Fintertainment A I THE BES OF _VERYTHING Dessert ran Get You in 'Shape' Franklin A.C.'s renamed poolside eatery has new chef and menu, too. p OTPOURRI 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 • 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. 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