4 - The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Friday, November 4, 1994
Lorraine's offers a sweet time
303 Detroit Street
665-0700
Hours:Sun-Thurs 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m.- 12 midnight
Price: Dinner: $6.75 (sand-
wiches)-$14.95.
Lunch: $5.55 (sandwiches)-$10.95
Desserts $2.75-$4.25
Notes:
Very vegetarian friendly
About 90% non-smoking,
Bar area is smoking
Visa, MC, AmEx, Discover
Wheelchair accessible
Dress: Smart Casual
Reservations for only six or more
Jazz every Monday, 6:30-9:30
Rating:
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By MELANIE SCHUMAN
You've heard your friends talking
about it.
You've never done it.
And now you should.
Go eat at Sweet Lorraine's Cafe
and Bar.
The hour-plus waits on weekends
are only a slight indication of not only
how popular this restaurant is, but, in
fact, of how wonderful the food and
atmosphere are.
Admittedly, I have been to Sweet
Lorraine's on more than one occasion
and was strapped about doing this re-
view because I couldn't imagine what
would keep this from earning the cov-
eted "taste bud orgasm" honor. (I don't
really think anything can be perfect; we
all have our faults.).
Before I fill you in on the sordid
details, let's discuss what's really mean-
ingful.
SweetLorraine's opened in the sum-
merof 1993 in Ann Arborafter smaller-
scaled success in Southfield and Madi-
son Heights. The husband and wife
duo of Gary Sussman and Lorraine
Platman run the restaurant and are ac-
tive in constantly offering new in nova-
tions.
Their philosophy is painted on the
wall- "Cooking is like love. It should
be entered into with abandon or not at
all" - and they take Harriot Van
Horns' advice in everything from the
structure to the food.
Glass walls enclose one side of the
restaurant from the patio's outside seat-
ing and skylights, illuminated at night
by subtle white lights which adorn the
ceiling. Painted vines wrap around the
pillars with an occasional colorful mural
painting accentuating the art of food.
On this same side is the mosaic-tiled
bar where one can munch on fried pasta
and order any number of drinks rang-
ing from wine, beers, mixed cocktails
and other concoctions. '
The other side of this venue is
highlighted by comfortable booths and
Piccasso-like sketches along the walls.
Spacious and comfortable, there is a
very entertaining-atmosphere, espe-
cially because ofthe conscientious staff.
But it can be a bit too noisy at times. In
the warmer months, the patio is a nice
touch to seat the extra slew of people
and in the winter a bonfire of sorts can
warm the souls waiting.
In the back, you can see down into
the kitchen through a glass partition as
the chefs prepare one of many unique
creations.
Don't fill up on the foccacia and
muffins, for a plentiful indulgence
awaits you. Probably the best thing on
the menu is their tuna nicoise salad.
For those who would never go out and
order a salad,just wait till you try this
meal. Tender chunks of fresh tuna are
seared in olive oil and served with
string beans, diced tomatoes, herbs,
yukon gold potatoes, greens, capers,
nicoise olives and topped with fried
leeks. The whole grain mustard
vinaigrette, on the thicker side, makes
this one of the best meals I've ever
eaten (Iusually don't eat fish either, but
it's very mild). Entree salads range
from $7.95 to this one at $13.95. A side
salad of greens, red onion, dried cran-
berries and pecans is a nice alterna-
tive, as is Lorraine's Ceasar sans eggs.
The roasted chicken, with rose-
mary, sage and roasted garlic flavors
and served with hearty garlic mashed
potatoes is a surprising treat, since it
appears to be one of the simpler items.
The farmer's market pasta comes with
fresh vegetables and parmesan cheese
is one vegetarian choice, but if you're
looking to that, checkout the specials.
I usually order something from the
special menu, extensive in its own right.
