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THERE WILL SOON be two
Nepali restaurants for folks to enjoy
... both owned by the same people ...
It'll be called Kathmandu Chullo,
opening in February on Washington
between Fourth and Fifth streets in
Royal Oak ...Pradip "Rocky" Pandel,
co-owner and chef of Everest Express
on Orchard Lake Road, south of 10
Mile, in Farmington, will have the
same menu at both plus much more
at the new restaurant.
NEW FOOD ITEM by Pallas
Chinese restaurant in Farmington
Hills, is its own creation ... The
Banana Spring Roll being talked
about is fried banana with cinnamon
wrapped within the regular spring
roll casing.
It was among the exotic dishes at
Pallas' recent wine tasting.
YOU SEE HIM almost everywhere
... He's one of the more consistent
local social-goers, charity or other-
wise, in town ... His favorite is, of
course the one most dearest to his
heart ... and why not, being execu-
tive director since its beginning.
Yes, he is John Bloom, a most like-
able fellow, and the one mainly
responsible for Fanclub Arts
Foundation joining the ranks of
eagerly awaited events locally ...
brining it from a little known group
to a charitable giant whose events
have begun drawing so many people
that a limit has had to be imposed
for the next one.
Limit is 800 for Saturday, Jan. 29,
7:30 p.m., at American Center
Building on Franklin Road in
Southfield, for Fanfare's Artrageous
2005 ... $100 tickets, credit cards or
otherwise ... includes six open bars,
wine tasting, live music, fashion
show of wearable art, art display,
dancers, live auction, food tasting
from over 20 spots, valet parking,
etc.
For more info, call (248) 584-
4150, or visit fanfareclubarts.com
QUESTION & ANSWER DEPT
... "We're going to Las Vegas soon
and were told that there's a place
where we can get a really cheap
shrimp cocktail. Do you know of
any there?" ... Marni and Sid Roman
Is 99 cents cheap enough? ... Its at
the Golden Gate Hotel on Fremont
Street in downtown Las Vegas.
MAIL DEPT. ... "We, too, have
fine places to eat. Nemo's in South
Beach, naturally Joe's Stone Crabs,

Bella Luna, Bistro Zinc, Peppermill,
Chef Allen, all located in Adventura.
In Bal Harbour, are Carpaccio's, the
Palm and Alexander's, well worth the
ride in Sunrise and Boca Raton. We
miss Beau Jack's back home and
when we last visited, Capital Grille
was great. We are now great-grand-
parents, a beautiful baby girl addi-
tion, Olivia." ... Leonard and Shirley
Schultz, Adventura, Fla.
EACH YEAR, Detroiter snowbirds
and ex-localites in Florida hold a golf
outing for a different charity ... The
Fourth Annual Jewish Michigan
Open, limited to 144 golfers is set
for Thursday, March 3, at the
Winston Trail Country Club in
Boynton Beach.
This year, the money will go to the
Send a Kid to Camp program for
needy Jewish children sponsored by
the Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit ... $150
includes lunch, banquet, 18 holes,
golf cart, prizes, etc.
Committee is made up of many
familiar names ... Robert Feldman,
chairman, Mort Plotnick, Newton
Leven, Fred Levey, Cal Levey,
Mickey Mindell, Sid Cheyfetz, Dave
Moss, Leonard Baron, Leo Sklar, Lou
Davis and Ernie Baker.
For more info, call Bob Feldman,
(561) 734-0110, cell phone, (248)
505-8814.
CONGRATS ... To Bernard Davis
on his 100th birthday, celebrated
with family and friends at the
Fiddler ... To William "Bill"
Nosanchuk on his 80th birthday, cel-
ebrated on Hawaiian Islands cruise
with his wife, Carolyn ... and on
return with family table for 10 at
Caffe Milano in Southfield ... To
Helen and Milt Zimmerman on
their 65th anniversary ... To Wayne
Lusky on his 48th birthday ... To
Soupy Sales on his 79th birthday.
RECENT PHONE CALL was
probably one of the biggest of Mel
Ball's fine musical career ... It was for
him and his nine-piece Colours band
to play the extravagant inaugural ball
of President George W. Bush on Jan.
20 ... They were flown to the capital
on Jan. 19 and will return Friday ...
The groups previous inaugural hon-
ors were closer to home ... for Gov.
James Blanchard in 1983, and Gov.
John Engler in 1990. ❑

Danny Raskin's e-mail address is
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