Arts & Entertainment THE BEST OF EVERYTHING That's Breakfast? You won't believe the menu at Detroit's new Breakfast House & Grill! T - - expected to be changed soon will say, "Angelo's Greek Restaurant" instead of "Angelo's Bistro" at its West Bloomfield location in Sugar Tree Plaza, Orchard Lake Road north of Maple ... The new menu.now features everything the former Big Daddy's Parthenon served in its heyday ... Owner Angelo Georgizas was general man- ager of Big Daddy's and also worked in the kitchen with Tommy Peristeris, former co-owner of the popular West Bloomfield Greek restaurant before he sold to his partner 18 months prior to its closing. • RECENT 2006 ZAGAT survey among America's top restaurant delicatessens listed Steve's Deli, owned by Steve and Joannee Hurwitz, at Bloomfield Plaza, Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, "As close to a New York deli as you can get, this wonderful delicatessen in a strip mall in Bloomfield Hills turns out a phenomenal selec- tion of consistently good, fast eats, including the best chicken noodle soup in town and fabulous corned beef." NAME OF THAT fine singer folks have been asking - about who warbles with the Simone Vitale Band is Royce Javan ... He's the same gent who does the national anthem at Detroit Pistons home games. THE ODOR OF boxing ring sweat never left him ... even after becoming the doctor that his parents wanted him to be.... Stuart Kirschenbaum, outgoing president of the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, may have ended his Golden Gloves career years ago with a dislocat- ed shoulder, but not his pugilist days ... going on to judg- ing, managing and serving as Michigan'commigsioner of boxing for 11 years (1981-1992) under three governors. READER MINI CRITIQUE ... "Our recent dinner at the Whitney Restaurant [in Detroit] was wonderful. The ambiance remains a throw-back to the quiet, romantic dining spots of yesteryear, with many choices' of upscale food excellently prepared. I had a swordfish dish accom- panied by a smoked salmon risotto that was out-of-this- world. My companion had one of the best prepared duck • dishes that he or I have yet tasted, a sliced duck breast called 'Duck Steak:" ... Jill Margolick, Ms. Jill's Cookies. work of art ... There's even waffles available with catfish, dredged in cornmeal and pan-fried. One of the menu's most creative items is the DBH&G private label turkey sausage ... made With dried cherries to offset the dryness often found with ground turkey, and Pepsi for sweetness ... The sausage • is delicious on its own or in an omelet. Danny Raskin The bagels, lox and cream cheese Senior Columnist is a not-to-be-ignored-classic ... as are the made-tworder omelets pre- pared from a large variety of fillings. Other mouth-watering fare is not to be seen on a breakfast menu ... like pasta with Italian sausage, sand- wiches, Roma tomatoes, fresh jalapenos and black beans in a creamy Parmesan sauce, grilled chicken and mush- room fettuccine Alfredo ... chicken salad and barbequed tuna salad, lunch delicacies that include items like turkey meatloaf and pineapple chicken curry ... Even petite filet, petite strip steak and breaded veal cutlet. Detroit's Breakfast House & Grill has a full bar ... and constantly features wireless Internet at no charge to cus- tomers ... Also a full-service coffee bar with its own cus- tom blend made at the restaurant: Seating is for 110 people within three dining areas ... The shades of orange, green and white present dramatic expressions amid a striking, modernistic decor of warmth. Hours are Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 7 to 8; Saturday, 8.to 8; Sunday 8 to 4. Many of its patrons are numbered among local busi- ness people, judges, lawyers, show biz and sports folks, local media sorts, etc.... as Detroit's Breakfast House, only open since this past October, has already become a highly received destination point. LOOKS LIKE the column was on the beam about it becoming a full-fledged Greek restaurant ... The sign here are many upscale breakfast-only restaurants around the country, but none that has taken the concept into still another dimension. What Frank Taylor and his partners in the Southern Hospitality Restaurant Group, Robert Porche and Jerry Nottage, have done with their new Detroit's Breakfast House & Grill is put it into a realm all its very own. Detroit's Breakfast House, as it is most commonly known, located on Woodward across from the former J. L. Hudson, is seeing a lot of regulars in its location at one of the new residential developments, the Lofts of Merchants Row. Those who were around downtown Detroit in its retail glory days will remember the area as housing some of - Detroit's biggest shops ... Woolworth, SS Kresge and Frank & Seder ... Immediately across from the Lofts of Merchants Row, the former J.L. Hudson department store is now the Campus Martius locale near Compuware head- quarters. . Breakfast restaurants from coast to coast are just that ... Many open 24 hours, serving breakfast fare like eggs, toast, waffles, etc., for people who want it at any time of day ... But here's where any comparison ends. The idea that Frank came up with and presented to his partners was a breakfast house that served the usual morning dishes but much, much more as well ... to be enjoyed at breakfast, brunch, lunch and even a light din- ner ... When it comes to food, Jerry Nottage shines bright- ly ... Being one of the elite chefs in this area, Jerry came • up with gourmet-style items that have taken off like wild- flowers in a stiff breeze. Creative things like puffy French toast made with cin- namon swirl bread and stuffed with cream cheese and apple filling, five varieties of Eggs Benedict, including smoked salmon Benedict with fresh dill hollandaise, crab cake Benedict with whole grain mustard hollandaise, etc. ... A variety of frittatas, too, including one with chorizo sausage, peppers, cilantro and Monterey Jack cheese,' topped with green chilies ... 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