APRIL 23 • 2020 | 45 the best of everything Raskin B eing among the judges at one of the burger contests held by Fairway Packing, who can rightly boast of hav- ing great burger meat, had me stumped a few years ago… I was baffled that it was actually a com- petition of what maybe should be called a “Burger Trimmings” con- test or whatever … My selection, alas, was only on the great meat that Fairway puts out … not with the extras that are some- times relentlessly piled on … so one can taste Fairway’ s luscious meat. Detroit Free Press writer Susan Selasky was one of the judges and probably knew better about the judging … One of the con- testants, first-place winner a couple of times, chef/owner Eve Aronoff’ s burgers at her eatery on W . Washington, Ann Arbor, aren’ t even called burgers… They’ re Cuban-inspired Fritas at Eve’ s Fritas Batidos … (There’ s also a location now at 66 W . Columbia St. in Detroit.) When it comes to burgers, I may be old-fashioned, but give me some of those burgers we used to gobble up at many plac- es in the yesteryears … You got just the burger sandwich, but oh, what a burger … Not to say that most of today’ s beauties on the tongue aren’ t in their own goodie class … Hey, Fairway folks, why not burgers of yester- years against those of today? Speaking of burgers, one of the yesteryears burger oldies of those times, White Castle, as well as others, now even have frozen vegetarian burgers among their delicious variety of sliders at some of the markets … White Castles and others take only a minute to thaw … no longer … you can easily defrost them in the microwave. IT’ S GOOD to see some restaurants are able to fight back in some way by adding a third dimension of carry out … to help fill tummies and save jobs … By restaurants like Beans & Cornbread, Northwestern, north of 12 Mile, one of America’ s leading soul food eateries … Patrick Coleman calls it “No Contact Take Out, ” where the customer calls in the order, pays with a credit card number or cash and stays in the vehicle as a waitperson brings the food to them in the car … It makes for happy customers … and jobs saved for the waitstaff. WHEN RESTAURANTS GET back into action, many outdoor patios and terraces will also be highly welcomed … Those eateries that are able to and don’ t have them are miss- ing out on a lot of business and much happier customers … The healthful and comfort qualities are invaluable … Those with lamps, heat pits, etc., are huge destinations … Restaurant own- ers who can have any of them, large or small, are doing many of their clientele a big favor … and are priceless to themselves! QUICKY OLDIE BUT GOODIES … “How did you find the steak, ” asked the wait- ress. “Fine, ” said the customer. “I moved a pea and there it was. ” … “Waiter, please take your thumb out of my soup!” “Sorry, I have a boil, and the doctor told me to keep it warm. ” CONGRATS …To Jimmy Gottfurcht on his 80th birth- day … To Adele Goldstein on her 95th birthday. Email dannyraskin2132@gmail.com. Danny Raskin Senior Columnist Who can beat old-fashioned burgers, where you taste the burger, not the trimmings? Make My Burger Plain ANTONE, CASAGRANDE & ADWERS, P.C. www.antone.com or email at law@antone.com Representation in all areas of family and business immigration law. JUSTIN D. CASAGRANDE N. PETER ANTONE Ph: 248-406-4100 Fax: 248-406-4101 IMMIGRATION LAW FIRM NOT T I N G H I L L o f W E S T B L O O M F I E L D AQUATICS THERAPY POOL Notting Hill of West Bloomfield is focused on short-term in-patient rehabilitation, with the goal of transitioning back home. We are happy to announce the opening of our Aquatics Therapy pool. Aquatic Therapy uses water’s naturally therapeutic properties of buoyancy, resistance and warmth to enhance the therapy experience. Since not all people respond well to traditional gym exercise programs, many people find aquatic therapy less stressful, preferable to traditional methods...and FUN! Why Choose Aquatic Therapy? Gently builds strength and muscle tone Increases blood circulation Improves range of motion Decreases joint stress Reduces pain Minimizes swelling Delivers better joint position awareness Develops core strength 6535 Drake Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 phone 248.592.2000 | www.cienafacilities.com “Weightless” Rehab