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Go West, And Enjoy!

Andiamo West Ristorante is back — in all its glory.

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t began as just another evening with
to its original note as a very
standout attendance to introduce
fine Italian dining operation
the rediscovery of Andiamo West
... Also, the observance of
Ristorante ... More than 200 coveted invi-
Andiamo West Ristorante's
tees were from a select list compiled by
17th anniversary ... The birth-
owners Joe and Rosalie Vicari and friends
day celebration not realized by
Dr. Leonard and Eleanor Aronovitz.
the fine attendance.
Many of the attendees, including a strik-
A new, modern look that
ing number of "cream of the crop" people,
began the first of this year with
ate anything they wished from the superb
the interior a soft, straightfor-
new menu and drank choice wine galore
ward appearance of elegance
as the guests of Joe and Rosalie.
... Well-organized wall and
Mickey Shapiro with remembrances
surrounding appointments that
of yesteryear restaurants ... Sidney and
cast a neat, pleasantly designed
Mattie Forbes, a beautiful couple ...
look ... The servers presenting in their
Graham Orley with his wide smile ...
usual congenial and efficient ways ... and
Harold Weisberg recalling his Chatham
the food by an excellent array of chefs pre-
market ownership days ... Paul Borman
paring food with their usual goodness.
remembered for his years owning Farmer
Some 17 years ago, after much talk
Jack markets ... Doreen Hermelin looking
that Machus Red Fox would become an
chic as ever ... Carole Rosenberg talk-
Andiamo Italian restaurant, it developed
ing up the Walk of Ages coming to the
into a much-wanted reality ... Following
Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Campus
private parties for charity back then, the
at the Jewish Community
new Andiamo West could
Center, West Bloomfield,
hardly hold back the
on Sunday, Aug. 24 ...
huge crowds that eagerly
Zina Kramer saying a mil-
welcomed its eventual
lion hellos ... etc., etc.
opening to the general
The Andiamo West
public.
restaurant on Telegraph
The new menu that
and 15 Mile, Bloomfield
has recently been inau-
Township, was closed to
gurated at Andiamo
the general public on a
West Ristorante is so
Wednesday evening and
much better than the
the entire space was open
first one ... or as it was
Rosalie and Jo e Vicari
for only those who had
before it was turned into
been invited ... Included
a steakhouse ... Today's
was music by strolling mandolin and
much easier to read bill of fare includes
accordion players and the singing of Aaron appetizers rarely seen elsewhere, its own
Caruso, who will be appearing at Andiamo
Cippolini Onion soup, etc., six salads plus
Celebrity Showroom in Warren on Sept.
wanted add-ons, 23 delicious entrees that
13, as well as opening for Joan Rivers
shout welcoming tones at the return of
when she comes here to appear this year.
Andiamo West Ristorante ... Wonderful
However, the evening also signaled
dishes and reasonable prices that are
the journey from an Italian ristorante
bringing many come-back stops.
to a steak house and then return back
When it originally opened, it soon became

a local personality hangout
and go-to restaurant by show
business and sports celebrities
who never missed coming to
Andiamo West for its Italian fare
when appearing here.
With much appreciation
by so many people, Andiamo
West Ristorante, in what also
honors its 17th anniversary
this month, has come back like
its past glory days in a much
bigger way ... perhaps even
better, too.
QUESTION & ANSWER DEPT....
To Paul Blizman and others who have
inquired as to where they may get
the wonderful cheesecake with straw-
berry sauce of years ago at the former
Darbys restaurant in northwest Detroit:
Its pastry chef, the late Wally Rash,
gave the recipe to his daughter, Lynn
Daniels, who owns Pop's Place restau-
rant at Rippling Rapids Golf Course in
Cheboygan ... She can be reached at
(231) 625-2770.
[Thanks to Sheri Krinsky, now living
with her retired husband, Dr. Nathan
Krinsky, on Black Lake, about 10 miles
outside of the small town of Onaway,
near Cheboygan ... "On one of our visits,
Lynn came over to our table with a slice
of cheesecake with strawberry sauce.
It was delicious! And a total shock that
this remote restaurant in the middle of
nowhere would have the recipe from one
of the most famous and beloved restau-
rants of all time in the Greater Detroit
area. Lynn said that Darbys owner, Sam
Boesky, traveled all over the country and
brought back cheesecake for Wally to sam-
ple, saying he wanted to have one made
that was better than what he had brought
back. Wally worked on perfecting that
cheesecake until it was what Mr. Boesky
was pleased with:']

HOMEMADE LOX WILL be among the
featured dishes of the new Sunday brunch
and menu that will begin this Sunday, July
27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Root Restaurant,
Elizabeth Lake Road and Highland Road, in
the Village Lake Plaza, White Lake ... Root's
new daily hours are Monday-Thursday,
4-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11-11.
AFTER ABOUT 20 YEARS on the
green, Steve Sollish finally did the double-
take of all golfers ... Playing in a league
on the 18-hole Oakland University Katke
Cousins Golf Course, Rochester, he hit his
first bragging-rights hole-in-one, dropping
his ball in at the 144-yard pin ... Steve lives
in Birmingham with wife, Lisa, and is the
son of localites Buddy and Gerrie Sollish.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE DEPT....
Abraham, an old cloth merchant, lives next
door to the biggest anti-Semite in town,
John. One day, John calls up Abraham and
says, "Hey, Jew. I want to buy a piece of
orange cloth. The length must be from the
tip of your nose to the tip of your manhood,
and I want it delivered tomorrow!'
Abe says OK, and the next morning
John is awoken at 5 a.m. He runs outside
to see dozens of trucks putting load after
load of orange cloth on his front lawn.
Soon his lawn is a sea of orange cloth.
Abe than presents John with a bill for
$10,000. John starts yelling and screaming
at Abe. "Jew, what are you doing to me? I
asked you for a piece of cloth from the end
of your nose to the tip of your manhood.
Look at this place!"
Abe replies, "The tip of my manhood is
in Poland!'
CONGRATS ... To Kenneth "Ken" Maier
on his birthday ... To Marsha Nodel on her
birthday ... To Louie Isenberg on her birth-
day ... To David Rosenman on his birthday
... To Kenneth "Kenny" and Melissa Litvin
on their 13th anniversary.

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