JANUARY 30 • 2020 | 53
Taste of China serves up
unique Chinese dishes.
the best of everything
Raskin
Authentic
Chinese Cuisine
W
hen a conversation
of culinary nature is
many times leaning
toward authenticity in dining, the
question comes up as to where it
can be gotten … And in so many
instances it per-
tains to Chinese
selections.
Among them
in our midst is
Taste of China,
Middlebelt Road,
off 12 Mile,
Farmington Hills,
whose claim is being totally dif-
ferent from the current Chinese
dishes served in America …
although such Chinese cuisine
comes in many different ways
with the vast number of provinc-
es within China itself.
A most important reason is
that the kitchen at Taste of China
is headed by a person who was
formerly a top chef in his sector
of China … and is steeped in that
presentation.
When Taste of China opened
in 1996, its authenticity became
known in dishes like colored
eggplant, chef beef, Chinese cau-
liflower in dry pot, sweet T-bone
steak from an old secret Chinese
recipe, etc. … Although some
of the dishes served at Taste of
China may sound familiar, they
are highly steeped in authenticity.
The selections are huge …
with noted names and many with
new elegant tastes … from West
Lake Beef Soup to fish in hot
chili sauce to Chili Chicken, etc.
Taste of China is open seven
days, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. …
Seating is for 200, including a bar
with 20 seats.
Authenticity is difficult in the
presentation of Chinese dining
… there are so many different
regions …. Taste of China is
strikingly favored among the best
in Michigan.
THOSE WHO REMEMBER
dancing to the rhythms of Big
Bands every Saturday after-
noon in one-time Hotel Statler’
s
Terrace Room … among many
other folks with eyes of much
nostalgia … is breaking news
here that it will be the site of
Joe Vicari’
s latest restaurant
… To be called Statler Bistro
… in Detroit’
s new City Club
Apartments, Washington
Boulevard and Grand Circus
Park, owned by Jonathan
Holtzman, grandson of the late
Joe Holtzman, whose Jewish
charitable work is remembered
by many (staunch Israel support-
er, Jewish Federation, United
Jewish Appeal, Allied Jewish
Campaign, etc., etc.) … The din-
ing spot by Joe Vicari … his pres-
ent eatery No. 23 … will be an
American and French restaurant
… opening in the fall of this year
… Stay tuned.
AFTER NOT BEING satisfied
with his book The Hill That Grew
ending up second in the 2019
Midwest Publishers Awards,
Jerry Naftaly, former Oak Park
mayor, has written a new version
with more pictures, etc. … Jerry
is also working on a book about
his former years as Oak Park
mayor and says he may run again
in 2021.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE …A
Jewish man and Chinese gen-
tleman were conversing … The
Jewish gent commented upon
what a wise people the Chinese
are.
“Yes,” replied the Chinese
man, “our culture is almost
5,000 years old. But you Jews
are a very wise people, too.”
The Jewish man said, “Yes,
our culture is more than 6,000
years old.”
“That’
s impossible,
” said the
Chinese gent. “Where did your
people eat for a thousand years?”
CONGRATS … To Peter
Ginopolis on his birthday.
Danny’
s email address is
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist
COURTESY OF TASTE OF CHINA
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