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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Berman Center for the Performing Arts
West Bloomfield Jewish Community Center
The Detroit Jewish News
Foundation
Inaugural Community Event:
A Conversation with Aaron Lansky
Founder, National Yiddish Book Center
Best Selling Author: Outwitting History
Proceeds To Benefit the Detroit Jewish News
Digitization Project
Lansky's brilliance and passion literally saved much of Yiddish culture from the
dumpsters and landfills of history. His National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst,
Mass. possesses more than 1 million volumes, with a significant portion digitized
and accessible online.
The Book Center sponsors a wide range of programs and initiatives designed to
"open up" the treasures of Yiddish culture for a new generation.
A dynamic and spellbinding speaker and storyteller, Lansky is a recipient of a
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June 14 • 2012
metro >> dining around
T
hink you know all about Little
Daddy's, the go-to fimily restau-
rant on Northwestern Highway,
below Inkster Road, in Southfield?
The Greek-flavored Little Daddy's
has been a mainstay since
1997 in the Applegate
Square Shopping Center.
Rick Rogow and Tommy
Peristeris, and two Detroit
Red Wings co-owners,
established Little Daddy's as
an informal outpost of their
fancier (now defunct) Big
Daddy's restaurant in West
Bloomfield.
Two years later, the Colton
family purchased a 50 per-
cent interest in the restau-
rant; the Coltons took over
operations in 2002. Said owner Leonard
Colton, "Our sales have been growing rap-
idly ever since.'
Still, Colton and his hardworking execu-
tive chef, Keith Dysarczyk, don't take any-
thing for granted. They continually work
on enhancing the menu — now boasting
more than 200 items — so guests get just
what they want.
"We travel the world looking for new
food and healthier choices:' said Colton,
mentioning trips to New Orleans to learn
Creole cooking and Hawaii, for explor-
ing island fare. "Then we put our Little
Daddy's touch on the dishes."
Little Daddy's is still serving up diner/
comfort food. They're the items most
everyone likes, such as hash brown cas-
seroles, gyro sandwiches, coneys, chicken
potpie and meatloaf. More recently, it's the
daily "Lighter Specials" that draw raves
from health-conscious diners.
The rotating specials might include
Warm Beet Salad, Lemon Chicken
Skewers, Key West Stir Fry and Suzie's
Turkey Florentine Quinoa. The L.D.
Lettuce Wraps, for example, has Boston
Bibb lettuce cups filled with a mixture of
ground chicken, shitake mushrooms and
water chestnuts. Ifs sauteed in an Asian
sauce and topped with fried rice noodles
and scallions. I enjoyed fresh-tasting fish
tacos (tilapia), plated with grilled veg-
etables and coleslaw.
Other special entrees have
holiday themes, including
Chanukah and Passover.
In honor of Cinco de
Mayo, I ordered Luis .
Rodriguez' ample and
satisfying chicken enchi-
ladas. The enchiladas
had more seasoned
white meat chicken
than others I've tried. Little Daddy's
Hispanic cooking staff supplied these
authentic Mexican recipes.
Abundant vegetarian options are on
the regular menu, including spinach pie,
Quinoa Primavera and grilled
veggie gyro. Meat eaters will find
properly prepared classic dishes,
such as char-grilled lamb chops,
Veal Piccata, Shepherd's Pie,
Moussaka and more.
The fish choices are cod, fish
• and chips, tilapia and salmon.
Traverse City cherry salmon, a
diner favorite, features a sauce
made from Up North cherries
atop grilled salmon, plus veg-
etables and rice. Feeling extra
hungry? Add a dinner "baby"
salad or cup of soup to the entree
for a nominal charge.
Lunchtime selections include four
soups, nine burgers, 10 sandwiches and
a whopping 14 salads. Two standouts
are Tommy Salad, made with dill and
Feta, and Aggie's Apple Chicken Salad.
Dressings are all house made. Save money
with a combo meal — fries and a baby
Greek salad or choice of two sides (out of
seven) — for $3.99.
Save room for key lime pie, homemade
rice pudding and Sanders' hot fudge
cream puff.
Colton said Little Daddy's is successful
because "we really try hard to bring good,
fresh, high quality items to the people at
reasonable prices, with warm and happy
faces greeting them."
The staff includes many family mem-
bers and "75 percent have been employed
for more than eight years',' said Chef Keith.
Large parties are easily accommodated
in Little Daddy's attractive, light-filled,
contemporary dining room. Aegean blue
predominates along with light wood
and some neon accents. The decor also
includes Greek pillars, fireplace, colorful
mural, and lifelike plants and trees.
Catering for up to 200 a day has taken
Little Daddy's to another level. Guests like
the Preferred Dining program and 20 per-
cent senior discount on Friday eves.
Little Daddy's has additional locations
in Bloomfield Hills and Taylor. The
Oakland County address is 39500 N.
Woodward, near Long Lake, 48304;
call (248) 647-3400.
❑
Little Daddy's
29649 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield, MI 48034
(248) 358-1700
www.littledaddys.com
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