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Dessert ran Get You in 'Shape'
Franklin A.C.'s renamed poolside eatery has new chef and menu, too.
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More doings at the for-
merly named Match Point Grill,
Franklin Athletic Club's restaurant, open
to the public as well as members, on
Northwestern Highway, between 12 and 13
Mile, Southfield ... New chef, new name,
new summer location, new menu and new
exclusive item.
Chef John Rodenich, a former Chuck
Muer kitchen stalwart, has taken over
Franklin's newly named Shape, open to
all seating 64, during summer months
at poolside for lunch and dinner ...
Inclement weather and the eatery is
moved indoors ... Owners Seymour Brode
and son Rick Brode also have the area's
exclusive rights to New York' big frozen
yogurt sensation, "Only 8", which they are
serving at Shape ... No fat, no cholesterol,
low calories, low carbs, low sugar, no pre-
servatives, etc ... And tastes like ice cream.
SMALL WONDER THAT tableside
preparation after 9 p.m. at Zinc Brasserie
on Orchard Lake Road, south of 15 Mile,
West Bloomfield, has gotten so popular ...
Behind the cart is Zinc maitre d-manager
Zoran Smolcic, one of this region's best,
who was a tableside cooking notable at
Lellis on Woodward in Detroit for eight
years, and at Townsend Hotel's Rugby
Grille in Birmingham nine years ...
His great Caesar salad with ingredients
rubbed on the inner sides of a wooden
bowl, shrimp scampi, chateaubriand, crepe
suzette, bananas Foster, cherries jubilee,
etc. are standout preparations.
RESTAURANT INSIDE the former Fort
Shelby Hotel on West Lafayette, Detroit,
opening the latter part of 2008 as a Double
Tree Suites Hotel, will be an upscale Finn
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Restaurant on Northwestern
& Porter surf, turf and sushi
off 12 Mile and Franklin,
restaurant ... Community-ites
where she never reaches
Leo Phillips and Gene Curtis are
across a table when serving
merging with Emmett Moten
... One of the many signs of
and Rich Curto in bringing back
-a good waitperson.
the former historic Fort Shelby
MAIL DEPT. ... "We are
under its new name.
excited about Bake Station
YOU WOULDN'T expect
Too opening in the Old
anything else, and it certainly
Orchard Center on Orchard
was just that, first class, as
Danny Raskin
Lake Road and Maple, next
Seldom Blues Jazz Restaurant
Senior Columnist
to Olga's, in West Bloomfield.
and Supper Club, in Detroit's
Our son has anaphylactic allergies to all
Renaissance Center, celebrated anniver-
tree nuts and is allergic with anaphylactic
sary number three ... Between four and
potential to peanuts. We had done without
five hundred came during the evening to
challah, New Yorker rolls, seven-layer cake
shake the hands of partners Frank Taylor,
corporate executive chef Jerry Nottage and and all the other wonderful foods for 10
years. Before Bake Station Too, we loaded
world-class jazz flutist Alexander Zonjic,
up our car at the original Bake Station on
with the fourth partner, Robert Porcher,
Southfield Road and 13 Mile in Southfield,
out-of-town on business ... The beautiful
and then froze the goodies in our extra
evening, excellent hors d'oeuvres, carving
freezer. It is wonderful to now have the
and dessert stations, jazz rhythms, and
kosher Bake Station close by. It is so spe-
much conviviality, made for a congratula-
cial to our family. We love everything it
tory evening for what is ranked among
makes ... Sharon and Martin McGladdery.
America's finest restaurant and jazz com-
WHEN HE SOLD his Gurwin's
bination dining spots.
Autobody Klinic after many years on
EVERY FRIDAY, 5-7 p.m., is Summer
Eight Mile, Detroit, Jerry Gurwin looked
Wine Tastings on the Patio at Cuisine
forward to his retirement, even though his
Restaurant on Lothrop, across from the
Fisher Building, Detroit ... $15 per person friends said it wouldn'tlast long ... The
new owner changed its name to Premier
includes wines of the world with chef-
Cars and Collision, but Jerry's friends were
owner Paul Grosz's fine hors d'oeuvres.
JAZZ NOTES ... Jerry McKenzie, former right, continued retirement wasn't in the
cards just yet for him ... He received a
Stan Kenton drummer, and his Just Jazz
phone call for help and is back working
Trio (Jerry, drums, Matt Michaels, piano,
Dan Jordan, bass) is at Nikolas on Telegraph four days a week at his former place ...
"Well," says Jerry, "all I really needed any-
near 10 Mile, Southfield, the first, third and
way was just a short vacation!'
fourth Thursday of every month, 7-10 p.m.
REUNION DEPT. ... Big 50th is being
GOOD WAITRESS DEPT. ... Katie
planned by the 1957 Detroit Mumford
(Casey) Nowak, wonderful personal-
High class, for Saturday, Aug. 25, at
ity, high efficiency and a big smile at Pi
Somerset Inn, Big Beaver, Troy ... Call
Lois (Rosner) Rubin, (248) 626-9646,
or Michael Salesen, (248) 626-5406 ...
Oak Park High's class of 1967's 40th is at
Peking House, Royal Oak, Saturday, Sept.
1 ... Contact Beverly (Ross) Zuckerman,
(248) 851-9484, or Renita (Davis)
Zinkner, (248) 644-5427 ... Joint shindig
for Detroit Cooley High's 1960, '61, '62
and '63 classes will be Saturday, Oct. 6,
at St. John Armenian Cultural Center,
Southfield ... Call Sharon (Wiand)
Witberg, (586) 977-1469, or Roger Avie,
(248) 476-5400 ... Detroit Winship
Junior High class of 1967's three-day fun-
fest is Friday, Aug. 24 with reserved seats
for the Tigers-Yankees baseball game;
Saturday, Aug. 25 during day softball
game in Novi, and main event bowling
party that evening at Langan's Norwest
Bowl, Farmington Hills ... For more info,
contact Gary Hassin, (415) 235-1199, or
e-mail grobert8@yahoo.com .
FEW PEOPLE KNOW her by any other
name ... In fact, it isn't even the one given
to her at birth ... When she was born, her
uncle, Harvey Bloom, said, "Look at those
big, beautiful chocolate chip eyes. That's
our cookie" ... And Hope Chimoff, named
after mother Shirlee and Uncle Harvey
Bloom's father, Harry Bloom, is today
known only as Cookie.
CONGRATS ... To George Cooper on
his birthday ... To David Matz on his
80th birthday ... To Rose Guttman on
her 80th birthday ... To Mary and Harry
Ehrlich on their 64th anniversary ... To
Carolyn and Bill Nosanchuk on their 54th
anniversary.
Danny's e-mail is dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net.
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