Be patient and read the listing of soups,
appetizers (usually better than what's
on the menu) and entrees. Try this on
for size: grilled swordfish, braised
with fennel bouillabaisse sauce,
served with saffron rice pilaf, broc-
Sweet Lorraine's has a wide variety of quality entrees, sandwiches and salads, all great and well worth any wait.
coli rabb and prince Edward mussels.
Enough said, except to note the
wonderfully complex vegetarian blend-
ing dishes.
Although I didn't try it, the paradise
burger - a 100 percent soy burger
marinated in hot Jamaican spices with
honey mustard and pineapple-black
bean salsa-sounds interesting.
If you're looking for something else
a bit smaller than the usual portions, try
the hummus, grilled eggplant, onion,
tomato and hot pepper sandwich. For
one of the these, you get a shower cart
full of condiments including island
tabasco sauces and mustards.
Sweet Lorraine's one fault is lunch.
I ordered the special pumpkin waffles
with cranberries and a warm cider-
butter. The waffles were soggy, cold
and missing the pecan topping, not
mention they didn't taste much like
pumpkin. The jerk chicken salad was
flavorful, but the fruit setting off the
spices was disappointing.
The same sinful desserts are of-
fered throughout the day. A fall treat
is the apple brown betty - a apple-
cinnamon brown sugar nut cake,
cooked and cubed, then topped with
caramel and cinnamon ice cream.
There is also a surprisingly tempting
no-fat chocolate cake served with non-
fat raspberry frozen yogurt. It can be
spongy, but if you're feeling guilt
from eating a large meal and have th*
incurable sweet tooth, this can hit the
spot.
Sealed with a 'Kiss'
By MELISSA ROSE BERNARDO
Despite the recent tragic death of
Raul Julia, some of his work will
continue to dominate the American
film repertory. One such work is"Kiss
of the Spiderwoman," a veritable dia-
mond-in-the-rough of a film.
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Based on Manuel Puig's novel,
"Kiss" has been getting a lot of atten-
tion lately, thanks to John Kander and
Fred Ebb's recent Tony-winning
Broadway musical adaptation (still
on Broadway, now starring Vanessa
Williams). Hector Babenco's 1985
film version pays understandable
homage to Puig's novel, and makes
great strides in giving the story an
overall dark tone, something Puig ar-
guably fails to do consistently.
The whole film has that wonderful
B-movie feel to it, which is astonish-
ingly appropriate. The setting is a
seedy prison cell in a South American
Country (most likely Argentina).
Valentin (Raul Julia) is a political
prisoner, thrown in with Molina (Wil-
liam Hurt), a gay window dresser
imprisoned for corrupting a minor.
Molina is extremely fragile, and his
only windows for survival are his
memories of tacky Hollywood mov-
ies with glamorous heroines. {q
Using Molina's tales as a frame,
the film hones in on the development
of the relationship between Valentin
and Molina. As witnessed in Julia's
portrayal, Valentin comes off as a
fighter, as a vigilante, and as a pas-
sionate (though rough-around-th6-
edges) soul. Julia also gives Valentin
a tiny window of vulnerability, which
Molinais able to open in the mos
touching (though unsettling) scene oilw
the movie.
The strength of the film lies in its
portrayal of Valentin and Molina's
relationship, which slowly evolvts
from civility to love, with bursts of
anger and revulsion ("You stupid fag-
got") paving the way. Another twist
to their relationship is Valentin's value
as aprisoner; because he has informa-
tion, the Warden tries to use Molin*
as a stool pidgeon. However, in trying
to extricate this information, Molina
falls in love with Valentin. Though
they sleep together, the climax Of
their relationship comes in a single
kiss as Molina is parolled.
A statuesque Sonia Braga plays
the heroine in Molina's favorite
movie, which he gives in installments
to Valentin throughout the film. Brag,
also plays the movie role of the
See KISS, Page 12
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Preiss, Director
Techniques of Music
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Steven Freides
David Gagne
David Loeb
Mei-Mei Meng
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History and Literature
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Deborah Davis, M.A., M.S.,
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