Arts & Entertainment THE BEST 01 ElVERYTHING Cruise On Over Greenberg's Restaurant in Cabo St. Lucas is a Mexican destination. p OTPOURRI The shimmering waves of soft blue waters, striking sandy beaches and beautiful weather had cast their wondrous lures to make him no more just a visitor but one who never went back home. Former Detroiter David Greenberg, had gone to Cabo St. Lucas, Mexico, on the south- ernmost tip of Baja California, to think about whether or not he should attend law school and made the David Greenberg decision to stay. His Senor Greenberg's Mexitessen became a legend after open- ing in 1997, was name-changed to Senor Greenberg's, and now just Greenberg's Restaurant with concentration on full-scale contemporary American and Mexican cui- sine plus an extensive list of Spanish tapas and choice wines ... Still corned beef, pas- trami, Reuben, club sandwiches, etc., but for the most part Greenberg's is completely changed. Signature dishes now include Ahi Tartare and a pizza in which Greenberg's makes its own flatbread, tops it with sprinkled parmesan cheese and folks build their own pie from choices of home- made tomato concasse, blended goat cheese and cream cheese, roasted garlic and portobello mushroom ... Also new dining creations that no other restaurant I know of has including bleu jalapeno mac- aroni and cheese ... Fresh fish is locally caught in Cabo St. Lucas. David's Senor Greenberg's grew to three restaurants, but today, Greenberg's is solely at one location ... in Puerto Paraiso Mall of downtown Cabo on the Marina ... within walking distance from the port at which cruise ships dock. The restaurant is open 7 days 8 a.m.-midnight for breakfast, lunch and dinner ... So if you are in Cabo St. Lucas while cruising the Caribbean, say hello to David and join the many who have returned home with nothing but ecstatic comments ... There's more info about Greenberg's at www.greenbergs- cabo.com. DANDY DINING DEAL ... for break- fast all day 7 a.m.-11 p.m. ... 2 eggs, choice of three meats plus toast and hot or cold coffee or tea, $2.49 ... Also same price plus hot or cold coffee or tea for pancakes or French toast or oatmeal or Cream of Wheat or grits ... 855 Deli, cor- ner of 15 Mile at Farmington Road, West Bloomfield. THOSE WHO THOUGHT that he had moved away years ago, can take heart ... Popular Benjie Pearlman, one-time owner of Benjie's Fish and Seafood restaurant on Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, is still in the Detroit area. In the 1950s, Benjie taught ballroom dancing, mambo, cha-cha, etc., at Miami Beach, Fla., hotels ... In the 1960s and '70s, he taught culinary art at Detroit and Royal Oak schools and opened his Benjie Palmer Dance Studios, the first of four, on Seven Mile Road and Schaefer, Detroit Benjie's Fish and Seafood had more than 20 fish and seafood items in a well- received menu. But all along, little known of a synagogue of many warm remem- to many, his greatest love was brances that was attended by his parents, sculpturing which he has been Sam and Fanny Yagoda, and grandparents, doing for the past 20 years Baruch and Rose Yagoda ... The corner- ... After closing Benjie's Fish stones are from the former Congregation and Seafood, his dream was Mishgan Israel, originally built in 1911 realized to continue a lifelong on Hastings Street, Detroit, and moved in of sculpture and art ... Benjie 1925 to Linwood and Blaine, where it was is at it full-time now and will fondly called the "Blaine shul". open his sculpture gallery They were cut out from the ruins by Friday, Aug. 20, at 211 Dewey a friend of Marvin's and are treasured off 12 Mile and Rochester mementos retained by him in loving Road in Royal Oak, with the memory of his parents and grandparents. opening and reception 5 -9 p.m. THE MONTH OF ... 83-year-old Benjie will be August always gives thrilled seeing all his old friends a wonderful feeling and restaurant customers. to her because it is QUESTION & ANSWER ... the anniversary of "Hope you can stop us from what Lathe Klein- arguing with an answer for Way says are among our question. Where did Carl the best years of her Steger play piano?" ... Irving life ... 17 years of and Lois Susman them in celebration Dr. Steven Shumer and [If either said Scotch 'n as the right hand gal, Lainie Klei n-Way Sirloin or Jakk's Lounge, you "trouble-shooter" both win. 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