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Midtown Shangri-La gets A+ raves around the Wayne State campus.

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any folks thought she must
carts 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and there-
ing an elegant, first-class
have known something or has a after the menu ... Chinese din-
dining venue with the best
far-reaching vision or else why
ners include 15 combinations
of Italian specialties. Adrian
would she decide to open another restau-
with entree, egg roll and fried
took over the restaurant with
rant in so soft an economy in a chance
rice, all $8 ... Many of the Thai
his mother decades ago, fol-
area ... Especially, too, since another suc-
favorites are difficult to find
lowing his father Adriano's
cessful restaurant of hers was doing so
elsewhere.
death, when he had just
well in another locale.
Cholada comes about five
graduated the Michigan State
Cholada "Nancy" Chan had no inten-
times a week to supervise
University School of Hotel
tion of it being another Shangri-La like
and smile pretty ... Raymond
and Restaurant Management.
Danny Raskin
her highly respected operation in West
Wong is restaurant manager,
Senior Columnist He is a warm, gentle young
Bloomfield's Orchard Mall ... But when
and Cholada's son Joey Chan is
man who treats his guests like
Sue Mosey, president of the University
bar manager.
treasured friends and is not
Cultural Center Association, told her about
She may not have realized it fully, but
above stepping up to refold a napkin if a
a vacancy in the building owned by Lorna
Cholada Chan and the midtown sector of
guest steps away from the table. The best
Abraham, Cholada took a look-see and
Detroit, make a wonderful combination ...
managers are ones who know and do all
envisioned a changeover her way at the
Her presence there with Midtown Shangri- the jobs of a restaurant.
former Twingo's locale.
La is has proven to be a fine addition to
"Cafe Cortina makes and sells its own
This year in September
what has become an unbe-
pasta sauce, which is out of this world. I
it will be two years since
lievably wonderful bubbling always keep two jars in the house in case
Cholada opened Midtown
of community pride.
I need them. Special honors should go
Shangri-La on Cass Avenue,.
IT'S ALMOST a done
to Cafe Cortina's Chef Jeffrey Hoffman's
Detroit, in the heart of
deal, and the announce-
special dessert, a light lemon custard with
and surrounded by opera-
ment will be big with final
a melange of cashews and other nuts,
tions that have made the
signing of the lease ...
topped with chocolate shavings. So light
area a very viable location
News is about the former
and delicious.
with teeming activity ...
prominent restaurant to be
"I was very impressed with the Old
Midtown Shangri-La has
opened again in Downtown World elegance and service at Cafe
become a huge favorite with
Detroit ... Out of personal
Cortina. Every want or need was attended
Cholada "Na ncy" Chan
employees and students
respect for the new owner,
to without asking. The Mediterranean sea
from Wayne State University
nothing else can yet be
bass was carefully deboned at the table-
with its campus and dormitories, and
revealed ...Also, still on a hot fire is word
side and a napkin was discreetly used to
workforces of Henry Ford Health System,
that the famed London Chop House, too,
cover the skin and bones while the fish
Detroit Medical Center, Detroit Public
will be reopened ... Their realities will
was served. The cappuccino was served
Library, Detroit Institute of Arts, etc.... all
bode well that the restaurant business is
with clarified sugar. This kind of presenta-
of whom have done wonders for the area
definitely on the rise again ... which brings tion and service is woefully missing in
Midtown Shangri-La is open six days
a very great feeling.
many of our high-end venues." ... Dr. Susan
a week, Monday-Thursday 11-10; Friday-
READER MINI REVIEW ... "My hus-
Harold
Saturday, 11-midnight, closed Sundays ...
band, Harold Schreiber, and I recently
DANDY DINING DEAL ...10 12 ounce
Seating for lunch and dinner is 99 with
dined at Cafe Cortina [Farmington Hills].
broiled whitefish, soup or salad, potato
Chinese, Thai and dim sum selections ...
Adrian Tonon and his mother, Rina Tonon, or vegetable, $7.95, Thursday, March 31,
Dim sum, about 50 choices, is served from are doing an incredible job in maintain-
through Thursday, April 7 ... George's

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Honey Tree, Northwestern Highway, West
Bloomfield.
QUESTION & ANSWER DEPT. ...
"Before we were married, my husband,
Maxwell, and I loved going to Healthy
Jones on Northwestern [Southfield], but
wasn't there another restaurant like it also
on Northwestern?" ... Sydell Rubine
[A numerous amount of people enjoyed
wonderful Healthy Jones, owned by Joan
and Dr. Donald Wittenberg, and noted for
its natural foods restaurant and health
food grocery... The one you are prob-
ably thinking of was I Browse Cafe inside
I Browse bookstore, but limited in the
natural food it served and no natural food
grocery section like Healthy Jones.]
MANY STUBBORN first-time restau-
rant owners should get off their ego trip
and take advantage of a big bet by listen-
ing to their experienced waitpersons who
have been around the block and can teach
them the business.
REUNION DEPT. ... 50th by Oak
Park High is set for Saturday, Aug. 13,
at Edgewood Country Club, Commerce
Township ... For more info, contact Sandra
(Silber) Samson, (248) 788-0250.
CONGRATS ... To Danielle Cary Bluford
on her 22nd birthday ... To Lisa Sherman
on her birthday ... To Gayle Samuels on
her birthday ... To Roslyn Katzman on her
birthday ... To Jennifer Gussin on her 37th
birthday ... To Darren Gussin on his birth-
day ... To Mildred Tenebaum on her 100th
birthday ... To Jeremy Yagoda on his 38th
birthday ... To Marvin Yagoda on his 73rd
birthday ... To Dr. Michael Salter on his
65th birthday.

Danny's e-mail address is

dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net.

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