Arts & Entertainment THE BEST OF EVERYTHING A Biqa Deal! New pizzeria makes huge splash with three-in-one opening bash. D ay before opening his and wife, Southfield City Clerk Nancy READER MINI- Monica's new Pizzeria Biga, Banks recalling working as an CRITIQUE ... "A recent Luciano Del Signore and their assistant 36 years ago as she evening was to Brio Tuscan general manager at Bacco Ristorante a munched on one of the more Grille in Somerset Collection, short distance away, Alberto De Santis, than 400 meatballs ... Sweet Troy, and what a better way rode back and forth on their Segura Mary Lou Zieve looking her to shlep your husband into electric scooters while making sure that loveliest ... Graham Orley, Jerry Saks' and Neiman's on the everything was just right for the pre-gala Shostak, Nimrod Rosenthal, 24- way. Brio has a wonderful and official opening ... Biga, in the former years still as Southfield direc- $2.99 appetizer selection at location of Il Posto Ristorante on Franklin, tor of community relations ... the bar between 4 and 6 p.m., Danny Raskin Southfield, is that close to Bacco ... Lots Bergy Darakjian forgetting that resuming at 9 p.m. Great for Senior Columnist of fun and with no gas to worry about. she had a cane until reminded dieters and lovers of good They celebrated with a party that by son Armand, there with and economical food. turned into three funfests ... First the other son Ira ... Irving Nusbaum, Bruce The evening my husband, Harold media among others, then a benefit for Goldman ... Dr. Susan Harold admiring Schreiber, and I were there it had some Care House of Oakland County and a third the unbelievable array of food and ultra- newer selections for summer. I especially one on the large Biga thin crusted pizza. liked the trout crusted with shrimp and patio with entertain- Luciano and crab. The Hollandaise sauce was too ment that had the Monica's manager much and salt was abundant, but Brio is young folks and wait at Pizzeria Biga, happy to tailor to your palate if you ask, as people dancing up a Jeff Valente, is the example the sides, no salt, less pepper, etc. storm. son the of late It also has delightful mini-desserts in cups Opening festivities Al Valente who for $2.99. So good for your guilty con- proved that ribbon- many remember science and wallet." ... Dr. Susan Harold. cutting scissors should from Maria's on COMPUTERS HAVE been good to be checked for sharp- Walnut Lake, West him in many ways, including a career, ness before being used Bloomfield, where but Darren Gussin, son of Diane and ... Southfield Mayor Jeff was also chef the late Norman Gussin, can now also Brenda Lawrence and operator as well look at them as the adding of a lifetime couldn't do her task so Pizzeria Biga Owner Luciano Del as at Little Italy in partner ... Both he and Jennifer Lipson, Luciano pulled a knife Signore and Manager Jeff Valente Northville ... And daughter of Jim and Nadine Lipson, for- from his pocket and the list goes on and mer Detroiters now of Chicago, Ill., met did the cutting for her. on devouring more than 600 pizzas, rice on the JDate online dating service aimed Wall-to-wall people, more than 1,000, balls galore, five kinds of gelato, three at Jewish singles, sent each other their greeted Luciano and Monica's new culi- salads, mozzarella with tomatoes, roasted profiles, and after a successful courtship nary baby ... Vic Ventimiglia saying so sweet potato dish, marinated spinach, were recently married at Marriott Pontiac many hellos to the multitude who fre- 150 bottles of wine, etc. at Centerpoint by Rabbi Harold Loss ... quented his one-time Vic's World Class So many people having a wonderful About 200 guests from various points of Markets in Beverly Hills, Bloomfield time ... including some who came in off the country witnessed the culmination Township and Novi ... Cafe Cortina's the street to find out why Fourth of July of a love fate that brought a pair together Adrian Tonon with big smiles while doing festivities were being held ahead of time via the Internet into a beautiful life of his gracious howdys, too. ... and with no firecrackers. happiness. MAIL DEPT. ... "I had the pleasure of visiting New York City Pizza on Maple Road in Troy, southeast corner of Maple and Coolidge, and can't say how pleased I am. This visit brought back memories of what pizza is supposed to taste like. This is real pizza, the kind that is fresh and where the cheese pulls when you pull a piece away from the pie or when you take a bite. Not like today when at so many other places it tastes like plastic. I can't wait to take my family back to share in this palate-pleasing, stomach-pleasing delight!' ... Elissa Koppy. CUSTOMER CAME INTO Harvard Row Kosher Meats in Sugar Tree, Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, and asked owner Larry Katz to make him a Turducken Seems that the fellow, Ken Kohn, heard John Madden, NFL TV analyst talk about it on one of his broadcasts ... Turducken is a partially deboned turkey stuffed with a smaller deboned duck which is stuffed with an even smaller deboned chicken ... the turkey legs are left on so it looks like a large bird ... Turducken is popular in the south, stuffed with sausage ... Larry's stuffing for Ken was with challah bread, who Bluma Siegel says, called it one of the best things he has ever eaten. CONGRATS ... 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