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Hail, Caesar!

California barrister makes the case for the Caesar salad.

T

ake it from one who cares that
togetherness in community con-
Chico State), in July.
Caesar salad is correct to use
tribution of philanthropic work
It's San Francisco now
with Mexican food ... After all,
by volunteering in the assistance
for our visits with Scott and
says California barrister food aficionado
and maintenance of the 13 or
Bonnie ... They'll move in
Jeff Metzger, wasn't it created in Tijuana,
more charities that NCL sup-
July to their new home in
Mexico? ... Sure enough, by Caesar
ports each year ... Grandson
Frisco, where he toils as CEO
Cardini, an Italian-born Mexican chef
Matthew looked great in a tux-
of the Mindjet computer cor-
and restaurateur ... Jeff, too, is noted for
edo and didn't spoil the good
poration.
his Caesar salad, which ranks among the
looks with tennis shoes ... His
NEW OWNERS of the
Danny Raskin
better ones by amateur cooks, and served
black shoes were standouts.
Village
Place restaurant,
Senior Columnist
with pride by him ... The recent Mexican
• MAKING CASUAL ROUNDS
Orchard Lake Road, Orchard
food gathering at the Cota de Caza home
while in the Orange County
Lake, are George and son
of Jeff and wife, Lisa, featured his gloried
area of California ... To a dining concept
Robert Lukaj, boss gents of George's
Caesar with plenty of seconds, to accom-
often thought of and put into play at the
Honey Tree in West Bloomfield, and
pany tacos and brown and black beans.
Counter in Irvine ... hamburgers, 1/3 lb.,
Village Place co-partner John Sinshtoj
Jeff admits that Cardini's coveted
1/2 lb. or 1 lb., made as you like them plus
It continues the same menu with additions
concoction might have included a few
a choice of as many as wanted from a list
and is being operated by Robert Lukaj and
ingredients other than in his, but the basic of 28 toppings you can select to be put on
Sinshtoj ... Credit cards are now taken by
Caesar salad taste and components are
the burgers, including a 10-variety cheese
its new proprietors.
there ... And Jeff, just like Cardini, does
choice, 18 sauces and three types of bun
SPECULATION RAN high among those
not use anchovies, and no so-called inno-
... all at no extra charge ... To a place that who heard that the former location would
vations either like chicken, shrimp, etc. ...
features hot dogs with all the toppings you become a pancake house ... People won-
In Mexico, some restaurants even use tor-
want at no additional charge ... Choice of dered if it would be a miniature version of
tilla chips instead of croutons, and cotija
25 at Jerry's Wood-Fired Dogs in Ladera
IHOP (International House of Pancakes)
cheese rather than parmesan.
Ranch ... Two other locations are in Santa or an Original Pancake House ... Then,
Too bad they didn't have Jeff make
• Ana and La Habra ... To a neighborhood
when it was learned that the new restau-
a Caesar salad for the 500 or so people
family restaurant, Cosmo's Italian Kitchen
rant would be named after the co-owner's
who attended the annual 2008 Senior
in Las Flores, where you can select as
wife, jokers started asking what a Coney
Presentation by Saddleback Valley Chapter many as you want from 20 toppings and
Island pancake tasted like.
of the National Charity League at Hotel
pay for only three ... To Bagels & Brew
This was a year ago, on June 4, 2008,
Marriott Anaheim ... It would have sided
in Mission Viejo, for something made on
when Leo Stassinopoulos, owner of Leo's
so well with the filet or vegetable choices
weekends that strangely is not to be had
Coney Island, and working co-partner
... or with what so many of the young
in the Detroit area at too many locales
Stavros Adamopoulos took over the former
folks there would have enjoyed, some good ... The Flagel, a flat bagel to slap your lox
Mr. Greek in Orchard Mall, Orchard Lake
ol' pizza.
and cream cheese on ... To Golden Spoon
Road north of 15 Mile, West Bloomfield
Granddaughter Hannah Raskin and
in Mission Viejo, one of many locations,
and called it Zoe's Pancake House.
daughter-in-law Bonnie did son Scott
with its creamy no-fat yogurt and smil-
Now celebrating its first anniversary,
proud by being among the 25 white-
ing young ladies to assist you ... Hannah
Zoe's, operated by Adamopoulos, has
gowned young ladies and their moms
supervises here until starting California
weathered varied suppositions as to its
honored for their mother-and-daughter
State University, Chico (also known as
existence as a pancake house, with over

60,000 people coming through the doors
in its first year ... Zoe's original hours of
7-8 were changed and it is presently an
8-3 only dining operation ... The tastes
of its customers have enjoyed more than
8,000 dozen eggs and almost 2,000 gallons
of milk in the preparations and serving
of items like its fruit explosion pancakes,
pecan banana waffles, eggs Benedict, etc.
OPENING IN JULY at the locale of
yesteryear's Ryan's Tavern owned by Dan
and son Bennett Lublin, 15 Mile between
Haggerty and M-59, Commerce Township,
will be the new Uptown Grille ... Chef
Joseph Hibbert and Ryan Adams are its
owners, with Brandon Richardson general
manager.
MAKING LOCAL ROUNDS ... To
Capital Grill, Somerset Collection North,
Big Beaver, Troy, for swordfish steak ...
To Gallery in Bloomfield Plaza, Telegraph
and 15 Mile, for chicken pot pie ... To
Beans and Cornbread, Northwestern Hwy.,
Southfield, for those delicious sweet potato
cornbread muffins ... To La Bistecca,
Plymouth Road, Livonia, for low-fat
Piedmontese steak selections.
CONGRATS ... To Michael "Mike"
Abrams on his 50th birthday ... To Patty
Shook on her 65th birthday ... To Jerry
Gerger on his 78th birthday ... To Robert
Noble on his 80th birthday ... To Steve
and Risa Richter on their 15th anniver-
sary ... To Bette and Rudi Straus on their
51st anniversary ... To Carolyn and Bill
Nosanchuk on their 55th anniversary. L

Danny's e-mail address is
dannyraskin@sbcglobahnet.

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