Arts & Life

COMING

The Best Of Ever'ything

to

THE MASONIC TEMPLE

March 2nd thru March 27

The

Dandy Soul Food

PHANTOM

Beans 6' Cornbread celebrates its seventh anniversary.

of the

W

OPERA

24 Complimentary Shuttle Service to and from the Show

Make your reservation now!

• 4

RESTAURANT

4222 Second Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48201

(313) 861-5100

also
in

'rats'a

1477 John R
Troy, MI

(248) 588-6000
5:44,

Temple Beth
Beth El's Israel Chai Committee
and National Council of Jewish Women,
Greater Detroit Section

Invite you to view

"RELENTLESS:
THE STRUGGLE FOR PEACE
IN THE MIDDLE EAST"

An acclaimed film using footage from Palestinian TV
and rallies to document the history of the Middle East
conflict and the unraveling of the Oslo Accords,

And Hear

SHARI ESHET,
NCJW ISRAEL DIRECTOR

Speaking on
"Israel Today: The Social and
Economic Situation"

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 7:00 PM

Temple Beth El 7400 Telegraph Road

No Charge

5-v

2/24
2005

50

N C B

For reservations, prior to March 4,
call NCJW, 248-355-3300, ext. 220.

Chef John Arnold, fea-
hen first opened in
tured with Chef Emeril
1997, there was lit-
Lagasse on a segment of
tle doubt that it
the Food Network, is not
would enjoy many more
known only for items dis-
anniversaries.
played on Beans &
Beans & Cornbread wasn't
Cornbread's menu, but
just another soul-food restau-
also
for dishes that are not
rant ... there was a comfort-
on
the
menu ... Like Chef
able feel and a goodness that
D ANNY
John's
trout
meunier from
brought customers back.
RA SKIN
Mandina's restaurant on
It wasn't curiosity that
S enior
Canal Street in New
crowded the place at both
Co lumnist
Orleans, and a turtle soup
lunch and dinner ... not after
that
has a flavor of whole-
seeing and eating there for
some
goodness
not found in too
perhaps the first time ... but the
many places around this region ... In
anticipation of the next visit when
fact, few restaurants since the former
leaving.
Club Berkley and Northwood Inn
Beans & Cornbread in the Sunset
along Woodward have the true abil-
Strip on Northwestern Highway,
ity to make a good turtle soup ... It
between 12 Mile and Inkster, in
is
either good or very so-so ... At
Southfield is celebrating its seventh
Beans
& Cornbread, Chef John
anniversary as a premier soul-food
Arnold's
preparation is very good.
restaurant bent on providing the best
There is a homey aura about Beans
in a mixture of traditional soul with
& Cornbread that seems to ooze
modern innovations.
with relaxed pleasure ... Sort of
Sure the Southern fried chicken is
down home-like ... The wholesome
there, $12 ... so is the delicious
food
is not the pretentious type,
homemade meat loaf, $11, and the
sporting
a lot of flair and little taste
farm-raised catfish, $14 ... but so is
that
so
many
other eating spots fee-
a New York strip steak with
bly present.
caramelized onions and grilled
What is so hard about making that
mushrooms, $17 ... and the wonder-
old standby, macaroni and cheese? ...
ful salmon croquettes drizzled with
Nothing, yet some restaurants still
roasted pepper sauce, $16.
don't realize that it is the simplicity
Owner Patrick Coleman estimates
of this dish that makes it more of a
that in the seven
standout,
not experimental concoc-
years since opening,
tions that take it into a different
more than 4.5 mil-
and most times unsatisfactory realm
lion people have
... Not so with Beans & Cornbread,
been served at
where the macaroni and cheese is a
Beans & Cornbread
plain wonderful offering with excel-
... munching on
lent texture and
almost 7 million
taste.
sweet potato
Patrick's dream of
muffins, enjoyed
one day owning a
about 7,000 cases of
soul-food restaurant
ribs, around
that he could take
400,000 catfish filets and 26,000
to an upper level
pounds of sweet potatoes.
without the high
The likes of Shaquille O'Neal,
prices has obviously
Mike Tyson, the Rolling Stones,
become a reality.
Aretha Franklin, etc., go through
John Arnold
Seating is only for
Baby Sister's Backyard-Style Baby
64 amid pictures
Back Ribs slathered in a tangy bar-
and artifacts of celebrated folks from
becue sauce, barbecued chicken and
the world of music.
Tempura shrimp like their food sup-
It's all there ... Hoppin' John
ply is about to be cut off.
(black-eyed peas and rice), collard

Temple Beth El

939040