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Tony Bennett sings praises of Rugby Grille's savory soup.
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OTPOURRI
... In its first year, Arts du Jour raised
"Best French onion soup I've
$105,000 for charity, and year number •
ever had," said Tony Bennett,
six plans to bring in much more for 18
while having dinner with Linda and Barry
Oakland County aid organizations like Yad
Solomon at Townsend Hotel's Gallery hall
section of Rugby Grille, Birmingham ... He Ezra, Orchards Children's Services, etc. ...
It is always the place to be seen, so call for
was appearing here recently in concert at
tickets at (248) 334-4600, or log onto arts-
Freedom Hill and loved the smoked salm-
dujour.org.
on, too, at Rugby
THE EVEN
Grille ... 80-
BETTER menu items
year-old Bennett,
and much lower prices
in town with
have done wonders
his lady friend,
at Moe's on Ten, 10
Susan Crow, is
Mile west of Haggerty,
one of the fea-
Novi, and NIoe's on
tured celebrities
Wixom, Wixom Road
in another super-
between 15 Mile and
star-studded
1-96 ... Business has
book that photo-
been booming with
journalist Linda
the needed changes ...
has coming out
Photojournalist Linda Solomon will
Which again proves that
around October
include Tony Bennett in her forthcoming
a good restaurateur like
of next year.
book.
Moe Leon doesn't have
THE SIXTH
to be hit on the head to
YEAR lineup of
realize that upscale-style family dining and
Arts du Jour, Sunday, Aug. 27, looks:to be a
• •
low prices are his true forte.
real humdinger ... Almost 60 restaurants
THE DELICATESSEN he manages in
include top notchers like Pi Ristorante
Lauderhill, Fla., Pastrami Club Deli, on N.
(newly renamed former Caffe Milano),
University Drive, is the only place in Florida
Palm, Volare, Capital Grille, Andiamo, etc.,
where one can get a Dinty Moore sandwich,
plus food purveyors and caterers, who will
says ex-Detroiter Harvey Bloom ... Living
have samplings of their goodies to go with
in Tamarac, Fla., the past 30 years, he and
the music by a couple of live bands plus
wife, Karen, were here recently for a wed-
dance ensembles, art displays, etc.... The
ding ... Harvey's sister, Shirlee Bloom, is
fun-fest at Somerset Collection South in
the Vineyards' catering gal.
Troy, 7-10:30 p.m., is like the "official appe-
BACK IN DAYS WHEN the
tizer" for the huge Chrysler Arts, Beats &
Livernois-7 Mile area flourished, Sandy
Eats event held over Labor Day Weekend.
Hoffman opened the Round Table, a gour-
The $100 tickets include all food and
met hamburger restaurant with 17 tables
beverage, and Capital Grille will also have
... It was an instant success, re-setting the
an afterglow party from 9 p.m. with cham-
Our homemade is really made from scratch!
"nth
Monday-Saturday
Lunch Specials
1 whole sandwich & soup or french fries
Quality casual dining
for the entire family
11:00 am - 3:C10 pin
$3.95
After 2:00 pm daily
248-669-8240
15% OFF
Total Bill
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Danny's e-mail address is
dannyraskin@sbcglobaLent.
Home of Rose Guttman's
Famous Homemade Specialties
•Trays
•Catering
•Kids Men
2 choices daily!
1186 Maple Rd. • Walled Lake
for years as servers at the one-time Old
Parthenon on Monroe, Detroit.
GOOD SERVER DEPT. ... Kathleen
Bishop, just a short while at Zinc, Orchard
Lake Road, south of 15 Mile, West
Bloomfield, with a winning smile to go with
her personable efficiency.
HIS WAIT FOR hole-in-one number
two is over, thanks to Dr. Allan Weiss' morn
back in Southfield ... Her favorite bingo
number, 13, was the hole on which the for-
mer Detroiter, now living in Laguna Hills,
Calif., shot his ace playing in San Diego
with ex-localite friends Allan and Steve
Peltz.
ERRATA, TYPO, ETC. Dept. ... Aug.
19 was Harold (Hal) Brenners' 70th birth-
day, not his 30th!
CONGRATS . To Alan Kaczander on
his 60th birthday ... To Herbert Goldstein
on his 83rd birthday ... To Brad Smith on
his 13th birthday.
GET WELL WISHES ... To Paula
Weiser and mother Esther Sherberg.
MAIL DEPT.... "Rabbi David Baron
inviting Mel Gibson to atone at Yom Kippur
services here has many members of the
congregation in Beverly Hills refusing to
attend if he is there. Nobody wants that
bigot in their temple! I don't know what
David was thinking? He used to be married
to Ellen Radner, now deceased, who lived
down the block from me on Hartwell in
Detroit and was a cousin of Gilda Radner.
I always thought that Yom Kippur was a
Jewish holiday for Jewish people to atone
to God and ask Him for forgiveness." ...
Jackie Kallen.
Free dessert with all dinner entrees.
RESTAURANT
• Mon-Sat 7-9
• Sun 8-3
• Children's menu
• Carryout
hours to accom-
modate in the area
after-bar crowds
from Club Alamo,
Baker's and Menjo's,
along with many
other niteries
When the store
between Round
Table and Harry
Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist Solomon Clothiers
became available,
Sandy bought a
liquor license, broke through the wall and
created Sandy's Supper Club, with the Artie
Nelson Trio featuring Billy "Baby Face" Rose.
He moved to Beverly Hills, Calif., and
opened the Century City restaurant ... Hip
movie stars and producers made it an "in" •
place for the who's who of the movie indus-
try, with Dean Martin joining Sandy for a
daily nightcap, Frank Sinatra a permanent
fixture, James Caan a dinner regular, etc.
He.became friendly with "Milton", cater-
er for the rich and famous in Hollywood,
and developed a relationship with his star-
studded clientele ... Sandy himself soon
became the personal caterer for Sinatra,
Max Factor, and many others.
Now, after 30 years of catering to the stars,
Sandy has returned to his home locale ...
brought out of retirement by Ron Asmar to
head up the new Vineyards' V.I.P. Catering
division for corporate and private events.
GOOD EMPLOYEES DEPT. ... Ted
Stavropoulos and Tony Hadjisofroniou,
managers at Uptown Parthenon Greek
restaurant in Crosswinds Mall, Orchard
Lake Road, Orchard Lake, bring a lot of
Greektown know-how and experience
to the northwest spot ... Both worked
RESTAURANT
3258 Orchard Lk. Rd.
Not good with any other offer or special
Just North of Commerce
exp 9/17/16
115 660
248.683.3344
Carry-Out Specials
1 Lb. Meat
1 Loaf Rye Bread
1 Pint Coleslaw
1 Pint Potato Salad
1 Qt. Soup of the Day
Pickles & Russian Dressing
s i 9 99
save
$8.50
expires 09/10/06
Open 7 Days A Week
August 24 2006
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