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A Savory Joy To Savor

Korean-style herbs and spices create a feast of flavor at New Seoul Garden.

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n ethnic-dining restaurant, con-
sidered by many to be among
the best in its offered cuisine,
quietly goes about its business without
fanfare while enjoying the celebration of
its 19th anniversary.
New Seoul Garden Korean restaurant
on Northwestern Highway off 11 Mile and
east of Telegraph, Southfield, has been
serving Kimchee, the staple dish of Korea,
second only to rice and probably the best
known Korean dish, since 1992 ... The
vegetable delight highly seasoned with
pepper and garlic is served with all types
of Korean meals and is said to stimulate
one's appetite ... In making Kimchee,
pickled cabbage and radish are among
the most widely used vegetables ... But
other veggies are also in a wide range of
requested preparations.
Diners cautiously aware of their health-
ful eating ways extol virtuous words about
the herbs and spices used in New Seoul
Garden's fare preparations with the deli-
cious flavors also said to carry medicinal
properties ... Kimchee itself is a valuable
source of Vitamin C.
Items you might try are the interest-
ing and tasty Bibim-Bap, marinated beef,
vegetable and egg atop rice in a heated
stone bowl, or the fish stew with seafood,
vegetables and tofu ... But let your taste
buds be your guide and try what looks like
the best from a large selection of Korean
delights ... If it's barbecue you want, a
huge favorite is the Bulgogi, thin slices of
tender marinated beef.
Seating at New Seoul Gardens is about
300 in four dining rooms, open seven days
a week serving a variety of unique tastes
in nutritious Korean food.
WHAT PEOPLE TALK About Dept.
... The made-on-premises pasta at
Antonio's Cucina Italiana, 12 Mile and
Halsted, Farmington Hills ... Bronzino

(Mediterranean Sea Bass) at
Farmington Hills and is now
almost 60 golf courses and country clubs.
Assagi Bistro, W. Nine Mile,
general manager at the fine
This, plus what will no doubt be shock-
Ferndale ... King Crab Legs
Charleston Grille in Charleston, ing to many ... That Dennis has also
and Maryland Crab Cakes at
S.C. ... Mickey's charity goes
taken up cooking on the side and actually
O'Brien's Crabhouse, Opdyke,
each Wednesday to a differ-
sells his cheesecakes to a few Boca Raton
Auburn Hills ... French Turbot
ent shelter, feeding about 500
restaurants.
at Cuisine, Lothrup, Detroit.
homeless and hungry.
YOU'LL RARELY see him not wear-
WHAT A DEAL! DEPT. ...
MANY SOMETIMES CALL ing a cap ... And with his variety of hats
Another unbelievable "come
her Al, not knowing that it was seldom takes it off in public ... Mitchell
get it" by Marvin Yagoda ...
also the shortened name of
Newman, known locally for his headwear,
Danny Raskin
Full-size, all-beef hotdog sand-
her late grandfather, fine local
has about 50 caps from an assortment
Senior Columnist
wich, beverage (Coca-Cola,
barrister Albert Silber ... His
of which are all the large, floppy and big-
etc.) and bag of potato chips,
granddaugh-
brim Big Apple style.
49 cents ... No coupon, one
ter, Alexandra
Up until recently, Mitch
combination per person ... One week
Silber, who folks may have
had even more caps but
only, Thursday, June 9 through Thursday,
seen recently in Law &
wife, Jean, had to throw
June 16 ... at Marvin and son Jeremy's
Order on television, is the
some away because they had
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum,
daughter of former local-
become so tattered from
Orchard Lake Road, south of 14 Mile,
ites Michael and Catherine
wear ... Mitch is sometimes
Farmington Hills.
Silber and a graduate of
hardly recognized by some
GOOD EMPLOYEE DEPT. ... She has
Cranbrook and Interlochen
who have seldom seen him
a great smile but there is so much more
Arts Camp in northern
without his Big Apple cap
about Kay Koelzer, floor manager, celebrat- Michigan ... Her grandfa-
... Even his wife made a
ing her second anniversary at Red Coat
ther and the late Fred Silber
mistaken identity when Jean
Tavern, formerly Zinc Bistro, Orchard Lake
were first cousins.
saw a black car like theirs
Actress Alexandra Silber
Road, West Bloomfield ... Add cordial
Alexandra has appeared
and got in thinking it was
efficiency, gracious demeanor and oodles
in numerous stage pro-
Mitch, but got out in a hurry
of management experience after 11 years
ductions but this month she will make
after discovering that she was sitting with
at the one-time Excalibur Restaurant in
what many say will be far from her last
an astounded stranger ... Comic Jackie
Southfield for Pat Archer and Marty Wilk.
Broadway debut.
Mason one time saw Mitch at Macy's and
QUESTION & ANSWER DEPT. ...
Fred and Clara's son Dennis and wife,
Mitch insisted on helping Mason pick one
"Is the Stage Deli here part of the Stage
Debbie, have lived in Boca Raton for the past out ... Can you just picture Jackie Mason
in New York, where I hear that so many
nine years ... When Fred and Dennis oper-
wearing a large Big Apple Cap?
famous people go to?"... Marcella Grumet ated their Fred Silber & Co. here they made
REUNION DEPT. ... Correction:
[No, the Stage Deli on Orchard Lake
many a youngster and adult happy with
Coming event by Mumford High is for its
Road, West Bloomfield, was opened in Oak booths, rides, stuffed animals, etc., at the
class of 1961 not 1960, and name of con-
Park in 1962 by Jack and Harriet Goldberg Michigan State Fair, amusement parks, car-
tact is Carol Ross Plotnik not Plotkin.
... Stage Deli on Seventh Avenue, New
nivals, Bob-Lo and so many other venues.
CONGRATS ... To Arlyne Kelman on
York, was founded by Max Asnas in 1937].
Fred passed on, Clara recently celebrat-
her 21st birthday ... To Karen Burstein
THE 2011 CHARITY of the Year award
ed her 97th birthday at the Trowbridge
on her birthday ... To Susan Epstein on
by the National Restaurant Association was residence in Southfield, and Dennis
her birthday ... To Joe Cornell on his
given in Washington, D.C., to Charleston
founded and heads the fine Florida Golf
82nd birthday ... To William and Caroline
Chefs Feed the Needy, created by Mickey
Association, the only discount golf source
Nosanchuk on their 58th anniversary.
Bakst ... Mickey was formerly manager/
in South Florida ... Members join with-
maitre d' at the closed Tribute restaurant in out cost and can play at reduced rates at
Danny's email is dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net .

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