Restaurant -Hour of Detroit the magazine Ye ar 2004 . sole, shrimp Kimoto and shrimp Kimoto pasta, etc. Indicative of the service at Boodles, even with a crowded room and several stations to attend, was the waiter on one of our visits ... Anthony Shultz ... for seven years a sort of "Tony Everything" ... bus person, prep cook, waiter, etc. ... His congenial, efficient and caring ways were highly appreciated ... as was the second coffee brought by him in a fresh cup. Boodles has long stopped being a secret ... out there hiding in Madison Heights ... It's menu tells you that "the best deal" is an 8-ounce Black Angus New York steak sandwich served on toasted French bread with hand-cut fries, thin, crispy fried onions and a red wine demi-glace ... And at $13.95 it truly is quite a bargain. But an even better all-around good deal might be more apparent ... Boodles itself THE MESS AT Orchard Mall on Orchard Lake Road and 15 Mile in West Bloomfield undergoing an outer renovation of the stores may look like an atomic aftermath, but until it is fin- ished, there still might be a bright spot for many people dining out. One of the restaurants at next door's Sugar Tree, Angelo's Bistro, where the former Paparazzi was located, is com- pensating people for driving through the remodeling maze that has carried over onto Sugar Tree, by starting a daily Construction Special Monday-Friday, 3:30-5:30. Nine favorite dinner items have been taken from the menu ... with six priced at $8.95 (chicken piccata, chicken stir- fry, chicken "Big Mama", rigatoni di polo, fettuccine Alfredo, lamb Regana- to) ... and three at $9.95 (broiled white- fish, two lamb chops, veal parmigiana). All include peas and rice and rice pudding. Plus the pricing cut, the food at Angelo's Bistro is well worth the slight inconvenience. MAIL DEPT ... "I happened to drive by Orleans Grill on a recent Saturday night and the lot was empty. Has that death-trap location on Orchard Lake Road claimed another victim?" ... Norman Miller, Farmington Hills. (Yes, Norm, seems that Bruce Cameron's Meating Place was the only one to make it there ... The others, Treats, Buster's Bay and Jake's on the Lake, were open longer than Orleans Grill but also short-lived.) 1986 GRAD FROM Southfield- Lathrup High, Mike Young, will be at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle in Royal Oak ... Wednesday, Nov. 24 ... as part of the Young American Comedy Tour. He is the son of community-ite Gail Young and the late Sam Young ... and is presently also writing a sitcom for ABC which was created by Mike and being produced by Toby McGuire (Seabiscuit, Spider Man). For reservations, call (248) 542-9900. FORMER LOCALITE Bud Gottesman, and wife, Elaine, daughter of Jimmy and Sally Katz, owners of the former Katz's Delicatessen in Oak Park, have been living in Jupiter, Fla., more than 20 years ... with Bud recently hav- ing his first book, The Reluctant Sailor, published. The book humorously recounts his experiences as a sailor during World War II ... and he has wasted no time starting on book number two ... Bud says it will probably be called Zack's Promise ... "I have a wonderful grandson named Zack who promised to protect my violin. It was my great-grandfather's fiddle and given as a wedding gift to my grandparents. As far as we know, it is not a Stradivarius as once thought, but still a beautiful instrument with amaz- ing sound. The violin is one of extreme- ly few possessions that escaped Russia with my grandparents. "My second book will trace my family through its generations and detail life in Russia, the flight to America, farm years in the Catskills, Detroit, Arizona and now Florida. I loved the stories my par- ents and grandparents told me as they are very interesting as well as historical." You can order Bud's The Reluctant Sailor by going to his Web site vvww.budgottesman.com Bud's niece Ami Sims is the daughter of the late Wayne State University Professor Leonard Moss ... Leonard's wife, Beebe, Bud's sister, lives with Ami and her family in Flint. Ami has written eight books on quilt- ing and is widely known for her quilting prowess ... plus TV appearances and lec- tures ... Her free newsletter takes in quilting and numerous other subjects of varied interest ... with over 12,000 regu- larly sent out to those requesting it ... See her Web site: vvvvvv.amisinuns.com GET WELL WISHES ... To Dr. Harold D. Margolis. CONGRATS ... 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