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Back in 1958, he was the big
trophy winner at Joe Cornell's
Dance Studio on Wyoming in Detroit ...
Now, 49 years later, Chief Judge Stephen
Cooper of the 46th District Court in
Southfield, will have a party in his honor
with another Joe Cornell alumnus as the
master of ceremonies ... Steve's nephew,
barrister Ken Harris, former Joe Cornell
emcee and dance teacher, will do the hon-
ors at his uncle's retirement shindig.
It's set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at
Southfield's Westin Hotel, with a committee
of lawyers, judges and community lead-
ers putting on the dinner and fun-filled
program.
Send $75 check, payable to Judge Cooper
Retirement Party, to Judge Barry Howard,
3910 Telegraph Road, Suite 200, Bloomfield
Hills, MI 48302.
After 20 years on the bench, Steve can
now devote more time to things he loves,
Ile mediation, arbitration, ceramics, weld-
ing, painting, kayaking, etc. ... His wife,
Caroline, has an even longer list for him
... including Steve playing with their first
grandchild, expected to arrive this spring.
INDICATIVE OF the affairs put on
for members and guests was its recent
Mid-Winter Barbecue by Tam O'Shanter
Country Club in West Bloomfield ... No
wonder General Manager Joe Basso and
Executive Chef Dan Vallone are drawing
such accolades for their excellent presenta-
tions ... 10-degree temperature and snow
didn't keep down a crowd that would have
been the envy of most restaurants ...
About 160 packed the "Tam Club" dining
room for the cocktail hour, sumptuously-

know the difference themselves
loaded buffet tables with soup,
... Hence the bad service to
salads, appetizers, dinner,
customers who demand bet-
desserts, etc. ... Hearty souls
ter and certainly deserve it for
also braved the outdoor temp
their money.
to stand in line for delicious
LOOKING GOOD Dept.
grilled steaks to eat indoors
... Former pro basketball
... And those who didn't brave
star Derrick Coleman, Sweet
the chill were thrilled to have
Georgia Brown partner, in
their extremely efficient server
sharp duds from his Derrick
Danny Raskin
go out to get their steaks for
Coleman Collection at Jack's
Senior Columnist
them ... Then came some
Place in Southfield ... Plenty
lively dancing by a fine musi-
of warmth, too, from the soft
cal duet that provided a lot of
good rhythms with its great side-man beat Chinchilla jacket he wore.
MAIL DEPT. ... "Bettina and I are
accompaniment.
blessed with having over 400 restaurants
NOTHING LIKE some warmth
within five miles of here in the Palm Beach
instead of the cold weather we've been
area of Florida. A few of our favorites are,
having ... And Bill Kruse to the rescue for
the Raindancer, a steak house that's been
dreaming smiles ... His annual Escape
here over 30 years featuring a salad bar
to the Caribbean Foods Festival, through
plus very excellent service; Cellini, with its
March 31, may not bring Carib-like
continental flair; City Cellar in the fairly
weather, but folks just have to close their
new City Place for those casual evenings;
eyes and munch on the island goodies and
Giuseppe's in North Palm Beach, for good
drinks to get a feel ... Bill's Escape to the
Italian food; Trevini, in the heart of Palm
Caribbean Foods Festival is at all Kruse &
Beach for upscale Italian. These are only a
Muer Restaurants (Rochester Chop House,
few that we enjoy, with many more in all
etc.)
price ranges. Eating out is one of our favor-
GOOD BARMAID Dept. ... Suzie
ite sports." — Jack Gold.
Bauer at McVees, Telegraph, Southfield,
"Trans fats are fats where hydrogen is
is the kind of gal whose smile, jovial
added to unsaturated oils to make them
demeanor and courteous efficiency makes
solid and more stable. This does saturate
people happy ... Many have known her
the fat, but more often we think of satu-
as a 28-year Northwest area standout ...
rated fats coming from animal products,
From the Balloon Bar to 12-Hi Bar and
meats, milk, butter or vegetable products
past 15 years at McVee's.
like coconut, palm and palm kernel oils."
PITY THE VERY youthful gals and
guys who many restaurants are using these — Robin Danto, extension educator in
food safety and nutrition, Michigan State
days as servers ... No training and few
University Extension Oakland.
to tell them right from wrong, and, if the
MAKING ROUNDS ... To
latter, many times by people who hardly

Hungarian Rhapsody, Southgate, for
Hungarian goulash, to Mezzaluna,
Sterling Heights, for open-face, prem-
ise-made buffalo meatloaf, to Seldom
Blues, Detroit, for blue-b-que sea bass,
to Pegasus, Greektown, Detroit, for lamb
chops, to Volare, Wixom, for veal chop with
mushrooms, to Rochester Chop House,
Rochester, for salmon with a shrimp
and scallop sauce, to Kathmandu Chullo,
Royal Oak, for great Nepali dishes that can
also be had only at its Everest Express,
Farmington.
RECORD BANQUET crowd is still
around the 500 mark for annual Hank
Greenberg Memorial Golf Invitational
Dinner by Michigan Jewish Sports
Foundation ... It honored Sandy Koufax,
Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander.
The usual dinner attendance is about
400, expected again this year for the
Greenberg Invitational, Monday, June 11, at
Tam O'Shanter Country Club ... For more
info, call Elayne Wolfson, (248) 788-0921.
DESSERTS, COFFEE and tea
at Chamber Music Society of Detroit
cafe concerts are compliments of Sweet
Lorraine's and Cadillac Coffee ... Next
one, featuring pianist Emanuel Ax, is 8
p.m. Saturday, March 17, at Seligman
Performing Arts Center at Detroit Country
Day, Lahser and 13 Mile, Beverly Hills.
CONGRATS ... To Rose and Sid
Neuman on their 55th anniversary.
GET WELL WISHES ... To Shirley
and Marvin Raskin at West Bloomfield
Convalescent ...To Austin Weisman.

Danny's e-mail address is

dannyraskin@sbcglobaLnet.

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