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…ALL'S FARE BY ANNABEL COHEN VV hen Brad Johnson trad- ed his computer pro- grammer badge for a chef's cap, he really hadn't had much experience cooking for the masses. He had worked in restaurants all of his life, but never behind the stove. So how did Johnson and partner Randy Shallow make Ferndale's Starving Artist Restaurant a going concern, now for more than a year-and-a-half, when statistics reveal that new restaurants often deflate fa...…

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…RUNNINGS BY HARRY KIRSBAUM PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGIE BAAN 0 CHILD LEFT BEHIND t's Friday morning, and I've just dropped off my Mini-Cooper to test drive one of the world's fastest SUV's: the Porsche Cayenne S. This isn't your typical suburban assault vehicle. With a base price of $55,900, the 2004 model I drove costs $66,030, gets 14 miles per gallon in the city, and has a top speed of 150 miles per hour. I'll need every bit of that power, beca...…

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…TINUM PERSONALIT The Levines are a plumb success — and there s even a TV documentary in the pipeline! W hen independent filmmaker Jennifer Katz of New York City visited her West Bloomfield pals Dan and Kathryn Levine last year, it wasn't just their son's first birthday party that got her atten- tion. "When she came down to our shop [Levine and Sons] and met my guys," said Dan Levine, "she asked to ride around with us and started shooting fo...…

…FIFTH THIRD PRIVATE BANKING "The men are funny and so engaging," said Katz, who loved hanging out at the shop and lis- tening to the stories the plumbers would tell. They waxed poetic about the right kind of toilet paper to use. A new technique to line pipes brought tears to Jim Levine's eyes. On the job, these big strong guys — unfazed by the mess inside — enter a house and talk baby talk to the cats. After suc- cessfully completing their wo...…

…COVER STORY Howard Tapper and his daughter, Marla, flank first-place winner Lucille Miller, who proudly displays her gift certificate from Tapper's. PERSONA JN readers share their stories of miraculous encounters, unbelievable coincidences and interesting phenomena. These were selected the best in .11V Platinum's Personal Miracles contest in advance of the miracle of Chanukah. 14 • No\ EMBER 2(04 • JNPLATINUM …

…FIRST PLACE WINNER: Lucille Miller of Southfield receives a $500 gift certificate from Tapper's Diamonds & Fine Jearelry in West Bloomfield. As a young girl, I was an art stu- dent in a school in an old building where the classrooms were divided by tall, portable wooden screens. One day, I was alone in the sculpting area. next to the oil painting classroom. Risa Tisdale Van Der Aue and her daughter, Allison, are all smiles after mom's mir...…

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…CUSTOM DINING It's a simple idea — just choose him that he might enjoy meeting her. Stuart was so shocked. He said of all the places in the world to live, he was living in Dr. Muyiha's sis- ter's hut, without electricity and running water. The next year, a tragedy struck our family. My husband was diag- nosed with a brain tumor, and Stuart rushed home. It was a very long flight home. He was able to spend the night in the hospital with his Da...…

…DECOR BY SHELLI LIEBMAN DORFMAN ■ PHOTOS BY BRETT MOUNTAIN SUITE DREAMS Designers' show home tour benefits healing environments for sick kids. The dining room area of the Suite Dreams Project show home. nterior designers, like Amy Miller Weinstein of Birmingham, know there can be more purpose behind designing new spaces than creating elegant, elaborate sur- roundings. Sometimes, the benefit to oth- ers sparks a plan. Weinstein is part ...…

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…DECOR (continuedfrom page 18) Clockwise from top left: The table is set for outdoor dining. One of three bedrooms in the show home. Dave O'Neil of Ferndale hand-painted the striped walls. The garage has a message center inside. Below: Amy Miller Weinstein in the show home she helped design. MI" of the University of Michigan, Harrington College of Design in Chicago, Cranbrook Schools in Bloomfield Hills and Penland School of Crafts in ...…

…Clea4 Saturday, November 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. & Sunday, November 7, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. On the campus of Oakland Community College Bldg. H Orchard Lake Road at 1-696 in Farmington Hills Since /964 A juried, professional art fair where you will find unique gifts which will long be treasured by family and friends. 1-.1N.11110-1, Admission is '5. (Bring in this ad and receive $1 off admission.) Children under 12 are admitted free. Parking is ...…

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…Restaurant of the magazine Year 2004 A MUSICAL FIRST on page 53 Oakland Press. "I was quite amazed with their performance," said Abraham Kaplan, whose 1980 composition Psalms of Abraham is one of the works on the CD. "Alleluia," a selection from the 13-Psalm cycle will be on the Choir Boys' Detroit concert. When he'd conducted the piece, Kaplan said he had favored a strict interpretation of its rhythms and more regular tempi, or speeds. He w...…

