Bistro Le Bliss will soon celebrate
its second anniversary.

the best of everything
Raskin

French- Inspired 
Deliciousness

W

hen he left Latvia in 1995, he was 
only 17 years old and, by age 25, 
he had his first venture as the 
chef/owner of a restaurant here in America.
Today, Yakov Fleysher is the sole owner/
chef as he soon celebrates the second anniver-
sary of his restaurant, Bistro Le 
Bliss, on Maple and Orchard 
Lake Road in West Bloomfield.
He had been sous chef 
at the Franklin Grill, Café 
Rendezvous and Fiddler where 
Yakov earned five more years 
of dedicated knowledge of 
Eastern European cuisine … 
with invaluable kitchen prowess information 
while attending the prestigious Oakland 
Community College culinary school.
Much of his dining presentations, for which 
Yakov has already received many accolades, 
are for his inspiring 
presentations of 
French-style cooking 
at low prices … to go 
with the vast knowl-
edge he has garnered 
from fine dining 
emporiums.
It’
s noted that the 
updated summer 

menu includes appetizers of crispy smelt with 
house made remoulade, salmon rillettes, crab 
cakes with warm red cabbage summer slaw 
and whole grain beurre blanc, etc. … Yakov’
s 
Bistro Le Bliss dinners now also include a 
wonderful Walleye Provencal and desserts 
of luscious hot fudge and French vanilla ice 
cream profiteroles … Did I mention Yakov’
s 
whitefish a la meuniere, beef stroganoff royal, 
Entrecote de Provence, coq au vin and so 
many others?
There are numerous other delicious French-
inspired dishes of which Yakov is so justly 
proud … Bistro Le Bliss is open Monday 
through Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday and 
Saturday 11 a.m.- 10 p.m.
Bistro Le Bliss is the neighborhood restau-
rant that seems to be the kind that so many 
readers have been looking for.
MANY PEOPLE still wonder why the likes 
of yesteryears restaurant that opened with 
much success, then closed because they may 
have been too much ahead of their time, have 
not been duplicated today … Healthy Jones 
was owned and operated by Joan Wittenberg 
and husband Dr. Don Wittenberg, serving 
gourmet natural foods with a menu that com-
pleted the bevy of vegetables, frozen yogurts, 
hot dishes, juices, teas, etc. … along with a 
blackboard filled with specials … The “bar-

tender” concocted mixtures made with straw-
berries and bananas and garnished them with 
fresh mint leaves.
Another side of Healthy Jones was a com-
plete grocery store for take-out health food 
products including frozen foods, snacks, vita-
mins, cosmetics, etc.
(There are still many operations like this, 
but never so complete.)
OLDIE BUT GOODIE … Woman: 
“Honey, it’
s me. Are you at the club?”
Man: “Yes.
” 
Woman: “I am at the mall and found a 
beautiful leather coat. It’
s $3,000. Can I buy 
it?” 
Man: “
OK, if you like it so much.
” 
Woman: “I also stopped by a Mercedes 
dealership and saw the new 2020 models. Can 
I buy it? … Man: “How much?” 
Woman: “$400,000.
”
Man: “For that price I want all the options.
”
Woman: “
OK, I’
ll see you later. I love you.
” 
Man: “I love you, too.
” 
The fellow disconnects, and the other men 
look at him in astonishment.
 Then the man asks, “
Anyone know who 
this phone belongs to?” 

Danny’
s email address is 
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.

Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist

Yakov

Fleysher

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