Arts & Entertainment THE BEST OF EVERYTHING Supping Solo Single diners deserve the same courtesy that couples and groups get. p OTPOURRI Hard to believe that there are still some waitpersons who feel that single diners are a waste of time ... Plain and simple, without customers of any type, these servers fail to realize that they're out of a job ... Single dining is just as much a part of today's restaurant life as the territory of doubles, foursomes, etc. ... If waitpersons can't accept it, here's the biggest tip they can get ... Start looking for other employment in another field because their passe skull-thickness feel- ings are slam-bang out of today's door. ONE OF THE GREAT moments in his life was the brotherhood-like marriage of WOMC-FM'S(103.3) Dick Purtan to wife Gail ... Catholic, Protestant and wed by a Jewish judge ... He was a senior at Syracuse University and Gail Nulton, whom Dick had met while both attended Kenmore High in Kenmore, N.Y., was a legal secretary ... He is Catholic, Gail is Protestant and Judge Michael Zimmer, who tied their knot at the Lenox Hotel in Buffalo, N.Y., is Jewish. Radio legend Dick Purtan is this year's grand marshal for the sixth annual Walk of Ages by the Auxiliary for Jewish Home & Aging, Sunday morning, May 18, at the Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Campus at West Bloomfield's Jewish Community Center ... Call Judy Dunn, (248) 661-2269 to sign up and for more info. THE RECENT passing of Sam Gilbert brought to mind the days when he and Irving Sachs owned Saksey's Lounge on Woodward near 7 Mile, Detroit ... They often laid claim to having the best waitress in town, Pauline Baron, the only parade, groused and impetu- waitperson I know who was the ous, waiting for their reserved cause for people canceling their names to be called. To New reservations unless she waited Yorkers, the food is never the on them ... Not that the others same as in New York. Another there weren't good, Sam and Iry excitement is to visit Glick's made sure they had among the Kosher Market in Delray best, but Pauline's great smile, Beach on Atlantic Ave. It is a excellent efficiency and very royal treat for the hungry. If personable ways were standouts Danny Raskin they don't stock your favorite ... Irv's wife, Minnie Sachs, Senior Columnist Bubbe's recipes, then it's not used to also work at Saksey's made. Glick's has every type rn another capacity, and when of kosher ready-to-eat meats, either sliced, Pauline was given a raise, Minnie asked cooked or frozen, that are so irresistible. Sam, "How about me?" ... "It's okay by Frozen favorites like petcha, kishke, knishes, me," said Sam, but Iry says a Pauline kasha or blintzes and soups like Russian Baron you're not!" knubel borscht." ... Jerry Light. LEAVE IT TO Certified Executive Chef "Regarding your recent e-mail from Mary Brady to come up with something Michael Mony, as to the whereabouts of different for St. Patrick's Day, Monday, Rick Vogel, former executive chef at Nifty's March 17 ... At her and hubby Tom's in Commerce Township, my dentist, Dr. Diamond Jim Brady's Bistro in Novi's Rick DeRoven, confirms that Vogel and Town Center, she'll have a County Cork Nifty's former owner Debbie Meisel, oper- Gravlox appetizer cured with Tullamore ate a bed and breakfast in Costa Rica. Dew, among Harold Finegood's favorite Debbie still maintains a residence in this Irish drinks ... Also a Guinness Stout area." ... David Boyer. chocolate cake topped with whipped FORMER MICHIGAN boxing commis- Bailey's Irish Cream. sioner, Dr. Stuart Kirschenbaum, Michigan Alberto GOOD MANAGER DEPT. Jewish Sports Foundation and Hall of De Santis, G.M. at Bacco Ristorante, Fame biggie, assisted in the recent fine Northwestern Hwy, Southfield, is one of documentary show over HBO honoring the diamonds in the restaurant business former heavyweight champ Joe Louis ... ... An important stalwart in the all- Stuart aided HBO producer Joe Lavine in important maintenance of true exemplifi- cation when it comes to customer comfort the early research and development stages. JAZZ NOTES ... Jazz buffs jot down and dining satisfaction. MAIL DEPT. ... "An interesting experi- May 18 on your calendar ... That's when ence here in Florida is visiting some of the the jazz concert for awareness and educa- hundreds of restaurants during the feasting tion of ovarian cancer is being held at Hammell Music, M-5 and Maple Road, hours of either breakfast, lunch or dinner Commerce ... It'll feature George "Mr. Sax time. People are lined up like soldiers on Man" Benson and the Cliff Monear Trio ... Lila Orbach Lazarus, Fox 2 health reporter, is honorary chairperson ... $30 adults, $15 younger than 15 ... Tickets will be available in April at either Hammell Music or by sending a check to Elaine Greenberg at Living For Music, Inc., 34056 W. 13 Mile, Farmington Hills, MI 48331 ... Deli Unique on Orchard Lake, West Bloomfield, will have dinner after the concert with Matt Prentice donating 10 percent of the cost to Living For Music, a not-for-profit organization. MUCH WONDERMENT is out there asking why there are not more restau- rants with live music as in yesteryears ... Young folks are tired of hearing about all the places moms and dads used to go for music and ask why today there are only a small amount for them to enjoy. AGAIN, I CANNOT take birthday and anniversary congrats for the column over the phone ... Name, occasion date and number must be printed and sent to me via e-mail, fax or regular mail, along with sender's name and phone number. Lollie Averbuch on her CONGRATS 66th birthday ... Howard Averbuch on his 67th birthday ... Jerry Stein on his 65th birthday ... Jay Mellin on his 57th birthday ... Lauren Mellin Partavich on her 37th birthday ... Harry Lenchner on his 92nd birthday ... Eugene Lenchner on his 62nd birthday ... Irene and Newton "Newty" Levin on their 60th anniversary. GET WELL WISHES ... 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