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Magnificent Whitney continues its great dining qlorv,
s
you may have noticed, I take
particular pleasure
in
lauding
restaurant anniversaries
...
Years
or
and
poached salmon,
ing
"Jewish Roots and the Classics:'
The
fact for
the excellent David Whitney's
ing its seventh anniversary,
stands tall and
staying power means so much.
(poached lobster, dried
greens, hearts of palm, papaya,
Then, too, there is the restaurant whose
owner has never been in the dining game
asparagus and so much more)
People love the wild mush
The
Whitney,
for
example,
on
...
Midtown Detroit, wasn't given much chance
of surviving after its closing years back
...
Following dining
a
icon and with little
or no
experience so many times has spelled dan
ger of much
longevity.
However, seven years have passed since
Arthur "Bud" Liebler, who had never been
in the restaurant business, took a chance in
2007 that many might have believed would
be short-lived
...
With his
Patrick, also working at
the helm, and the foresight
son,
of having
Dave
someone
his
Joe Vicari brings
restaurant to
"Like
me,
the
Whitney hours now are Monday
Thursday, 8 a.m.-II p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-l
a.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m.-l
a.m.; Sunday, brunch 11-3
and dinner 5-8.
presently proclaimed
general Jeffrey Ross (Jeffrey
Ross Lifschultz) is a funny gent who will
have the crowd roaring, Friday, Feb. 13, at
Joe's Andiamo Celebrity Showroom next
door to his Andiamo Italia
a
offer, how service should be handled and
14
TV's
regular appearances
Comedy Central but makes folks
taken
guffaw a lot at New York's famed Friar's
any
field of endeavor
experience in that field
especially since being
...
"I love the wonderful
building;'
says Bud.
"So much of our architecture in Detroit
has been torn down
or
...
OLDIE BUT GOODIE DEPT
was
Club, where he is its official roastmaster
general for the highly noted group's hilari
ous
celebrity roastings On stage, Ross
also does X-rated and humorous, but good
natured, insulting that bring a lot of belly
laughs.
...
allowed to go to
PLUS HIS HIGHLY NOTED worldwide
appearances, former localite and concert
pianist David Syme also made a huge mark
with performances for many at the Irish
countryside home in a fishing village of
out
Clothing" but wasn't sure about going
in because it looked like an expensive shop.
Jacob, the owner, saw him hesitating and
invited him in to the store.
"What
are you looking for?" he asked.
''A nice-looking suit;' Hyman said.
"Good;' said Jacob, "you've come to the
right place. When we make a suit here,
you'd be surprised at how we go about it.
First, digital cameras take pictures of every
muscle and we download the pictures to a
special computer. Then we cultivate sheep
in Australia to
get the very best cloth. For
contact Japan for its silk
the silk lining,
worms,
to
we
and we ask Japanese
"B-b-b-but;' said Hyman, "I �eed the suit
.
for my son's bar mitzvah:'
"When is it?" asked Jacob.
"Next week;' replied Hyman.
"OK, you'll have it tomorrow;' said Jacob.
important piece of it. I felt we could bring
extremely proficient ability:'
In the Whitney kitchen, the chef brother
team of Danny and Tom Phelps and their
staff continue to put out notable Whitney
the restaurant back to its former
added fame with recitals there for former
Kirschenbaum
famed film star Maureen O'Hara.
Gruskin
glory.
in
and
continue to
dishes that focus somewhat on classic
very good place
build on the Whitney's wonderful reputation
American cuisine like beef Wellington,
and continue to grow and thrive. We have
24-ounce rib eye, Kobe beef sliders, game
well-qualified staff, a very popular menu,
unique original and authentic ambiance,
hen, king crab legs, orange-glazed chicken,
a
a
can
He is available for
at someones
a
private engagement
home in the northwest area
Only dates that David will accept are
Wednesday, May 6, or Friday, May 8.
David will be here at that time to do a
...
concert/lecture
at
Temple
Israel in West
deep-sea divers
get the pearl buttons:'
County Cork, Ireland, where he lives with
David has also gained
wife, Suzanne
"The economy got into the way big-time
the first several years, but I think we're now
Custom
Made
seed, and I had the opportunity to
...
Hyman
shopping for a new suit and saw a
guests accommodated. Dave runs day-to
day operations with a very experienced and
save one
....
sign in a window saying, "Jacob's
Mile,
Ross is noted for his
highly successful in another
previous res
on
on
...
be;' says Bud.
...
anniversary since being
would want to get into the
restaurant business without
Arthur "Bud" Liebler
in the
roastmaster
presently scheduled to appear April 15 With
the Cork Symphony Orchestra and May 24
with the Clonakilty, Ireland Symphony
Also February gigs in Prague and Brno of
the Czech Republic, and June in Magdeburg
and Berlin, -Germany.
He is the son of Temple Israel's late Rabbi
M. Robert Syme and the brother of Temple
Beth El's Rabbi Daniel Syme.
Warren.
over seven
years ago
this past December, people
might have asked why Bud
want the
Patrick is not
...
On the occasion of its
taurateur, but we are both diners and know
what the Whitney needs to be, what it needs
to
pastry shop in West Bloomfield.
popular addition of breakfast,
With the
Dave and I work
we
part of the country.
JESSEL, comedian,
actor, etc., might have started it years ago
with his title of toastmaster general
Now
own
.
GEORGE
that post for 20 years at the former Fox &
Hounds in Bloomfield Hills before opening
like
together in making overall
decisions and provide guid-
route
orate and substantial residence
in this
...
imagined.
what
ragout entree of ziti pasta,
cherry tomatoes, arugula, etc.
You might recognize Pastry
Chef Eric Bunge
He held
manager, the Whitney has
been reaching heights not
ance as to
elegant
eight as its custom
ers enjoy a delightful meal and
comfortably relax in what was
once aptly called the most elab
en
to number
...
room
Duey as his general
"Patrick,
appetizer,
Salad
Woodward in
Following his appearance at Dublin's
National Concert Hall on Jan. 30, David is
three-story Romanesque
Whitney Restaurant, celebrat
eggplant bruschetta
dining spots to remain in business
But in todays fast arid changing world,
Bloomfield, Thursday, May 7,1 p.m., called
outstanding din
overall
an
adventure:'
back, it might have been more matter -of
...
,
seared
blackened swordfish, duck
breast, its highly-noted baked
CONGRATS
Cohen
on
on
...
on
To Dr. Stuart
his
birthday
her birthday
her birthday
...
To Ellen
To Barbara
To Storm
Kirschenbaum OR his 36th birthday
Peter
...
Ginopolisoirhis birthday. D
Danny's email address is
dannyraskin@sbcg/oba/.net.
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2015
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