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THE GALLERY RESTAURANT Daily Special to choose from for lunch & dinner… Dinner specials come with complimentary rice or chocolate pudding or jello "For 40 years, Gallery Restaurant has served up masterpieces" ~ Danny Raskin #MPPNGJFME1MB[Bt5FMFHSBQI3PBEBOE.BQMFt www.thegalleryrestaurant2.com OPEN 7 DAYS: .0/4"5BNQN 46/BNQN Now Serving Beer & Wine $BUFSJOHGPSBMM0DDBTJPOTt$BSSZ0VUt0VS4QFDJBMJUZ-PX$BSC3JCT$IJDLFO-BNC3JCT Try Our New Boneyard Beef Ribs! Orchard Lake Rd. South of 14 MiletFarmington Hills 248-851-7000 10 % OFF TOTAL BILL &YDMVEJOHUBYUJQBOECFWFSBHFTt8JUIUIJTBEt$BSSZPVUPS%JOFJOt&YQJSFT+/ /PUWBMJEPO)PMJEBZT December 28 • 2017 49 jn End Of Year Wrap-Up Owners of Pepino's Restaurant, Carol Carson, Dr. Chris Hutchinson and Kathy Morley POTPOURRI … In checking out various pros and cons of the 2017 dining scene as it is about to flow into 2018, it seems that among numerous major spring ups and downfalls might have been the usual entrance of people who had never before been in the restaurant business. Because of this, and not strangely so because so many must depend on others, among them could be the yearly hiring of line cooks from other regions who may have come here pos- ing as executive chefs … This may have been the reason for decline in business by some eateries where first (and last) time visits were noticed … One executive chef revealed to me that few attempts are made to contact the former out-of-town employer. The importance of good line cooks is highly necessary … Nobody can be blamed for wanting to make money … It seems so easy in the dining game … However, in too many of these cases, an attempt to save money by some new own- ers results in the shallow real- ity of cooking that could be a reason for smaller returning by customers. Also at fault, it seems, some owners or managers not show- ing waitpersons correct ways of service … There was a time when, more often than not, staffs were given manuals to peruse … Even a plain list of do's and don'ts is seldom offered today … Most dining customers are not fools … Many recognize good and bad service almost as much as they recognize good and bad food. ALL PAST 38-YEAR records of doing this wonderful thing were broken with 2017's won- derful annual free Thanksgiving dinner for everyone at their restaurants by brothers Sam and Moe Leon … From 3-8 p.m. the day before … During those hours, about 3,000 people filled the 270 seats at Sam's Leon's Dining in Dearborn … and Moe served around 1,200 at his smaller Moe's On Ten eatery … Truly a most admirable gesture by the two Syrian gents who have adopted America … them- selves welcomed by America years ago. AMONG THE MANY new year gifts to University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh may be one from the owners of Pepino's Restaurant on Orchard Lake Road, Sylvan Lake, Dr. Chris Hutchinson, Kathy Morley, Chris' mother- in-law, and Kathy's sister, Carol Carson … Chris was first team All American defensive tackle at Michigan under former coach Bo Schembechler in the early 1990s … and his 6 foot- 6-inch, 255-pound recruit son Aidan, star defensive end at Divine Child Dearborn, will be a 2018 Wolverine freshman for Harbaugh. FAVORITE RESTAURNT Of Yesteryears … From Jackie Kallen … "My parents, Phil and Marge Kaplan, loved Zukin's Bar-B-Q Ribs on Seven Mile near Meyers, and my dad could sure eat a lot of their ribs. He turned me into a real rib lover as well. One night when I was about 10, I bet him I could eat more than he did. I forced myself to eat two full slabs, while he quit at one-and-a-half. I won the bet, but threw up all night. I didn't eat ribs again for a long time, but I love them now!" REARVIEW MIRROR … The ultra New Year's Eve party at Duffy's Tavern on Union Lake was cut short and people were hustled out in quick, orderly fashion … The Bobby Laurel Trio's engagement was short- ened when told that Duffy's was on fire, and his group's continu- ance of playing music did much in averting panic … The res- taurant was completely demol- ished, including something that could not be replaced … Bobby's own piano that had been brought to Duffy's from his home … and the one on which Bobby had composed most of his fine music. SERVER PEEVES … Customers eating with feet in the aisle and their legs crossed … People who eat everything on their plate and complain that the food was not any good. OLDIE BUT GOODIE … The rabbi was truly a religious man. Besides his duties as a rabbi, he was also very active in various hospitals visiting sick patients and taking care of all their needs. So, it was no surprise that one day when he ran out of gas, the only container he could find was a bedpan. The rabbi happily walked two blocks and headed back to his car. As luck would have it, as the rabbi started tipping the gas into the fuel tank, the traffic light turned red, and he had a large audience witnessing the spectacle. Just when the rabbi finished pouring in the last drops of gas, a fellow opened his window and hollered, "I swear! If that car starts, I'm becoming a religious man!" CONGRATS ... To Eunice Ring on her birthday … To Steven Fisher on his birthday … To Dennis and Beverley Wolgin on their 50th anniversary … To Seymour "Sy" and Pearl Manello on their 57th anniver- sary. • Danny's email address is dannyraskin2132@gmail.com. raskin t h e b e s t o f e v e r y t h i n g 7 5 th a n n i v e r s a r y Danny Raskin Senior Columnist