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mong the biggest 
things in the restau-
rant game is when 
people like to travel to dining 
spots.
Many would probably like 
to think back 
on some of the 
more memora-
ble meals they 
have enjoyed … 
It could include 
pasta any style in 
Italy where pizza 
and spaghetti 
with meatballs were gotten in 
areas that years ago may never 
have been heard of … Some 
wouldn’t rave about the food in 
London, England … or even in 
parts of Paris unless they hap-
pened to go to a very expensive 
eatery … or Parisian restau-
rants with truly haute cuisine.
Some travelers preferred 
the onion soup in Toronto or 
Montreal to that served in some 

Parisian dining rooms where 
the chef uses spices with heavy 
hands … In New Orleans, folks 
are in for a taste treat with 
flaming dishes, shrimp gumbo, 
crepes Suzette and perhaps bri-
oche in some open marketplac-
es. Some buffet dinners, some-
times typical in tropical islands, 
are generally disappointing 
eating orgies, we are told.
Closer to home, the places 
off the tops of our heads were 
Piccolo Mondo in New York 
where many loved the cold 
asparagus appetizer and bay 
scallops, Tony Roma’s and 
Joe’s Stone Crab in Miami, 
and Harborplace in Baltimore, 
where the crab cakes are 
super, especially eaten by the 
water, or Tadich Grill in San 
Francisco where the lobster in 
many forms is a king … or Le 
Bernardin is a happy choice,
When thinking of dining in 
the Detroit area, it seems as 

though many of the restaurants 
of yesteryears had the best food 
… But the way that Downtown 
Detroit and some suburbs are 
going, it may not be long before 
we start praising them again.
LOOKS AND READS by 
former mayor of Oak Park, 
Jerry Naftaly, whose new sec-
ond edition of Northland Mall 
is another book winner for 
him … His choice of words 
and easy readings bring back 
many memories to present and 
former residents … Jerry’s pic-
torial selections are excellent … 
They do his book a great deal 
of pride.
THE ABILITY TO hire good 
chefs today is many times lost 
… As is pricing and quality 
for the dollar …A smart new 
owner will admit to his or her 
failures in owning a restaurant 
… and immediately throw 
stubbornness out the window 
by finding out what is wrong 

and making the needed cor-
rections before it is too late … 
But there is a brighter side … A 
reliable chef plays an important 
role … His hard work in selec-
tion of a true chef usually will 
override other negatives. 
OLDIE BUT GOODIE … 
The customer tells of being 
held up in a small town recently 
because of heavy rains … “This 
looks like the Big Flood” he 
said to the restaurant waitress.
“The what?” she asked.
“You know,
” said the custom-
er, “the flood when Noah saved 
the animals in the ark. You 
must have read about that.
” 
The waitress said, “Mister, 
with all this rain, I haven’t seen 
a paper in four days!” 
 CONGRATS … To Al 
Frommer on his birthday …To 
Fran Reznik on her birthday. 

Danny’s email address is 

dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.

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