arts & entertainment >> the best of everything Disa In' Data From great steaks to chocolate cheesecake. ... p OTPOURRI Forget the rumors you may have heard and are still hearing ... The site of the former 7 Restaurant and Bar on Orchard Lake Road and 15 Mile, West Bloomfield, will be Prime 29, an upscale steakhouse with lux- urious stylings ... Operating partner Dave Duey is well-known for his general man- ager stints at Fox & Hounds, Tribute and the new Joe Muer's Seafood ... Opening of Prime 29 is slated for May 29. GOOD WORDS are being received about the new Polish Kitchen restau- rant on 13 Mile Road, east of Greenfield, Royal Oak, former site of Ann Sayles and Fiddleheads eateries ... Visitors tell of enjoying its authentic Polish cuisine ... One reader can't rave enough about the stuffed cabbage and potato pancakes topped with goulash. DANDY DINING DEAL Lamb Ribs, six good-sized meaty bones, $6.95 com- plete, dinner or lunch, including soup or salad, vegetable, potato and breadbasket ... One week only at this price, Thursday, April 26 through Thursday, May 3, 2012 ... No cou- pons ... Siegel's Deli, Maple, just west of Haggerty, Commerce Township. TALK WAS HOT that Matt Prentice had been looking to offset the loss of his Deli Uniques and Plaza Deli by also opening up one or more Jewish delicatessens ... As of now, however, the chatter has reduced itself to a flickering small flame. WHERE THEY ARE Al Balooly, onetime owner of former Topinka's Country House and Topinka's on the Boulevard, both in Detroit, is finally look- ing to come back where he belongs in the ... ... ... restaurant business ... To be amongst the Jewish people who staunchly followed him until he opened too far away ... Al knows the restaurant game more than many of today's successful owners. NUMEROUS REQUESTS via email have come asking where excellent cheesecake can be gotten in this region ... "I do not know of anyone in the metro area that makes cheesecake writes Patti Phillips. "I want- ed to order a chocolate cheesecake recent- ly to have within two weeks but could find no one that made a good one." Patti has since discovered that Pronto in Royal Oak will make a 9-inch chocolate cheesecake as a special order ... "You need a week in advance so they can get the ingredients and the cost is $38:' writes Patti ... She also learned that Whole Foods makes 2-inch and 3-inch round chocolate cheesecakes for sweet trays. QUESTION & ANSWER DEPT. ... "I've often wondered why it is called 'dirty rice' at Indian restaurants. Am I the only one who it turns off?" ... Solomon Altman [No, Solomon, there are others who also don't understand and so shy away too from "dirty rice." It is actually a Cajun dish made from white rice and is given a dark look because of some of its ingredients: green pepper, celery, onion and, at times, with little pieces of chicken liver or giblets that make it dark ... Many Indian restaurants do not use meat, and use soy sauce or something else instead to give it that look.] MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH SPECIAL FOR 2 $15.99 FISH PLATE & EGGS CHOICE • Nova Lox & Whitefish Salad Plate • Scrambled Eggs • Hashbrown Potatoes • Served with Vegetable Garnish • Cream Cheese & 2 Bagels OMELET SPECIAL • Your choice of Any (2) Omelets • Hashbrown Potatoes • Served with Vegetable Garnish • Bacon, Ham or Turkey Sausage • Cream Cheese & 2 Bagels MAKING ROUNDS ... To French Gourmet, Woodward, Royal Oak, for salmon poached in wine ... To Moe's on Ten, Novi, for meatloaf made on the premises ... To Mario's on Second, Detroit, for one of the 15 ways veal is prepared ... To Morton's, Troy, for smoked salmon fillet ... To Mosaic, Monroe Street, Detroit, for New York strip encrusted with asiago cheese and wine sauce ... To Mr. Joe's, 12 Mile, Southfield, for hamburger sandwiches with Piedmontese low-fat meat ... To Sweet Lorraine's, Greenfield, Southfield, for the Pecan Chicken that Lorraine Platman makes. READER MINI REVIEW From Dennis Silber ... "People looking for a wonderful place in the Boca Raton, Fla., area might want to try breakfast or brunch while on the beach at the Dune Deck. "Just about a 20-minute ride north of Boca, on the beach in Lantana, the food at Dune Deck is quite unique and deli- cious. Crepes, pancakes and varieties of French toast such as creme brulee (made with Dune Deck's own homemade challah bread), stuffed Bananas Foster (loaded with pears, apples, dates, figs and raisins) and tropical (made with panettone bread, topped with tropical fruits (kiwi and strawberries). "I had the Lobster Eggs Benedict (load- ed with lobster) and tasted the scrump- tious smoked salmon crepes (filled with cream cheese, scallions and capers). My wife, Debbie, had the berry yogurt crepes made with homemade yogurt, honey and fresh berries. Matzah brei is made on request. "We came back for lunch and enjoyed gazpacho and chicken brochette (two skewers of chicken breast marinated in ... a tasty sauce, rice, Greek salad and pita bread)." FOR THOSE WHO asked, yes, that $100 is completely deductible for Variety, the Children's Charity's four-course din- ner from the menu plus wine pairings Saturday, May 5, two days before Morels' reopening on Northwestern, Farmington Hills ... When calling for reservations, remember that dinner reservations are available between 6:15-7:45 p.m. ... Call Variety at (248) 258-5511. OLDER-THAN-OLD goodie that once made Methuselah laugh ... About the Jewish gent sitting on a park bench eating his Passover lunch when a blind man came by and sat next to him ... He gave him a sheet of matzah as a friendly gesture and the blind man handled the matzah, looked puzzled and said, "Who wrote this junk?" ALMOST 100 were there to fete a gent who was celebrating his 90th birthday ... Of those who ate, drank, listened and danced to the wonderful music of Mel Ball and his five-piece group including a fine songstress singing never-dying songs that Jay Grant loves, most of them were family and close friends, some who came all the way from California to pay birthday rever- ence to Jay. It was at the Roman Village on Dix Road in Dearborn, whose always-excellent food and service were high complements to the occasion ... His wife, Marion, displayed her uncanny memory of yesteryears and joined others with tears in their eyes as they silently recalled the years his only thought in life was working at whatever it took to keep his family together. CONGRATS To Sidney Moss on his 100th birthday ... To Jimmy Gottfurcht on his 72nd birthday ... To Rhonda Verona on her birthday. ❑ ... Danny's email is dannyraskin@sbcglobalmet. Free Homemade Coffee Cake, Seven Layer Cake & Fresh Fruit Platter Dairy Nova Lox Tray To Go Good only with purchase of 2 beverages No Coupon on Brunch Packages • Dine in Only Bagel & Lax For 4 $15.99 Includes: • 1/2 LB Nova Lox • Whipped creme cheese • Sliced tomatoes and onions • 4 N.Y. Ba els PER PERSON 10 PERSON :MINIMUM Nova Lox. Tuna salad; Egg, salad, Cottage Cheese. Swiss & American cheeses. Cream Chem Balls, Toinakx.s. Onions. Cucumbers. Scallions. ()lit. N Ragas., Kaiser rolls & Onion roils. 32418 Northwestern Hwy. • between Middlebelt & 14 Mile • 248.855-9463 • www.JewishCatering.com VINEYARDS DELI • CAFE • CATERING 62 April 26 • 2012