MARCH 5 • 2020 | 53
Restaurant now run by family of
Big Rock Chophouse fame.
the best of everything
Raskin
Lumen Detroit
Shines Bright
Y
ou know the old say-
ing that if you want
something done right,
get someone who can do just
that … And DTE Energy did it
right… As previ-
ously told, after a
nationwide search
by the energy
giant to complete-
ly run the restau-
rant operation at
its new setting,
Lumen Detroit,
now celebrating its second
anniversary, it finally selected
Norm and Bonnie Lepage and
family to completely run the
restaurant operation at DTE
Energy’
s newly opened Beacon
Park on Grand River and Cass,
Detroit.
Norm, Bonnie, along with
son Scott and his wife, Susanne
… plus excellent general
manager/chef Gabby Milton,
former head chef at Big Rock,
owned by the LePages … have
active parts in its success, with
Scott often there providing
leadership and organization
… Norm and Bonnie are at
Lumen at least once a week
… Norm is also involved now
with the relationships at DTE
and DDP (Downtown Detroit
Partnership.)
The food prepared and
served is totally New American,
with features that change with
the seasons … and it offers
casual food at moderate prices
…Depending on the time of
year, service would include a
variety of snacks like Mac &
Cheese, Farmer’
s Market Bowl,
assorted cheeses, sausage, crab
cakes, etc. … Lunch or din-
ner with burgers, short ribs,
eggplant parmesan, ahi tuna
and many wonderful culinary
presentations by courteous and
most attentive employees …
New York Strip steaks, mussels
served in flavored broths, etc.
Lumen Detroit seats 120 per-
sons inside and, when weather
permits, 150 outside on the
spacious patio … and about
18 stools at the bar … It is
open Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, 3-11 p.m., Friday and
Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-midnight
and Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Desserts come from Norm
and Bonnie’
s Big Rock
Chophouse on Eton Street in
Birmingham … and baking is
provided by a local bakery.
It all adds up to the fact that
Lumen Detroit is that casual
spot many folks are looking for
… Truly a delightful addition
to the comeback of a wonderful
Detroit dining scene.
BIG RAVES ARE in for
the carrot cake served at the
five George Lukaj restau-
rants … Grand Tavern Troy,
Grand Tavern Rochester Hills,
Georges, Fifth Tavern and
Village Palace … At each eat-
ery, the chef makes the carrot
cake except Georges, where it
is made by Mire Palooka, who
also makes a great rice pudding.
MAIL DEPT. … Hello to
all from former Detroiter
Lou Michael … of St. Paul,
Minnesota … celebrating more
than 50 years as a photographer
for various newspapers includ-
ing the American Jewish World
… and mazel tov on his recent
76th birthday.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE …
A fellow walks into a bar and
asks the bartender to recom-
mend a good drink … The bar-
tender says that their grasshop-
pers are very good, so he orders
one … On the way home, he
notices a grasshopper on the
ground and asks, “Do you know
there is a drink named after
you.”
The grasshopper looks up
and says, “Do you mean they
have a drink called Irving?”
CONGRATS … To Alicia
Diamond on her birthday.
Danny’
s email address is
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist
PHOTOS COURTESY LUMEN DETROIT
Norma
n, Bonnie, Susanne and
Scott LePage
Our State. Our T
own.
Our Hospice.
Caring for Detroit's Jewish
community since 1980
888-247-5701
www.hom.org
The sooner you call,
the more we can help.
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