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Fondue Feud

Couples team up for a fun night of trivia.

Gina Erpardo of West
Bloomfield with Anya
Morrison and
Stacie Ostrofsky, both of
Farmington Hills

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hey bundled up on a cold January night for a little dipping, sipping and quip-
ping. More than 70 people came together at Blumz Flowers in Ferndale for an
innovative program called "Fondue Feud."
The Jan. 31 event, sponsored by the couples committee of the
Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit, included a cocktail hour with appetizers, fondue (of
course) and a night of old-time game show style games includ-
ing Match Game, Let's Make a Deal, and Family Feud.
"We wanted to try something a little different to get people
interacting with each other. Everyone participated and had a
great time!" said Eric Goodman of Birmingham.
He served as the evening's emcee and also co-chaired the
event along with Stephanie Rosenbaum of Huntington Woods.
During dinner, the couples sat around tables for six. Each table
had a fondue pot and dipping sauces. After visiting a buffet and
loading up on things like chicken skewers, beef, veggies and

other foods, participants cooked them in hot oil. Then, they got competitive playing the
various games.
"Everyone had a sheet of paper and we'd ask a question like, 'What does Jay Leno
have more of than anyone else?" explained Goodman. "People wrote down their top ten
answers like,`a chin, money, jokes, cars: and whoever got the top answers would win."
Prizes included items like hats, playing cards and tickets to the next couple's gather-
ing. The first of its kind event had a sold-out crowd.
"Due to the limited size of the room we actually had to close registration early and
turn people away:' said YAD Director Jennifer Levine of Pleasant Ridge. "Many people
said it was the best event they've ever attended!"
Spotted in the Fondue Feud crowd were: Alexis and Michael Schostak of Bloomfield
Hills; liana and Noah Stern, Marla and Jeff Kaminsky and Gina and Yuksel
Erpardo, all of West Bloomfield; Jessica and Steve Migliore of Commerce Township;
and Alaina and Sandy Kronenberg, Stacie and Jason Ostrofsky, and Elissa and
Rabbi Jason Miller, all of Farmington Hills. 1-1

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Event co-chairs Eric Goodman of Birmingham Michael and Alexis Schostak of
and Stephanie Rosenbaum of Huntington
Bloomfield Hills
Woods

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Paul and Kim Bernzweig of Huntington
Woods

Alicia and Jeff Chandler of Royal Oak

February 5 • 2009

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