June 6 • 2019 45
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Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist
Eclectic
Menu Shines
A
rare dining concept that has
appealed to many people celebrates
its third anniversary with a constant
tempting, interesting and innovative menu
that took two years to complete.
Its main transformation is more a concen-
tration of poultry and game … Numerous
other restaurants concentrate mainly on
the presentations or their steaks and chops,
whereas the 3-year-old Red Dunn Kitchen
within the Trumbull and Porter Hotel in
Corktown, Detroit, two blocks south of
Michigan Avenue, gives diners myriad
choices of poultry and game selections, some
maybe not heard of before.
Items like duck spring rolls, venison bolo,
Irish pheasant stew, quail a la chasseur, elk
chop, etc. … Other prominent dining names
like fried chicken, but at Red Dunn Kitchen,
it is venison with parmesan or partridge
with a corn flake-crusted breast and glazed
thighs.
With Barry Kaplan as managing operator,
the Red Dunn Kitchen’
s Pump Room and
patio can accommodate 80 persons, and the
Red Dunn lounge offers seating for about
40 … A private dining Steak Room (yes,
Red Dunn also serves steaks and chops)
seats 10 people … (“
Caught Grazing in Our
Courtyard”) on the menu … And a chef spe-
cial of fish and beef is offered every day …
Vegetarians and game food stay-away-froms
will enjoy the varied selections from which
to choose.
Another feature you won’
t see at too many
restaurants is a movie house during the
summer months that is held in the hotel’
s
15,000-square-foot courtyard on Tuesdays,
Fridays and Saturdays with a bar, fire pit and
stage for live music and movies … Also in
the courtyard is a Cowboy Kettle and sur-
rounding Adirondack chairs … And yes, it
also has steaks and chops.
Hours are Sunday through Thursday, 7
a.m.-10 p.m. (bar open until midnight),
Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m.-11 p.m. (bar
open until 2 a.m.) … In the early hours, Red
Dunn Kitchen serves American-style break-
fasts, lunches and dinners … plus house-
made pastries and desserts.
Dining at the new Red Dunn Kitchen is
in a class of its own with little competition
for selections that many are enjoying … as it
honors its third anniversary of success.
MAIL DEPT. … From Myron Stein …
“My wife, Nancy, recently took her Maj
Mavens six-girl group to Tucson, Ariz.,
where she and I go every year with our
kids. Although I didn’
t go with them, they
did visit a restaurant that we always go to:
Ermanos, owned by former Detroiters Mark
and Eric Erman. It is more than a bona fide
restaurant; it is a stylish and comfortable,
large restaurant with plans to include a
speakeasy-style cocktail lounge. It bills itself
as a craft wine and beer bar/restaurant. The
Erman brothers put a lot of thought into the
décor, large wine and beer selection, includ-
ing many Michigan beers, and menu offer-
ings. Its menu is very creative with delicious
offerings. The Maj ladies all had its delicious
Zip Burger and fries with scrumptious sauce.
But it does have a wide variety from which
to choose. Ermanos is ideally located on
popular Fourth Avenue, the hub of down-
town Tucson, and the University of Arizona
campus area.
The location is a five-minute walk to
downtown Tucson with the famous Hotel
Congress where the John Dillinger gang was
captured, and the Rialto and Fox theaters.
”
REUNION DEPT. … Vernor and
Vandenberg Intermediates, 1950 to 1970
reunion is set for July 11 at Santia Hall,
Keego Harbor, 6 p.m. … Contact Jules
Goldman, (248) 926-8585 or email
goldman237@comcast.net.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE … Two elderly
friends met in the park every day to feed
the pigeons. One day Russ didn’
t show up.
Fred didn’
t think much about it and figured
maybe he had a cold or something, but after
Russ hadn’
t shown up for a week or so, Fred
began worrying.
A month passed and no Russ. Then he
finally showed up. “What happened to you?”
Fred asked.
Russ replied, “I’
ve been in jail.
”
Fred asked him why and Russ said, “You
know Sue, that cute little blonde waitress at
the coffee shop? Well, the little gold digger
figured I was rich and filed sexual assault
charges against me. At 94 years old, I was so
proud when I got into court, I pleaded guilty.
The judge gave me 30 days for perjury.
”
CONGRATS … To Pamela Turner on her
birthday … To Lois Gershon on her birthday
… To Sheldon Kahl on his 16th birthday …
To Gary and Barbara Pollack on their 50th
anniversary. ■
Danny’
s email address is
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
Red Dunn Kitchen
offers diners
a myriad of
choices found
no place else.
Barry Kaplan
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