A a m n S • v T H And All That Jazz 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 p (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 - - - - 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 0 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 - — 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 Danny Raskin, Novenil)cr 26, 2004 E GINGER *Try our authentic Bubble Tea (our specialty) dinners 'Low-Carl)/Low-Calorie Fresh Shrimp Roll *Lunch Specials: $5.95-$6.95 Tues-Thurs 11-10 • Fri-Sat 11-11 • Sun 4:30-9 include soup or salad and bread 107. 850 48 - Malaysia, Vietnam & japan." pith ?)'\ 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.