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et us hope and pray for
a 2021 that will help us
smile again as we look
upon some of the happenings
of 2020.
JANUARY … Dr. Joel Kahn
and family cele-
brate the fourth
year of their
GreenSpace Cafe
in Ferndale …
Former Detroiter
brothers Derek
and Greg Stevens
to open the Circa
Resort and Casino in Las Vegas
… Big Tommy’s Parthenon
has eighth anniversary …
Station Square name in Troy is
changed to Grand Tavern Troy
… Patrick Coleman’s Beans &
Cornbread in its 23rd years is
acclaimed by GQ Magazine as
one of Michigan’s top soul food
restaurants … New restaurant
by Joe Vicari to be named
Statler Bistro in Jonathan
Holtzman’s new City Club
Apartments on Washington
Blvd. and Grand Circus Park,
Detroit … Jerry Naftaly, former
Oak Park mayor, finishes new
version of his The Hill That
Grew book … GreenSpace Cafe
closes.
FEBRUARY … Fifth Tavern
honors fifth birthday …
C.A.Y.A. (Come As You Are)
has new owners … Dr. Steve
Hutchinson, third partner in
Pepino’s Restaurant, is induct-
ed into the NFL Hall of Fame
… Top executive chef Peter
Loren is now at Nino Salvaggio
International Marketplace on
its 40th anniversary … Nino
and Liz Cutraro, owners of
Bella Piatti wonderful Italian
restaurant in Birmingham, also
partner with movie star Mark
Wahlberg on his burgers, cele-
brate seventh anniversary at this
locale.
MARCH … Norm and
Bonnie LePage and family
picked after nationwide search
to operate DTE Energy’s new
Lumen Detroit … George
Lucaj’s five restaurants honored
for their carrot cake … Second
annual Greek Night is a crowd-
ed success by New Parthenon.
APRIL … Darbys
Remembered … Little Caesar’s
Pizza celebrates anniversary
from 1959 … Pepino’s celebrates
36 years as a huge dining favor-
ite by many.
MAY … New Caucus Club
enjoys third anniversary
… Mike Abrams and Brian
Adelman have second year of
their Empire Kitchen … Golden
Mushroom remembered.
JUNE … Giovanni’s
Ristorante celebrates its 52nd
year … Original London Chop
House is remembered …
Raleigh House is remembered
…Ban on sit-down restaurants
is reduced to 50 percent capaci-
ty … Jerry Naftaly’s fourth book
is about Farrell’s Ice Cream
Parlour.
JULY … Yakov Fleysher
marks second anniversary of
his Bistro Le Bliss restaurant
… Remembering Carl’s Chop
House … Ellie’s Restaurant
in Birmingham adds more
“Impossible” items to its
menu … Remembering the
Mushroom Cellar.
AUGUST … Detroit Eats
restaurant is opened in Boynton
Beach, Fla. … Van Dyke Place
is recalled as having a Jewish
menu also.
SEPTEMBER … Gold
Cup Room is remembered …
Football is canceled and then
played by teams of University of
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Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist
2020
Recap
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APRIL:
Pepino’s
JULY:
Bistro le Bliss
JANUARY:
Big Tommy’s
Parthenon
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