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A New 'Lease' On Life.
For a longtime auto dealer, business has taken an additional road.
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OTPOURRI ...
is served. How can I tell and
"Onions to waiters and wait-
Forty years ago, if people had
where does it get its name? ...
resses who argue when you
told Mary Tamaroff that someday
Lillian Mercard
send back your steak because
he'd have a hand in the restaurant busi-
[You can usually tell real
it's cold and return it two
ness, Mary would have thought they had
walleye fish by its white, flaky
seconds later with the same
rocks in their head.
flesh and mild, tender taste ...
temperature.
Originally a Buick-Opel dealer on
If you want to be sure, ask to
"Orchids to restaurants that
Telegraph, Southfield, Mary was always
see it before being cooked ...
do things just a little bit nicer
geared to the sales and service of the autos Walleye varies in color, rang-
like serving slices of fresh fruit
he sold ... and any thoughts about restau- ing from a bluish gray to olive
on your plate and after-dinner
rants were only to eat.
brown to golden yellow ... I
chocolate mints on a silver
Today, with almost 40,000 Hondas sold
look at the lower tail where
candy dish.
in 40 years, Mary is chairman emeritus of
it should have a white tip ...
"Onions to those cutesy,
Tamaroff Honda and Nissan on Telegraph,
Walleye gets its name from having a glassy gimmicky eateries with so many gadgets
Southfield ... And son Jeffrey, who also
or "walleyed" stare.]
they look like over-stuffed museums.
has a Honda dealership in Roseville, along
MAKING ROUNDS ... To Sposita's, 14
Everything seems plastic from the bric-a-
with Nissan, Acura and Kia, is now presi-
Mile, West Bloomfield, for walleye ... To
brac to the food.
dent of the Jeffrey-Tamaroff Automotive
Fleming's, Old Woodward, Birmingham,
"Orchids to restaurants with under-
Family.
for organic Scottish
stated decors where you're not distracted
With Mary since
salmon ... To Breakfast
by knickknacks and you can enjoy your
1969, Sam Scotella,
Club, Haggerty, Commerce
dinner in peaceful surroundings.
heads the Tamaroff
Township, for an unusual
"Onions to chefs who don't know the
Leasing Co. that leases
breakfast selection ...
difference between rare, medium or well-
a full line of restaurant
To Ginopolis, 12 Mile,
done steaks. To some, it's either charred or
equipment among
Farmington Hills, to see
raw, nothing in between.
other things, such as
the new, and much bet-
"Orchids to waitresses and waiters who
... a special decorating
ter, menu ... To House of
don't make a fuss about bending the rules
machine that imprints
India, Orchard Lake Road,
and substituting something less fattening
color photos onto
Farmington Hills, for
for potatoes if you're dieting.
cakes, giant convection
Chicken Tikka.
"Onions to chefs who douse inferior
ovens, etc. ... Nothing
THE
RESTAURANT
meat
with wine and heavy sauces and call
Mary and Jeffrey Tamaroff
is stored; boxes are
business is tough ...
it gourmet.
checked in a catalog
Anyone thinking of open-
"Orchids to restaurants that serve garlic
after which Sam ships the items anywhere ing an eating spot without knowing what
breadsticks and bread to help take the
in the country ... Even jet planes ... And,
he or she is doing should not rush into it
edge off hunger pains before dinner:'
oh yes, automobiles too.
expecting to strike it rich ... In a small
OLDIE BUT GOODIE ... When the
DANDY DINING DEAL ... Half-
restaurant, the owner-manager is the
waiter brought the bill, the diner com-
Pound Meat, Corned Beef, Pastrami or
business, and success or failure depends
plained,"What's this $15 for?" ... The
Turkey Sandwich ... $4.95, one week
on him or her ... No matter how much
waiter answered patiently, "A chopped liver
only, Thursday, Oct. 6, through Thursday,
specialized help is hired, in the end, he or
sandwich." ... The diner screamed, "Who's
Oct. 13 ... Deli Basket at Vineyards
she must make decisions and set policies
liver was it, Rockefeller's?"
Marketplace, Northwestern Highway
... Management requires many skills ...
MAKING ROUNDS of yesteryears ...
between Middlebelt and 14 Mile,
That's why people with long experience as
To Northwood Inn to hear Nan Corrone
Farmington Hills.
restaurant employees sometimes fail when singing "Yiddishe Mama" in Italian ... To
QUESTION & ANSWER DEPT. ... "I
they try to operate their own.
Cafe Caprice Lounge at Hotel Sheraton-
love walleye but am told that sometimes
ORCHIDS & ONIONS ... from the
Cadillac, for Don Hill at the piano bar ...
it tastes different because an imitation
Mystery Muncher ...
To Place D'Encore, open until 4 a.m. in the
Breaking The Fast
Brunch To-Go
Special
Serves
4-5
Serves
8-10
Special
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October 6 2011
Hotel Pontchartrain, where Buddy Greco,
appearing at the Roostertail and Jose
Ferrer, starring at the Fisher Theatre, sup-
plied vocals after work.
To Moon Supper Club, where former-
Detroiter singer Izzy Marion, a Las
Vegas beauty salon owner, was billed as
"Hairdresser to the stars" ... To the Old
Post Office Inn which owner Iry Grodan
turned into a restaurant from the former
post office ... To Hy Horenstein's Deli to
see Hy doing everything but wash win-
dows.
To see Jo Thompson at Scotch & Sirloin;
Charlie Dubin at Darbys; Billy Rose Trio at
Danny's Gin Mill, Alex Kalleo at Saksey's;
Bobby Laurel at London Bridge; Danny
Holley at Railroad Crossing; Lennie Shick
at Angel's Hour Glass; Saucy Sylvia Stoun
at Royal Ascot and Town Pump; Mel Ball
Quartet at Ralph's.
WORD TO THE WISE ... It should be
obvious to folks in the eatery business that
they can't sacrifice quality for the sake of
price and still keep customers ... But they
also have to avoid pricing themselves out
of the market ... And it would be more
than fair if customers gave a new restau-
rant time to settle in and get the kinks out
... Poor service and cold food would cre-
ate a bad image, but they may be tempo-
rary ... It might be a lot better the second
time around.
DID YOU KNOW DEPT. ... That some
claim Coca-Cola not only removes corro-
sion from batteries and rust from autos,
it also does away with driveway grease
stains overnight?
CONGRATS ... To Marion Grant on her
86th birthday ... To Lillian Title on her 90th
birthday ... To Denise Dunn on her birthday
... To Marc and Marci Stifter on their 10th
anniversary ... To Sam and Dorothy Essick
on their 63rd anniversary.
Danny's email address is
dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net.
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