…September 5 • 2019 47 jn D owntown Birmingham has witnessed its fair share of restau- rants that come and go. Yet, Aaron F. Belen is not giving up. In fact, he has invested nearly two years of hard work to bring The Morrie to the city of Birmingham. Belen owns AFB Hospitality Group, which opened The Morrie in Royal Oak in 2016. AFB is also behind the award-winning Bistro 82 and SCL Royal Oak ultra-lounge and nightclub. Now, the Bloo...…
…48 September 5 • 2019 jn continued from page 47 Concert, ” among other local favorites. The food menu features the popular Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich and Kung Pao cauliflower, yet the Birmingham edition boasts a cauliflower-based Greek flat- bread and build-your-own salads. The Morrie kicked off its soft open- ing with a live performance on Aug. 9 by Billy Joel saxophonist Mark Rivera and opened officially to the public Aug. 15...…
…COURTESY OF PUBLICCITY PR A new dining trio will open in November atop the Detroit RenCen, replacing Coach Insignia, which closed in 2017. James Beard Award-winning chef Shawn McClain and his part- ners, Sarah Camarota and Richard Camarota, are working on a multi-con- cept project called Highlands that will feature three concepts and epic private events space by McClain Camarota Hospitality and designed by Rockwell Group. Restaurant...…
…50 September 5 • 2019 jn Cobo Center Gets New Name Gary Torgow unveils new TCF Center signage. T he center formally known as Cobo got a new name on Tuesday, Aug. 27, revealed by TCF Executive Chairman Gary Torgow and TCF President and CEO Craig Dahl with the help of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and other dignitaries. The name change breaks the center’ s ties to former Detroit mayor...…
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…September 5 • 2019 55 jn Times of Israel T housands attended the joint funeral on Aug. 29 of teen sisters from Ashkelon, Israel, who were killed in a car crash that police suspect was caused by the driver speed- ing while under the influence of alcohol. Tahel Maul, 16, and her older sister Yarin, 19, were buried at the southern port city’ s Giv’ at Zion cemetery where they were eulo- gized by Ashkelon’ s Mayor Tomer Glam. “We are...…
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…58 September 5 • 2019 jn I must admit I find the old advertisements for food products of great interest. Or, maybe, I am always hungry when I cruise the William Davidson Digital Archive of Jewish Detroit History. Nevertheless, during my peeks into the Archive, while searching for information on a par- ticular subject for a Looking Back column, I collected some food ads I found unique. It appears that, beginning in the 1930s and con...…
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