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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