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Marvin: The Movie, The Man

Mechanical Museum's marvelous maven to star in feature-length documentary.

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OTPOURRI ...
parents and former Detroiters
A new documentary — a
Sheila and Mike "Mickey"
90-minute, full-length movie
Morganroth, now owns a res-
— on Marvin Yagoda and his Marvin's
taurant with a very unique
Marvelous Mechanical Museum, Orchard
concept in dining.
Lake Road, Farmington Hills, will be the
The first owner couldn't pay
subject for production by Hollywood's
his rent so went out of business
Secret Handshake Entertainment ...
... The next one, too ... Lonny,
Producer Dena Hysell visited the museum
owner of the Fountain Square
while in Detroit shooting segments for its
Plaza that houses the eatery,
Home Run Showdown now in the making
took over the Black Rock Bar
starring Dean Cain (Superman in the Lois & Grill on Highland Road in
& Clark TV series).
Hartland,
The documentary
Mich., near Highland,
film is slated to detail
where he and wife,
Marvin's entrance
Annette, live.
into the world of fun
While vacationing
entertainment and the
in Aruba, they enjoyed
amassing of his huge
rock cooking and
5,000-square-foot col-
brought it back to be
lection of games, shoot-
featured at their new
ing galleries, antiques,
restaurant, being run
exhibits, etc., that has
by a few employees who
received international
Lonny made partners.
notice.
Rock cooking origi-
Last year, a short
nated in Australia with
documentary about
customers cooking food
Marvin Yagoda in his Marvelous
Marvin's Marvelous
themselves on a heated
Mechanical Museum
Mechanical Museum
granite stone at their
was shown on cable
table.
TV's History Channel; but this one is
Lonny is a businessman who knows
expected to be more lavish and precise.
how to make money with a concept and
Next film feature by Secret Handshake
surround himself with restaurant-expe-
Entertainment will be 201 l's St. Vincent
rienced people ... This combination can
crime thriller with Pierce Brosnan, Billy
create success.
Bob Thorntown and Maria Bello.
MAIL DEPT. ... "My husband, Leon,
HE HAS NEVER been in the restaurant
and I went to the Seasons 52 restaurant
business and had no intentions to ever be
in Orlando, Fla., that came highly rec-
... But circumstances forced him into it ...
ommended by Diane Schoenith of the
and Lonny Morganroth is smart enough to
Roostertail and other friends. The food
know a good thing when he sees it.
was exceptional. I had the Spicy Chicken
So Lonny Morganroth, son of proud
Chile Relleno and Cedar Plank Atlantic

Salmon. My husband had the
Kalymnos Greek Salad and
Tiger Shrimp Penne Pasta. If
anyone is going where one of
these restaurants is located,
they should definitely visit it.
I did have one of their des-
serts, the Mocha Macciato, a
little mini-indulgence. Hey, I
was on vacation, and it was
my birthday week." ... Linda
Buchzeiger.
QUESTION & ANSWER
DEPT. ... "I've gotten three different kinds
of noodles in chicken soup at restaurants.
Where are the ones I used to get when I
was little?"... Miriam Crantz Gross.
[There are many types of noodles, but
only one authentic traditional Jewish noo-
dle that grandma used to make for her
chicken soup ... They were the long ones,
not the pre-made curled up pasta noodles
that many Jewish delicatessens and other
restaurants serve as poor substitutes ...
The small pasta noodles fit better in cans,
I guess.]
HE'S NOT A big overpowering guy,
but don't mess with dental doc Mark
Birnholtz ... He still bench presses
more than 200 pounds, but back while a
waiter and bartender at the former Carlos
Murphy's on Northwestern Highway in
Southfield, now site of Fishbone's, Mark
bench-pressed 315 pounds and was a
bouncer there as well.
SEEMS LIKE "firsts" are becoming the
thing at affairs by the Michigan Jewish
Sports Foundation ... dinner at this year's
26th Annual Michigan Jewish Sports Hall
of Fame Induction Dinner was a strolling
foodfest at Congregation Shaarey Zedek
in Southfield with tables set up in the

social hall instead of hors d'oeuvres, etc.,
before dinner and ceremonies ... Kosher
caterer Paul Kohn had people bouncing
all over the room for food.
Biggest laughs were when a picture
was taken on the Shaarey Zedek bimah
of 7'1" foot former basketball payer Nate
Huffman, the Book of Life honoree, stand-
ing with outgoing president Dan Passman
looking up and Master of Ceremonies
Don Shane bringing over a chair to stand
on for the photo.
THE CHARM of San Francisco became
even bigger and included a $70 bottle of
fine Z-Cab wine for recent localite newly-
weds, Sara and Ben Kalish ... The choice
gift was from their "tour guide" Brian
Fleury, owner of Fleury Estate Winery in
Napa Valley, to drink there or in Hawaii,
their next honeymoon stop ... Sara is the
daughter of Dharlene and Chuck Norris
and Ben the son of Mimi and Jay Kalish.
IT'LL BE THEIR first annual, and the
sisterhoods of Adat Shalom Synagogue
in Farmington Hills and Congregation
Shaarey Zedek are looking forward with
much zest to their coming "Kugel Cook Off"
brunch ... Its slated for Sunday, Feb. 6, at
Adat Shalom, taking the place of the annual
dinner they hold together ... Chair gals are
Harriet Dunsky, Tammy Cooper and Sherry
Morof, Adat Shalom ... Suzi Terebelo and
Karen Couf-Cohen, Shaarey Zedek.
CONGRATS ... To Jay Parr on his 46th
birthday ... To Lora Weingarden on her
birthday ... To Sandi Cameron on her
birthday ... To Jann Allweiss Young on her
birthday ... To Sydney and Barbara Geller
on their 50th anniversary. ❑

Danny's e-mail address is

dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net .

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