I
f stoppage of restaurant
dining ever did occur, which
is very highly improbable,
many eateries would be forgot-
ten about … But not those who
have made excellent marks for
their custom-
ers to always
remember.
Such as
those like Steve
& Rocky’s on
Grand River in
Novi … Where
its owners are
also its exec-
utive chefs … ever on call or
present when needed.
It all began when friend
Master Chef Milos Cihelka,
then executive chef at the
Golden Mushroom, and Rocky
(Charles) Rachwitz were on
a hunting trip and Rocky
told Milos of his longing to
have a restaurant with more
higher-end entrees then those
he had at his two “Rocky’s”
restaurants … Milos suggested
that he do it with Steve Allen,
a former worker under him at
the Golden Mushroom.
After six months of remod-
eling, with Rocky and Steve as
their own general contractors,
their new baby was born …
complemented with a com-
plete wine cellar, etc.
The Chef Milos mush-
room soup is a tribute to this
region’s certified master chef
… The elegant taste of this
well-bodied soup is a classic.
MANY PEOPLE may not
realize it, but serving custom-
ers at restaurants for a living
is considered to be among
the most difficult jobs on
earth … Many waiters and
waitresses struggle financially,
so it is most important to be
generously fair when leaving
a tip … Customers should
recognize things like waitper-
sons checking in a reasonable
amount of time to ensure that
meals are being enjoyed and
taking action to correct any
problem, being informed if
daily specials are available, etc.
MAIL DEPT. … “You
mention about celebrity
restaurants but fail to mention
Steven Spielberg’s mother.
Why?” … Alicia Stone Balmer.
(It was actually said to be his
restaurant, “The Milky Way,” a
kosher eatery by Spielberg on
Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles,
once run by his mother, Leah
Adler, who passed away in
2017 at 97, after 40 years of
seeing stars … It is still in
operation by the family.)
WHERE ARE THOSE
great burger contests that
always brought out the good,
so-so and bad entrees that the
owners think are good, chock
filled with everything a good
burger should not have?
OLDIE BUT GOODIE
… A fellow had told all his
friends about the great steak
he’d eaten downtown the day
before … A group of them
decided to head down and
see if it was really as large and
delicious as he was making
it out to be … The group
was seated in the back of the
restaurant … After looking
over the menu, they ordered
and waited, hungrily, for their
large, delicious steak … To
their collective disappoint-
ments, the waiter brought out
some of the smallest steaks
they had ever seen.
“Hey,” the very embar-
rassed gent said to the waiter,
“Yesterday, when I came down
here you served me a big,
juicy steak. Today, when I
have my friends with me, you
serve tiny steaks! What gives?”
“Yesterday,” replied the
waiter, “you were sitting by the
window.”
CONGRATS … To Selma
Ruben on her birthday … To
Alex and Diana Kovnat on
their 40th anniversary.
Danny’s email address is
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
RASKIN
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
Danny
Raskin
Senior Columnist
An Ode to
Steve & Rocky’s
Steve Allen and Rocky (Charles) Rachwitz
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