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Danny Raskin

Senior Columnist

Zoup! now in

102 locations

in the U.S.

and Canada.

Zoup! owners Richard Simtob
and Eric Ersher

IT IS NOT ENOUGH that
Zoup! continues to add goodie
growth … At its flagship
location in Franklin Plaza,
Northwestern Hwy., Southfield,
and varied locales, founder Eric
Ersher and partner Richard
Simtob are now testing a nour-
ishing made-to-order Broth
and Grain Bowl … The hearty,
healthy one-bowl wonder will
feature quality proteins, fresh
veggies and herbs, garnishes
and global seasonings and sauc-
es … Do Eric and Richard sell a
lot of hot, homemade chicken
soup during these cold days?
And how! … In fact, it is easily
one of Zoup!s best sellers … Just
behind its Chicken Pot Pie soup.
THIS TIME IT’S A family
venture for Norm LePage and
wife, Bonnie … their son and
his wife, Scott and Susanne
LePage … Lumen Detroit, their
newest venture, set for late
spring, will be the family’s first
eatery togetherness in Detroit
… The green rooftop, alfresco-
experience dining space will
feature panoramic views of the
new Beacon Square, along with
Detroit’s skyline.
Among their many dining
and drinking operations, Norm
and Bonnie continue to operate
their Big Rock Chophouse on
Eaton Street, Birmingham.
MAJOR DOINGS AGAIN
with the 12th Annual JCC
Michigan-Florida Reunion
Dinner & Golf Classic at

Indian Springs Country Club in
Boynton Beach, Fla., Tuesday,
March 13 … This year’s honor-
ees will be Marty and Marsha
Feldman … Last year’s JCC
outing had more than 200
attendees and many thousands
of dollars for kids’ programs at
the JCC … with 2017 golf win-
ners including men’s low score
by Dennis Chaiken, Larry Miller,
Bruce Gursky and Jerry Minkin
… Women’s low score was by
Beth Gursky, Julie Chaiken,
Carol Miller and Ellen Minkin …
Closest to the pin were Eleanor
Bluestone and Danny Weiss.
This year’s biggie will also
include, for the first time, spe-
cial prizes and awards for first-
time attendees.
For more info on the March
13 JCC Michigan-Florida
Reunion Dinner & Golf Classic,
call Mort Plotnik, chairman,
(248) 210-8489 … or Geta
Richman, (561) 272-5917 or
Dennis Silber, (561) 254-7000.
FAVORITE RESTAURANT
… From Kathleen Alessandro …
“Every meal at Moro’s Dining in
Allen Park is perfect and served
with charming impeccable ‘Old-
World’ service. My family and
friends can go there dressed
very casually or dressed to the
nines. We love the consistency
of receiving the same quality
food and service every time. I
love watching friends, family
and colleagues experiencing
Moro’s for the first time. They

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Which came first: Lafayette or American Coney Islands?

are like kids in a candy store.
They always come back! It is a
comfortable, yet powerful din-
ing experience every time!”
REMEMBERING WHEN just
the look of a broken tile was
enough for the Oakland County
Health Department to penal-
ize a restaurant … Or a slightly
broken swinging kitchen door
… The sometimes lack of com-
petent personnel by some of
today’s health departments
has in many instances allowed
some to get away with much
better reasons for receiving vio-
lations.
QUESTION & ANSWER
DEPT. … “I have a loser-buys
bet with my wife, Susan. Which
came first, American Coney
Island or Lafayette Coney
Island? … Irving Zerman.
ANSWER … Gus Keros
opened American back in 1910
… He was followed a couple of
years later by his brother Bill,
who came here, worked for Gus
and opened Lafayette next door.
TO THE MANY WHO ask,
yes, one of the servers at Steven
Lelli’s Inn On the Green, 12 Mile,
Farmington Hills, is a bona fide
medical doctor … That’s why
so many request “Doc” when
booking a reservation … Fawzy
Mekheel is a medical graduate
from an Egyptian university.
THE CORNED BEEF sand-
wich recently shown in last
week’s column brought more
look-alikes by readers … “My

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~ Danny Raskin

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Daily Special to choose from for lunch & dinner…

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guess is Steve’s Deli,” says David
Barr … “Carnegie Deli”(New
York), says Linda Solomon … “It
made my mouth water with my
Pickles & Rye sandwich,” pens
Bev Dunn … “Looks like a Stage
beauty,” says Irwin Stein.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE DEPT.
… Harry was sick and tired of
being constantly badgered by
his wife, Bessie, for spending so
much time at the bar. Hoping
it would help matters, Harry
invited Bessie along with him.
“So, what would you like?”
Harry cordially asked, as she
took her seat next to him.
“Oh, I don’t know,” Bessie
said. “I guess I’ll take the same
as you.”
“OK,” Harry says to the bar-
tender. “We’ll take Johnnie
Walker on the rocks.”
Bessie barely took a sip of the
drink before she started gag-
ging. “Oh, my gosh! Get me a
cup of water! This stuff is hor-
rible! How do you drink this
garbage?!”
“See,” said Harry. “And you
think I come here just to have a
good time!”
CONGRATS … To Dr.
Leonard Aronovitz on his birth-
day … To Louise Janosky on her
birthday … To Jeremy Brand on
his birthday … To Sarah Abrams
on her birthday … To Louis
Burman on his birthday. •

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