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A Winning Feast

Lions' QB and girlfriend savor the California Salmon Pasta at RJ's.

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charming and so down-to-earth
in front of Meijer, Commerce
What does a star professional
that he made me feel relaxed. I
Township.
quarterback like to eat when he
told him I was a Detroit Lions
READER MINI REVIEW
goes out with his girlfriend?
fan since a little girl and he gave
... by Jerry Silecchia
In the taste budding of Matthew
me his autograph. And when I
"While recently in Chicago,
Stafford, Detroit Lions head-turner with
told him that my dad, Michael
my wife, Doreen, and I went
his laser-like bombs and lobs to jumping
Ley, is also a big Lions fan, he
to La Scarola Italian restau-
gazelle Calvin Johnson and others, he had
gave me one to give him, too.
rant, a bustling bistro owned
a thank-you for Vince Asmar, co-owner
And what a great smile!"
and operated by Mexican-
of RJ's American Grille, Northwestern
THE NAME MAY not bring
Jewish
Chef Armando
Danny Raskin
Highway, Farmington Hills ... It was for
much enthusiasm, but the
Vasquez
who adds a touch
Senior Columnist
the dish Stafford had there
fact that it is
of spice to every dish he
recently that he now lists
a Cameron
prepares. We dined with out
among his favorites.
Mitchell Restaurant will ... daughter Heather, her fiance Mark Frankel,
The California Salmon
Very few know where the
and his parents, David and Ann Frankel.
Pasta (blackened, center-
Rusty Bucket Restaurant
"Our first course was calamari and
cut fresh filet over linguine
and Tavern name came
bruschetta, a mixture of tomatoes, garlic,
tossed with garlic, roasted
from, but all you need
Romano cheese, basil and extra-virgin
red peppers, onions, toast-
to know is that being a
olive oil served on crunchy Italian bread.
ed almonds and wilted
Cameron Mitchell opera-
The calamari was tender and flavorful,
baby greens with extra vir-
tion, it spells quality.
breaded in Armando's special seasoning
gin olive oil and Parmesan
The Rusty Bucket on
and quickly flash-fried in vegetable oil
cheese) was a "winner:'
Orchard Lake Road, north
so it wasn't greasy but had just a hint of
salmon-lover Matthew told
of Lone Pine, Orchard
spiciness.
Vince while smiling for the RJ's co-owner Vince
Village, and on Sheldon
"He then suggested the house specialty,
picture they took together. Asmar with the Lions' star Road, Northville, are the
ricotta-stuffed meatballs and spaghetti.
quarterback
He and former
friendly neighborhood res- Each beef meatball is stuffed with a ricotta
University of Georgia
taurants people talk about.
cream for an extra surprise. Their accom-
cheerleader Kelly Hall
And now the success
panying tomato meat sauce was thick and
shared the salmon pasta
gained, like their sister
delicious.
and a grilled chicken pizza
Ocean Prime, also owned
"Doreen had Peto di Polo, a chicken
brought to them after
by Mitchell, will soon ooze
breast grilled with a sprinkling of garlic,
an appetizer of Nachos
into Bloomfield Township
balsamic vinegar and olive oil over baby
Grande by waitperson
... Another Rusty Bucket
greens, topped with roasted vegetables.
Alyssa Ley, who mentioned
is expected to open on
Heather and I both had the veal parmi-
that Gov. Rick Snyder was
Woodward and Square
giana, which she raved about, and I don't
also recently at RJ's
Lake Road, in either
think I have had too many better ones
Stafford asked what he ate
November or December.
outside of at home and in Italy.
Kelly Hall and Matthew
and was told turkey wrap
DANDY DINING DEAL
'Ann feasted on the Provimi Veal
Stafford
and sweet potato fries,
... Lunch Special any hour Marsala and mushrooms flamed with
and his wife, first lady
or day, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Marsala wine served with a side of pasta.
Sue Snyder, enjoyed her salmon, too, only
... Chicken pot pie, includes soup and
Dave savored the sea bass broiled with
broiled.
salad, $6.95, one week only, Thursday,
lemon, garlic wine over sundried toma-
"Mr. Stafford is so handsome!" says
Oct. 20 through Thursday, Oct. 27 ...
toes and spinach. Mark enjoyed the Pene
Alyssa. "I was real nervous, but he is really Breakfast Club, Haggerty, north of 15 Mile, Arribiata (Angry Penne), a pasta dish that

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