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irmingham’s Townsend Hotel
has a new executive
chef, Detroit native
Todd Sabo. He returns to
Michigan from Dallas, where
he did an eight-year stint at
the luxurious Ritz-Carlton
Dallas. There, Sabo handled
everything from specialties
to purchas-
Ryan
ing and his
Fishman
most recent
role was as
executive sous chef.
Sabo will no doubt
add to an already
impressive culinary
team, which has been
Todd Sabo
lauded with some of
the country’s top fine
dining awards, includ-
ing the impressive AAA Four-Diamond
designation, which the Rugby Grille
has maintained consecutively since
2001.

AND THE NOMINEES ARE …
Hour Detroit announced last week its
best restaurant of 2016, giving top
honors to the highly acclaimed Selden
Standard in Midtown.
Complimenting
everything from their
appetizers to grilled
entrees, the full nod
will be available in the
March 2016 issue.
Meanwhile, chef
and co-owner Andy
Andy Hollyday
Hollyday is on the
short list of local tal-
ents named James Beard Foundation
2016 semifinalists. The prize is akin to
the Oscar of food, and
some 20 candidates
are in the running for
the Great Lakes region
best chef award.
Also (deservedly)
on the list is Nick
Janutol of Forest in
Birmingham.
Nick Janutol
Chef Garrett Lipar,
for the second year in
a row, made the foun-
dation’s list of semifinalists for its Rising
Star of the Year award. Until recently
you could taste his food at Marais in
Grosse Pointe (17051 Kercheval St.), but
the restaurant announced last week his
departure and the return of chef and
owner David Gilbert.

Mabel Gray in Hazel Park is a semi-
finalist in the top new restaurant
category.

QUICK TAKES
Fast-casual chain Piada Italian
Street Food will expand its
Michigan presence by adding
a new location in Ann Arbor,
slated to open in April. The
location at 311 S. State St. for-
merly housed a now-defunct
Five Guys and will be the third
Michigan store — following openings
in Troy (2038 W. Big Beaver) and Shelby
Township. The restaurant’s concept is
simple — combining Italian pasta favor-
ites with a stone grill baked wrap, hand
rolled with fresh and authentic ingredi-
ents. Sandwiches and bowl prices start
at under $10.
If you have an Apple Watch, ordering
pizza just got even easier. Ann Arbor
headquartered Domino’s Pizza Inc.
already lets you place an order with just
an emoji (that’s a little digital picture of
a pizza, for those who aren’t so techno-
logically inclined), but the company has
now made available to the public a first-
of-its-kind app for the groundbreaking
watch that will create yet another option
for those too busy to just pick up the
phone and place an order.
The inevitable end of Bucharest
Grill’s partnership with the Park Bar
is official, with the restaurant serving
its last shawarma earlier this month. A
new location on East Jefferson will open
the first week in March, and a Hawaiian
concept will replace Bucharest before
Opening Day.

MAZEL TOV TO …
Hal Ostrow and the Ostrow Law Firm
PLC, celebrating five years of legal ser-
vice to startups and small businesses
across the state of Michigan.
Mike and Marian Ilitch, the founders
of Little Caesars Pizza, named to the
International Franchise Association Hall
of Fame.
Lauren Kepes and Adam Rubin on
their engagement.
State Rep. Klint Kesto and his wife,
Delena, who announced last week they
are expecting their first child.
Happy birthday to Florine Mark,
Iris Yellen, Michael Abramsky, Katelyn
Glime, Justin Near, Justin Friedman,
Jonah Mandel, Evan Schwartz and
David Colman.

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