>> the best of everything Hank Or Henry? Take your pick! Enjoy either the Hank Greenberg golf tourney/banquet or the Henry Ford Hospital "Masters" tastefest. p OTPOURRI Many people will have to choose from two major chari- table events being held on the same night Monday, June 6. Guys and gals who are golf addicts or just love the links will want to spend the day shooting it out with celebrities and noted personalities ... then attending a fabulous banquet with prominent person- ages, witnessing a sports panel and honor- ing baseball hall-of-famer Frank Robinson ... all at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township. Numerous others will opt for the won- derful "Dining With the Masters" at the Henry hotel (the former Ritz-Carlton Dearborn) where at least 30 fine local chefs individually cook complete dinners on por- table stoves for tables of 12 ... with courses paired with choice wines. Luckily for the charities, both the Hank Greenberg Memorial Golf Invitational in Bloomfield Township and Henry Ford Hospitals' event in Dearborn are expected to again be sellouts, with the rush for tick- ets already having begun with the usual fervor. Money raised from the Greenberg will help fight cancer and assist children's charities ... Proceeds from Dining With the Masters will go to the Ford Hospital's Transplant Institute. High recommendation is for folks to get their valuable ducats as early as possible so as not to be left out ... These are two very fine affairs. For information and tickets to the Greenberg Invitational, call Michigan Jewish Sports Foundation Executive Director David Blatt, (248) 592-9323 ... For the Ford dining biggie info and tickets, call chairgal Suzanne Gilson, (313) 874-6138. YOU'LL VERY rarely see it served at a restaurant ... And it takes a leaf from the menu of a yesteryears' dining favorite ... It's not on the menu, but is ends only, Friday, Saturday and prepared by chef/owner Angelina Olivito. featured now by RJ's American Sunday... Includes soup or "Our waitress Gina Fiorentina was most Grille on Northwestern salad, potato or vegetable and attentive, starting us with the trio Platter Highway, Farmington Hills. bread basket, $13.95. Antipasti of homemade arancini de riso Chopped Prime Rib Burger QUESTION & ANSWER (rice balls), bruschetta and lightly battered made from USDA Choice DEPT. "That Delmonico's fried calamari rings. Angus prime rib with an ele- restaurant you say was "For our entrees, my wife, Doreen, had Pollo gant taste all its own ... Much America's first restaurant Ripieno,$23.99 (Spinach andfresh ricotta like how the chopped sirloin must have been quite a place. cheese filled chicken breast, pan seared, fin- favorite was prepared years Probably a very small menu ished with a splash of wine and baked, served Danny Raskin back at the great Berman's and top-dollar prices." with Pasta al Pomodoro). Milt Burger savored Senior Columnist Chop House by Harry Berman, Seymour Altschuler Osso Bucco (slowly-roasted veal shank in a Sam Davis and Ben Gottlieb [I wasn't even thought of mild gravy). His wife, Ellen, enjoyed Penne and Ben Kasle. back when Delmonico's opened al Pomodoro, $15.99, slow-simmered roasted At RJ's, pieces of the choice prime rib are around 1830 in New York City, but a menu tomato basil sauce with imported noodles. cut from the restaurant's 14-ounce full meal I had from there went up in flames in the "Michael Trudel enjoyed Manzo al Pepe, portion and put into a chopper, then pattied Jewish News fire on Jan. 27, 2002 ... From $27.99 (juicy beef tenderloin, charbroiled and into burgers like the wonderful Berman's file records of its contents in 1899, the topped with green peppercorn sauce, served Chopped Sirloin ... At RJ's it is served with European-style a la carte menu of brothers with garlic whipped mashed potatoes). His french fries, $8.95. John and Peter Delmonico was rather large wife, Leslie, relished La Casalinga's signature NEITHER GENT WILL be much of a ... But the original menu was much bigger, dish, the Penne Casalinga, $19.99, seared ten- stranger to the other when Joe Vicari opens though, with 11 pages filled with 12 soups, der chicken breast, onions, three-colored pep- Joe Muer's Seafood this year at the former 28 beef entrees, 47 poultry dishes, 39 fish pers and mushrooms in a light tomato broth. Seldom Blues in Detroit's Renaissance varieties, 51 vegetable and egg dishes and "My delicious entree was a seafood medley Center with his con- 47 choices of dessert. of mussels, baby clams, shrimp and scallops sultant being onetime It was famous with celeb- over a bed of fettuccine noodles in owner, Joe Muer. rities from all walks of life a creamy sauce, $25.95." The two Joes teamed enjoying the huge selection, REUNION DEPT. Central up around nine years ago many that originated at High class of 1946's 65th year to raise funds for the Van the first Delmonico's (lob- brunch is set for Sunday, June Elslander Cancer Center ster Newberg, Delmonico 26, at Temple Shir Shalom, West at St. John's Hospital, held Potatoes, Eggs Benedict, Bloomfield ... Contact Eleanor at Vicari's Andiamo Italia Chicken a la King, of course (Karbal) Korn, (248) 855-8398, or Joe Muer in Warren ... Served was the Delmonico Steak, etc.) The famed Del monico Esther (Klein) Bornstein, (248) the former Joe Muer's restaurant's tradition- ... Nobody went away restaurant's in signia 851-6626 ... 50th by Mumford al lobster dinner, complete with relish tray, hungry, but a little light on High will be at Somerset Inn, Troy white beans, pumpernickel bread, Boston the wallet.] ... Contact Carol Plotnik, (248) 763-8048. clam chowder, corn on the cob, 11/2-lb. READER MINI REVIEW by Jerry CONGRATS To Larry Moss on his steamed Maine lobster and dessert. Sellechia . . . [Note that I am putting the birthday ... To Alan Swartz on his birth- NAME OF THE new restaurant set writer's name on top to hopefully remove day ... To Arlene Silk on her birthday ... to open soon in Birmingham by Jeremy many thoughts that the weekly feature is To Jennifer Shapiro on her birthday ... Sasson, will be Townhouse. written by me] ... To Phil Elkus on his 85th birthday ... To THINGS PEOPLE TALK ABOUT ... "Windsor is always a treat but a recent visit Agnes Lugosi on her birthday ... To Betty The Perch Plate at D'Pauli's in Sugar Tree to La Casalinga on Erie Street by six of us Singerman on her birthday. I I Plaza, Orchard Lake Road, north of 15 was especially grating. This small, quaint Mile, West Bloomfield ... Served week- location serves up amazing classic Italian fare Danny's email is dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net . ... ... ... 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