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ttorney Kelly Nigohosian,
founder of 313 Lawyers, has
hometown loyalty.
He's also a partner in a free-range
cattle ranch on the Hawaiian island of
Molokai and, by his own admission,
could afford to live and work anywhere.
Instead, he chose to bring better nutri-
tion to Metro Detroit by opening his
Southfield-based Salad Solutions res-
taurant in April.
Said Nigohosian, whose Jewish moth-
er, the former Adele Chesik, graduated
from Central High School, "Not every-
thing is for money."
Last October, Gary Trudeau (not
related to the cartoonist) opened The
Big Salad in Royal Oak.
Although Coney Island restaurants
have long included Greek salad
on their menus, Trudeau said;
"There were not too many
other places to get salad for
a healthy meal and nowhere
offering much variety"
At least, not until local
businessman John Bornoty
opened his first The Big Salad
in Grosse Pointe, followed by a
second in Troy. Then he gave
Trudeau the opportunity to
have a franchise.
These two bastions of
healthy eating are on different
sides of town. And so begins our "battle"
of the salad restaurants.
Salad Solutions
29555 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield 48034
(248) 809-3408
www.saladsolutions.com
(coming soon)
Philosophy: Nigohosian's favorite
lunch for decades in Downtown Detroit
was a Greenroom Restaurant salad.
"There was nothing comparable on this
side of town',' which is why he started
Salad Solutions.
"I feel my community needs green
food and to get away from products made
with white flour and high fructose corn
syrup',' he said.
Menu: Create-your-own salad from
long list of toppings. Choose one, or
combine iceberg mix, Romaine, spinach,
spring mix. Up to five items, $7.99, extra
charge for each meat and seafood; unlim-
ited items with one meat, $9.99; unlim-
ited items with two meats, $12.99. Family
package, $19.99.
Signature salads: Four, including
Chicken Chop, Grand Salad
Cheeses: Eight
Dressings: 18 and most homemade,
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Lagging Libido?
including Pear Gorgonzola, Yogurt Melon
Sandwiches: Make-your-own. Choice
of four meats.
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Soups: Daily chili and weekly choice
Opinion: Too many onions on my
made-to-order salad, otherwise delicious
with creamy Vidalia onion vinaigrette.
Huge portion. Nice: asked if I wanted
freshly ground pepper.
The Big Salad
32832 Woodward
Royal Oak 48073
(248) 397-8378
www.the bigsalad.com
Philosophy: Bornoty got the idea
for his specialty salad restaurant after
visiting a New York delicates-
sen. He noticed a salad bar
in the corner that had wilted
lettuce and customers han-
dling the same utensils as
they awkwardly tried to get
at toppings behind screens.
He envisioned staff creating
bowls of salad to the custom-
ers' exact specifications. The
seemingly limitless toppings
and greens would be kept
continuously crisp and cold.
Menu: Build-your-own
salad from a long list of top-
pings. Comes with warm bread. Choose
one or combine baby spinach, iceberg
and Romaine. Big Baby, up to four items,
$8.49; Big, up to seven toppings, $9.99;
Bigger, up to nine toppings, $12.49. Extra
charge for meat and seafood. Family
package, $19.99.
Signature salads: 11, including Baja,
Harvest; two sizes
Cheeses: Five
Dressings: 28 and most homemade,
including fat-free Sesame Ginger,
Balsamic Roasted Garlic
Soup: Tomato Basil and Chicken
Noodle daily. Three more rotate. Big bowl
of soup, $5.49; with meal, $2.49.
Sandwiches: Six, including Cranberry
Turkey, Classic Italian; two sizes
Popular item: Maurice Salad, reminis-
cent of J.L. Hudson diners' favorite
Special features: Nutritional infor-
mation posted for soup and dressings.
Loyalty card at 1,000 points lets customer
name own salad. Pick-a-Pair, choice of
two options, $8.49.
Opinion: Cobb Salad was lackluster,
but I'd return for Chicken Caesar or
Caprese Salad.
Winner: I preferred Salad Solutions for
its taste and staff, but either will provide a
healthy meal. ❑
Local doctor makes women's
sexual health a priority.
Alison Schwartz
Special to the Jewish News
high blood pressure or diabetes),
medications and even neurochemistry.
Horowitz gives patients an in-depth
is the classic "doorknob ques-
questionnaire ahead of a consulta-
tion',' and Dr. Renee Horowitz, a
tion, which she then evaluates before
Farmington Hills board-certified
their appointment. Then, during the
obstetrician and gynecologist for more appointment, patients are given a
than 25 years, has heard it a thousand
medical examination and labora-
times.
tory studies for a complete picture of
"I'm almost out the door when the
their health and, importantly, ways to
patient tells me that she has no inter-
resolve their problem.
est in sex, or that she'd rather go to
Horowitz is married to Dr. Bob
bed with a book than her partner!"
Handelsman, a clinical psychologist
explains Horowitz. "Sex is such an
who specializes in marital therapy,
important part of our
and she feels this has
lives, but it's a subject
influenced her career path.
women find difficult to
"I think it definitely makes
bring up with their doc-
me more aware of the
tors, or if they do, they
dynamics between couples
might not get the in-
and, perhaps, makes me
depth help they need."
more able to talk to people
Six months ago,
about their sexual con-
Horowitz decided to real-
cerns," she explains. The
ize her dream — provid-
couple has a 21-year-old
ing an innovative medi-
son, Dylan, a student at
cal practice focusing
University of Michigan
exclusively on women's
Dr. Renee H orowitz
Ford School of Public
sexual health — when
Policy.
she opened the doors
There is no doubt that
to the Center for Sexual Wellness in
many gynecologists just don't have
Farmington Hills.
the time — or, in some cases, the
"Unfortunately, too many women
knowledge — to treat sexual health
think that their sexual issues are
problems, especially if women, or they
uncommon, unusual or untreatable,"
themselves, are hesitant to speak up.
says Horowitz. "The fact is that in
Horowitz, who is a member of the
most cases there is a solution, whether International Society for the Study
it's medical or psychological or
of Women's Sexual Health, has had
whether some other form of therapy is practical experience studying with
needed."
a renowned sexual health doctor in
The most common problems
California and takes every opportunity
Horowitz sees are patients with pain,
to travel to conferences on the subject.
low libido, difficulties with arousal and
"Unfortunately, women's sexual-
ity was only a minor part of medical
issues relating to orgasm; all ages can
be affected.
training, and the issues can be very
"I have had young women come in
complex," explains Horowitz. "For
whose libido has been affected by the
me, it's very gratifying to give local
hormones from their birth control
women a center where they can get
pill, and I recently had a 75-year-old
state-of-the-art medical solutions and
patient come into the office need-
empathetic care in a private setting.
ing help because of painful sex:' says
I never want women to feel they can't
Horowitz, who lives in Bloomfield Hills talk about this intimate aspect of their
and who is affiliated with the William
lives. Every woman deserves to have
Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak and
the sex life she wants."
DMC Hospital in Detroit. "Painful sex
The Center for Sexual Wellness is
is something no woman should have
located at 28555 Orchard Lake Road,
to put up with, but as women get older, Suite 150, in Farmington Hills.
dryness and other difficulties can
For information, visit the website
become a challenge. Thankfully, this is
www.centerforsexualwellness.com or
often easily treated."
call (248) 489-1070.
Sexual problems are often multi-
factorial. They can be affected by the
Alison Schwartz is an associate at the
quality or longevity of a relationship,
Farmington Hills-based media company,
chronic disease states (for example,
CKC Agency.
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