Salads Breakfast Any Time! Pitas / Roll-ups Dinner Dine In Catering Carry Out owned-and-operated Italian restaurant ... with Dominic's wife, Brenda, at his side, sister Elvira Saragossa making the pasta, nephew Felipe Saragossa baking the bread and delicious garlic rolls, and nephew Aldo Saragossa his bartender ... Also, since the beginning 20 years ago, are Mona Carrier, a server 10 years and now Dom's bookkeeper, and Maria D'Aristode, his hostess-manager. It's true that the more experience a restaurateur garners, his operation usu- ally improves that much. In the case of Dominic Picano, it is even further ... As an Italian restaura- teur who came to America in 1949, his roots in Italy show with the continua- tion of using fresh ingredients as is the true basis for authentic Italian cooking ... That Dominic has not wavered in this homeland food preparation prem- ise says much about the man and his restaurant. FINALLY ... A BOOK coming out this fall that will be strictly on deli- catessens in America ... nothing else ... It'll be called America's Great Delis: Recipes and Traditions from Coast To Coast (Collectors Press Inc). It's being written by former Detroiter Sheryll Bellman Rott, now living in La Jolla, Calif, with husband, Joel N. and their three children. This is her second book, the first one in 2000 was Through the Shopping Glass: A Century of New York Christmas Windows... Both works use her maiden name of Sheryll Bellman. Among many others, America's Great Delis will feature Detroit's old Darbys and Boesky's ... hopefully, those head- ing the JCC Jewish Book Fair in November will have Sheryll and her book among its always fine presenta- tions. REMEMBER TO TUNE in every Monday evening over NBC-TV ... to see The Contender with former localite Jackie Kallen, Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard. Jackie is in the opening credits each week and shown from time to time during the show; some episodes fea- ture her more than others ... She plays the role of a "den mother" for the 16 contestants vying for big time honors and money ... Jackie sees to it they eat properly, train diligently and have her shoulder to lean on when they are tired, homesick or have problems. THERE'LL BE 18 winners at the three-night Purim costume contest by Yossi's Israeli Cuisine in West Bloomfield ... Thursday-Saturday, March 24-26 ... for both youngsters and grown-ups. First place prize for up to 12-year- olds each day is kid's dinner for four; second place is kid's dinner for two; third place is one free kid's dinner ... First place for adults in costume is a $30 gift certificate; second place a $20 certificate; third place a $10 certificate. No restrictions on costumes, any- thing from Purim to Batman ... But employees at Yossi's will all be in Purim theme. SO SORRY DEPT ... To the David Brody who writes, "A comment in your column brought laughs to relatives and friends, David Brody happy-go-lucky as usual.' There must be two persons named David Brody, because I don't fit the definition for happy-go-lucky." He's right about there being two with the same name, but each spell theirs differently ... The happy-go-lucky gent spells it BRODIE. EVERY WEDNESDAY through March features the Sean Blackman Quintet with its Brazilian jazz, 6-10, at the new Pampas Brazilian Grille in Birmingham. LOCATION OF THE 48-seater Spanga's Coney Island restaurant that is open all night, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, for event-goers, is on Woodward just south of 14 Mile in Royal Oak ... It's one of the few places around that have kosher all-beef hot dogs for coneys ... and if requested, are also made with turkey hamburger ... The homemade baklava and spinach pie are excellent, too. HEART SPECIALIST Nathan Kerner, M.D., was just a youngster when Darbys burned down in 1967, but tells of his dad, Darbys general manager Bernard Kerner, being asked about re-opening again in the then up- and-coming West Bloomfield area ... "Our Jewish customers will never move out that far, and it would be too diffi- cult to get help," said Bernie. QUESTION & ANSWER DEPT ... Q. "Every so often, you talk about Darbys. I remember going there with my dad and having the meatballs. Do you know any place around that has them like Darbys? When I come to visit again, I sure would like some!" ... Sidney Reifler, Albuquerque, N.M. A. Sorry Sid, nobody made home- made potted meatballs like Mama Levitt ... with freshly ground prime steer beef and baked in her own great sweet-and-sour sauce ... However, I'm sure there are good copies out there, although I have never found them. ❑ iv eni°Y DISCOUVI .; 150/0 OW 3-5 pm Soon to be your NEW favorite place. 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