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Savor the fine French flair at Detroit’s Cuisine restaurant.

B

ack in the days of prohibition, a
house stood on Lothrup between
Second and Third, Detroit …
Celebrities and personalities gathered
there in droves … And were looked at
through a peephole in the door before
being allowed in … As times changed,
customers continued to pack the place as
the 48 Club, but no longer under the eagle
eye of the law.
The name later became the Steak Out,
Fisher 666. Il Centro, etc., but the interest-
ing old house that hid many memories
and secrets within its walls kept on serving
folks from all walks of life … many who
were mighty happy those walls couldn’t
talk.
As it celebrates its 15th anniversary, the
walls of today’s Cuisine res-
taurant would also tell sto-
ries of the wonderful French
fare served during its own
coveted years.
Owner/Executive Chef
Paul Grosz is remembered
by many for his former
wonderful kitchen offerings
at Hyatt-Regency Dearborn’s
La Rotisserie and the
Whitney, Detroit … Prior
to excellent presentations at
these upscale restaurants,
Paul had worked under
world-noted French chef
Jean Banchet at Le Francais
near Chicago.
Paul Grosz
Paul always did want his
own French restaurant …
and his dream came true in
2001 … It has been even more than any-
body could expect … In 2002, the Detroit
Free Press named Cuisine as its restaurant
of the year, serving French dishes with
much acclaim and fresh ideas … Many of

the French dishes may not have
available are private dining
been invented by Paul but were
rooms for 20 and 100 people
recreated by him to fit his own
… Cuisine hours are Sunday,
taste and cooking style … Like
Tuesday and Thursday, 5-9
using fresh truffles and eight
p.m. and Friday and Saturday,
different lettuces in a salad, etc.
5-11 p.m.
His own style variations in
An honest-to-goodness
noted French dining are superb
French restaurant is among
… Paul’s lobster bisque soup is
the darlings of the upscale din-
with few equals, prepared from Danny Raskin
ing world … And Cuisine, a
a French recipe he brought
stone’s
throw from the Fisher
Senior Columnist
back from Europe … And you
Theatre, certainly fits in with
may not find better fresh fish
gracious elegance as it fetes a
on too many other menus … His fresh hal- 15th birthday with honored acclaim.
ibut, French turbo and Dover sole fishes,
READER MINI REVIEW … from
among others, are magnificent.
Dennis Silber, Boca Raton, Fla. … “While
As is Paul’s excellent Beef Rossini and
recently in New York, Debbie and I in a
roasted duck breast and confit leg with
party of seven enjoyed a festivity of dining
his own remarkable French adventure. The first day was Balthazar on
stylings … Also, salad of
Spring Street, where we enjoyed its French
Lyon, France, with greens,
styling of steak tartare, onion soup and
tomatoes, breaded goat
escargot appetizers but couldn’t believe
cheese round, poached egg
the entree goodness. Pan-roasted salmon,
and garlic dressing … plus
best-ever duck shepherd pie, grilled dora-
souffle of the day, either
do fish and coq-au-vin.
chocolate, Grand Marnier
“Lunch at Katz’s Delicatessen, Houston
or Kahlua.
Street, is not your typical deli visit. Fresh,
Best-sellers at Cuisine
overstuffed sandwiches almost impossible
with modern European
for one person to eat and everything big-
and French touches include
ger and better. In line forever it seemed,
items like scallops served
then turn right for credit card, left for
with creamed leaks and
cash, lusty smell and noise that hasn’t
asparagus, roasted duck
stopped for 25 years.
breast, dishes with morels
“Dinner at the amazing Oyster Bar seafood
and fiddlehead ferns, etc. … emporium in Grand Central Station’s lower
After taking over the kitch-
level for Maine Lobster Cocktail and Jumbo
ens at the Whitney in its
Shrimp Cocktail mixed with yellow tomatoes,
1991 heyday, Paul remem-
mozzarella and basil pesto. New England
bered the words of Chef
clam chowder was delicious but filled us
Bocuse in Lyon to always use the best ingre- so much that skipping entrees was easy.
dients available … as Paul still does today.
“Next day was a return to our favorite
Cuisine presently seats 200 in a well-
part of town, New York’s Little Italy, where
adorned dining room, with lounge seating we gorged on a great meal at Angelo’s
around 20 and 12 stools at the bar … Also of Mulberry Street. Delicious sharing of

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(248) 538-8954

33210 W. 14 Mile Rd
In Simsbury Plaza, just east of Farmington Rd.
West Bloomfield

Mon-Thurs: 4pm-10pmtFri: 11am-11pm
Sat: 4pm-11pmtSun: 4pm-9pm

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Danny’s email address is dannyraskin@sbcglobal.net.

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Try Our New Boneyard
Beef Ribs!

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salad, soup, potato and vegetable.
Dine-in only, not valid with any other offer.

Spedini alla Romano, baked clams, rigato-
ni vodka, yellowtail snapper in garlic wine
sauce and chicken Marsala topped with
ricotta cheesecake. So good!”
MAIL DEPT. … from Denise Falkman
… “While visiting my son Earl in Chicago
he took me to a wonderful restaurant. The
waiter made my Caesar salad at the table,
and when he started to put in anchovies I
asked him not to put them in. He said the
only way to have a real, original Caesar
salad is with whole anchovies. I have had
Caesar salads before without anchovies. Is
it true that if I want an honest-to-goodness
true Caesar salad I have to have them?”
(Denise, the server was wrong …
Originator Cesar Cardini never put ancho-
vies, whole or mashed, in his original recipe
creation of Caesar salad … Without real-
izing it though, in today’s world, you can
rarely get away from a very slight anchovy
taste in a true Caesar Salad … One of
Cardini’s ingredients was Worcestershire
sauce, which has a hint of anchovy in it,
and the leading brand, Lea & Perrin, has
included it since the 1800s … There are
others today, though, that do not.)
OLDIE BUT GOODIE … A lady gets
on the bus with her baby, and as she sits
down, a fellow in back of her says, “I’ve
seen a lot of babies in my time, but that’s
the ugliest one I’ve ever seen.”
She is shocked and angry and starts to
cry. A man standing up bent down and
asked her what was the matter.
She said that the fellow insulted her and
the man says, “I wouldn’t let him get away
with it. Give him a piece of your mind. I’ll
hold your monkey for you.”
CONGRATS … To Ilene Lubin on her
birthday … To Joe Smiler on his birthday …
To Marilyn Warnick on her 81st birthday.

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