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to see celebrity clien-
tele (stars such as Al
Pacino, Nicolas Cage,
Robert Duvall and
Sophia Loren)." ...
Linda F. Frank, Beverly
beef. Secondly, I
Hills, Calif.
was assured by
AMONG THOSE
Mark Mendelson
WHO reaped plaudits
(Al's grandson),
during Super Bowl
Danny Raskin
that the same beef Senior Columnist weekend here, Elliot
that goes into
Lewkow's Cappuccino
sandwiches is sliced and put
Man Kosher "Coffeehouse On
into omelets or egg orders. We
Wheels" cranked out over
eat there two or three times a
9,000 drinks between
I'veek and have never been dis-
Thursday and Sunday ... Fox
appointed.
Broadcasting and Pepsi at the
"Also, we always meet visit-
Troy Marriott, Pittsburgh
ing Michigan friends there for
Steelers celebration at
breakfast. All rave about the
Centerpoint Marriott, Kart to
matzah brei, corned beef hash,
Kart party in Sterling Heights
and lox, eggs and onions. Our
for international press, and art
son-in-law, also a former
show at Danielle Peleg Gallery,
Detroiter, loves the deli-
West Bloomfield.
catessen omelet.
ANOTHER BIGGIE by
"I would agree with your
Fanclub Arts Foundation, its
reader's recommendation of
annual ARTrageous, is
Caffe Roma, great Italian food
Saturday, Feb. 25, 7:30-mid-
and from time to time you may night, at the American Center
see Governor Schwarzenegger
Building, Southfield ... More
(usually at Thursday or
than 25 restaurants, fashion
Saturday lunch when lasagna is shows, live music, artist mar-
one of the daily specials). My
ket, live auction, wine tasting.
husband says the lasagna is the
IT'S BEEN THERE about
best anywhere in the world.
five years and yet guys and gals
"Jerry's Deli and Solley's
still call or e-mail asking
Deli, in my opinion, shouldn't
where they can go dancing any
be mentioned in an article
night of the week ... Fox &
which refers to good dining
Hounds, Woodward and Long
and clearly is not in the same
Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills,
league with Nate 'n Al. Our
has terpsi-fun six evenings of
favorite restaurant for a fine
every week in the 60-seating
dinner is Madeo in West
lounge with dance floor ...
Hollywood (Beverly Boulevard, Monday and Tuesday, jazz and
two blocks east of Doheny).
standards with Love Jones;
The food and service is excep-
Wednesday and Thursday, Rick
tional ... and a bonus for out-
and Dayna Lieder's songs of
of-town guests, you are certain
the 1970s ••• This Friday and

Here's the beat ... and what to eat.

otpourri ...
THE NAME
LOOKED familiar, and
the customer peered into the
lounge area to see who the per-
son was.
Sure enough, it was the
assistant principal at the high
school attended by her off-
spring ... She was playing
drums in the Don Swindell
Shuffle Play Quartet at
Ginopolis' on the Grill, 12 Mile
and Middlebelt, Farmington
Hills.
Sheila Brown is among the
very few truly good drummer
gals around ... and, for sure,
one whose background and
present avocation is deeply
rooted in education ... Plus
present assistant principal at
Northville High the past five
years, lovely and talented
Sheila taught psychology, law
and American history 20 years
in the Ann Arbor school sys-
tem.
Her dad was a drummer, and
she has been hitting the skins
44 of her 48 years ... Sheila's
beat is the soft, rhythmic kind
you like that keeps solid time,
interspersed with her most
pleasant and good listening
vocals.
Don, WXYT (CBS) talk show
host and assistant program
and community director, is
well known by folks who fol-
lowed Larry Nozero around ...
He was with Larry 15 years

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(trumpet, harmonica and
vocals) ... vlike Lorenz (key-
boards) and Jake Reichbart
(guitar and vocals) round out
the diversified quartet making
good sounds with its jazz, pop,
Latin, standards, etc. harmony.
The group plays in
Ginopolis' 100-seat lounge sec-
tor Ivith people dancing among
the large booths, island tables
and spacious bar ... all eating,
drinking and thoroughly
enjoying every moment.
NEXT BEST THING to-
being-there Caribbean dining
for the fourth year, is the annu-
al "Escape to the Caribbean" by
Bill Kruse at all his Kruse &
Muer restaurants (Rochester
Chop House, etc.), through
March 31 ... Feasting on the
interesting island food is big
with Bill, especially the
Bahamian conch chowder,
macadamia chicken, plantation
shrimp and many of its inter-
esting drinks.
CONGRATS ... To Paula
Weiser on her birthday ... To
Helen Levine on her birthday..
MAIL DEPT. ..."As 23 year
residents of Beverly Hills,
Calif., and former Detroiters,
we were surprised by your
comment of corned beef shav-
ings in your corned beef and
eggs at Nate 'n Al in Beverly
Hills. Firstly, Nate 'n Al only
uses Certified Angus Beef and
is the only Los Angeles area
deli that serves such quality

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Our homemade is really made from scratch!

Monday-Saturday
Lunch Specials

RESTAURANT
Quality casual dining
for the entire family

1186 Maple Rd. • Walled Lake

248-669-8240

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Maple Rd.

• Mon-Sat 7 9
• Sun 8-3
• Children's menu
• Carryout

February 23 • 2006

Dannys e-mail address is
dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net.

"Blue Ginger features the best of

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1 whole sandwich & soup or french fries

$3.95
11:00 am - 3:N pm
2 choices daily!

Everyday
Fabulous Dinner Specials

$5.95-$8.95

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*Try our authentic Bubble Tea (our specialty)

dinners

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*Lunch Specials: $5.95-$6.95

Tues-Thurs 11-10 • Fri-Sat 11-11 • Sun 4:30-9

include soup or salad and bread

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Malaysia, Vietnam & japan."

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Saturday is Hidden Valley,
alternating weekends with four
other groups and one-man
band favorite Scott Frost.
NO CHARGE FOR the
premises-made chicken soup
served by Jack and Harriet
Goldberg and now their son,
Steve Goldberg, for so many
years at their Stage Deli-
catessen in Oak Park and West
Bloomfield ... It's at the Stage
W.B.'s Boardwalk, Orchard Lake
Road, with all sandwiches.
READER MINI CRITIQUE
... "I ate the best Thai cooking
in the world during my trip to
Thailand, but I have never had
better Thai outside of Thailand
than the great food served by
super Thai chef Sonne. at Nak
Thai on John R., north of 11
Mile in Madison Heights. This
tiny restaurant kicks out some
big time flavors in dishes like
Pad Bai Grapow Chicken
cooked with traditional Thai
holy basis and green peppers,
or the Angry Eggplant which
features chopped and ground
chicken with onions and pep-
pers with a spicy garlic sauce.
Dishes like Me Khong Catfish
sauteed in shrimp, mussels,
squid and lemon grass are
amazing. It's Yum Talay, a Thai
seafood salad, contains squid,
scallops, crab, cucumbers and
onions. The prices are remark-
ably low, the service very per-
sonal and it is open seven days
a week for lunch and dinner.
For authentic Thai food, people
can look no further than Nak
Thai." ... Mort Meisner.