back years before their marriages in
1964.
When Eleanor and Dr. Leonard
Aronovitz arrived at the
Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami
Beach, Sandy and Dr. Martin Tessler
had already been there two days ...
without any of the four having the
slightest inkling of the others also
coming there.
All went deep-sea fishing with
Leonard catching a hammerhead
shark, which, says Sandy, on a hot,
humid August day in Florida,
smelled like they were trapped inside
a fish locker with no refrigeration ...
adding to whatever sea sickness any