…Jewish Book Fair David Klein Gallery presents Kate Ostrove Love And War In Buffalo Estate & Antique Jewelry Decorative Items & Vintage Accessories Friday, November 12 Preview Party 5-9pm Exquisite first novel examines fragile bonds of siblings and parents as one family struggles with private secrets and public turmoil. Saturday, November 13 1 1 -5:30pm 163 TOWNSEND BIRMINGHAM MI 48009 TELEPHONE 248.433.3700 FAX 248.433.3702 HOURS: TUE...…

…171 T177 11a . enimm an A Nancy Reisman teaches creative writing at the University of Michigan. tile-sounding name, even sending himself postcards to a secret address as if to solidify that identity. Jo is perhaps the saddest of the group, trapped in many ways, suspi- cious of people and regretful of her own sharp speech; she glimpses happi- ness in her short-lived affection for another woman but ultimately hides her desires. The patriarch ...…

…Jewish Book Fair Another Braff Tale Of Jewish Ennui Like his filmmaker brother in "Garden State," Joshua Braff turns to Jewish family life in New Jersey for his first novel. NAOMI PFEFFERMAN Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles W hile fidgeting at Shabbat din- ner, Jacob Green decides to play a game he calls "The Unthinkable" — imagining blasphemies that would infuriate his super-strict father. Like hurling the challah football-style at...…

…An Extraordinary Life Warren Kozak with Rabbi Haskel Besser: The relationship "has turned into one of the loveliest and closest friendships of my entire life," says the author: Author profiles a deeply religious man at home in the secular world. everywhere, and the younger Besser often went along to visit other well- known rebbes. "I was sitting like I'm sitting with you," he explains. hen Rabbi Haskel Besser While he feels a great responsi...…

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…steak and chicken on wooden sticks, served with peanut sauce. A huge favorite and very ingenious idea is the placing of basket trays around the rooms filled with chocolate fortune cookies for folks to take. The beautiful coloring and striking environment amid purple linen table- cloths and white linen napkins is the epitome of casual sophistication. Open since Jan. 17, 2003, it cannot be considered along with other Chinese dining spots because...…

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…Jewish Stars MOM Round III Andover, was one of three freshmen four years ago to make the Andover team. Associate Editor She played doubles as a freshman, sin- gles since then and was team co-captain he Jewish Academy of as a junior. Metropolitan Detroit was rein- Last year, Finn made it to the state stated last week by an Oakland semi-finals. This year, in Holland, she County Circuit Court judge to mem- won the No. 4 championship match by be...…

…A New Era Shaarey Zedek builds on storied history and bold initiatives to reconnect with congregants. how the synagogue is run, but I have no problem with what he did, in a certain sense. It was a time of great anxiety about our finances; rumors were flying about a merger with Beth Ahm; and Rabbi [Leonardo] Bitran was leaving. We needed debate to see how to get through those challenges. "We formed a strategic planning team coming out of that...…

…the congregation benefits the most." director of lifelong learning. Each of the rabbis Rabbi Berkun, who has been at Shaarey will work more closely with children in desig- Zedek for almost four years, agrees. nated Hebrew School grades. "Ours is the most dynamic rabbi team con- "The rabbis have to spend more time with cept in the national Conservative movement," parents and children — being teachers," he said. "We're really a hands-on team usi...…

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…On Michigan's Most Amazing Selection of Quality PlaythingsThru 11/24/04 Temple Names Director Andre Douville of Waterford has been named executive direc- tor of Temple Shir Shalom. The son of a Moroccan Jew and a U.S. Navy pilot, Douville Douville spent his forma- tive years in California and Israel. He has main- tained strong Zionist and. Israeli ties over the years and has served often as a lecturer. Wondering Where To Go To Buy The Best ...…

…Torah Portion/Synagogues Youth, Age and Life's Value Shabbat Chaye Sarah: Genesis 23:1-25:18; I Kings 1:1-31. I n the portion we read this week, Sarah, the beloved wife of Abraham passes away and Abraham is faced with the mitzvah of burying her. Abraham purchases the famous Mearat Hamachpelah from Ephron the Hitite, and the Torah goes into unusual detail in describing the purchase. What is the lesson in this for us? In the next chapter, th...…

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…How has Orthodontics changed in the last few years? Like all areas in science and technology, orthodontics has made leaps and bounds in recent years. The old "X-Ray" machines are replaced at updated offices by digital imaging. Although x-rays at orthodontics are minimal, less is best, and digital is the way to go! Sydney Elizabeth Behrmann of Huntington Woods will be called to the Torah as a bat mitz- vah on Friday, Nov. 5, at Congregation S...…

…&Ma A rate you can trust, from a bank you can count on. B'NAI MITZVAH Max Joseph Grossman, son of Steve and Steffy Grossman of Bloomfield Hills, will be called to the Torah to celebrate his bar mitzvah Saturday, Nov. 6, at Temple Beth El. He is the brother of Hannah and grandson of Joseph and Sandra Glazer, Bernard and Phyllis Grossman, Elaine Plotkin and the late Morris Plotkin. Max is an eighth-grade student at Berkshire Middle School in ...…

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