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The Observer! THURSDAY. JUNE 15, 1996
DINING
OCC hosts Culinary Classic June 24
BY KIKLY WYGONIK
9r*n Warm
hen Oakland Communi
ty Collage asked Susan WMuer
if they could nam*
their new culinary resource library
after her father UM lata
Charles "Chuck" Muer. she not
only aaid yea. she rolled up bar
alseves and got Co work.
For the past three months Susan
has been • pending Friday
mornings at OCC'a Orchard Ride*
Campus in Fsrmington Hills
meeting with faculty members to
help them to plan, promote and
present two special events — "A
Pledge to the Future," a •trolling
benefit dinner Tuesday, June 30,
and "Culinary Classic." sn sll
day event Saturday. June 24
featuring champagne breakfast,
seminars by culinary experts,
grand taating. marketplace, and
•ilent auction.
Seminar presenters include
Jimmy Schmidt of Ths
Rattlesnake Club, Certified Master
Chef Milos Cihelka of UM
Golden Mushroom. Charles Davis
of Robert Denton 4 Company.
Ltd., snd Msater Sommslier
Madeline TnfTon, newly appointed
Director of Beverages for all
Unique Restaurant Corporation
"A primary goal of the
Resource Library Is that
Its guests will leave
wtth a sense of satisfaction,
not unlike that
enjoyed by so many
guests at a C.A. Muer
Restaurant."
— Susan Baier
OCC Chef Instructor
restaurants, effective July 3. Triffon,
who most recently held the
position of aommelier at The
Rattlesnake Club, is one of 26
Certified Master Sommeliera. snd
one of only two female Master
Sommeliers worldwide.
If you would like to forgo the
seminars oo June 24, you can attend
UM grand taating featuring
local leelanranta 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday,
June 24 and pay tS6 per
"We're hoping to create a wonderful
annual event to support
what we believe ia a fine culinary
education." aaid Muer. "Wa ve
bean long-term employers in UM
restaurant business. We would
like to have well rounded people
to hire, snd I'd rather stick with
graduates from local oollegaa."
Muer ia serving as ths a
chairperson with help from Oakland
Community Collage co
chairpersons Susan Baier. Dar
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Open 11 A.m. ^
FASHION
SHOW
$32.50 a person
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Culinary classic: Susan Baier (left) and Susan Muer are working together to help
present Oakland Community College's Culinary Classic on June 24. Prelude to a Classic
on June 20 features a strolling dinner.
Sharon Lemieux
The Chuck Muer Culinary Re
source Library, to bo inaugurated
on June 20 at the prelude dinner,
will bs deeigned for use by students.
professionals aad the community.
In to ressarch and reference
mstariala. It will provide a
central location for histories!
publications and documents
re lea ted to tha restaurant and
food asrvice industriss.
Thia year, slso marks ths 30th
anniversary for ths C.A. Muer
Corp. In honor of this event, Susan
Muer is compiling a tribute
edition of the "Simply Great
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€ -11 p m Tuesday June 20
Stroll-around benefil dinner to Kick-off the new Chuck Muer Culinary
Resource Library 81 Oakland Community Colleges Orchard Ridge
Campus, 27055 Orchard Lake Road, Faimngtoh HW» AD proceeds
wM benefit the litxiry
NfhSghtK Debcaoee from top metro restaurants including Pike Street
Acadia. GokJen Mushroom Sweet Lorraine's, Po* & Hounds. Michigan
Star Chpper. Leon* Pastries. Cafe Bon Homme. Little Caesert,
Mitch's Tavern. Expresao on Wheels. Chuck Muer Restaurants and
Rocky* ol Northville Dancing to the music erf the Hani Muer Tno
Levinson and Chef Kevin
Enright. .
Baier, who approached Muer on
behalf of the college in January,
aaid they chose Chuck Muer becauae
hia name haa long been recognised
for ita leadership in the
restaurant business.
The vision for the library,
which haa yet to be built, is to
bring every conceivable learning
tool to iU visitors from books and
videos to computers and cook-
9a m. to 5pm Saturday. June 24 Seminars. Grand Tasting and
books. All proceeds from the June
20 dinner, and Culinary Classic
June 24, will benefit culinary
COST
Tickets $50 (benefit dinner). $75 Culinary Classic. $100 combo ticket
arta programs at OCC, and the
new Chuck Muer Resource Li-
(both events) Cal Ticketmaster (810) 645-6666 or (810) 471-6340
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Cookbook," which will bs ready in
Ume for the event.
Chuck snd his wife, Betty, were
lost st ssa in 1993 in tha "Storm
of ths Century."
"A primary pool ths Resource
Library," said Baier. "is thst iu
gussU will leave with a sense of
sstisfsctlon. not unlike that enjoyed
by so many gussU at a C.A.
Muer Restsurant-
Tfce vision is thgt one day the
Chuck Muer Culinary Resource
Library will attract students, pro-
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fessionals snd the general public
from throughout the United
Statea."
• Mark your calendars — Schoolcraft
College in Li von is will prasent
their fourth snnusl "Culinary
Extravaganza" 2-6 p.m. Sunday,
September 17 in the WsUrmsn
Center. Sixty of metro Detroit's
beat restaurants will offer tastes
of gourmet foods snd beverages.
TicksU sre $40 per parson; two
for 175. Call (313) 462-4417 to or
dsr tickeu.
Mr.
FATHER'S PAY
DAD EATS FREE!
With purchase of entree of
equal or greater value up to $10.00
27331 Five Mile Rd.
(at Inkster) 537-5600
iwltz Sisters
'40§ Musical Comedy Rtvus
2 FOR 1 .JRMSS.
KIDS FREE
*WI0 2 p-nv, SAT • p.m. A SON • SHOWS ONLY.
LIMIT 4. Muat be Moompanled by an adt« ticket holder.
SHOWS RUN THRU JUNE
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Brady * Food ft Sown * Cigar Muer gift certificate tor Father ft Day. WO par person.
38123 W. 10 Mite Road. "Hide the Holiday Inn. Farrmcgion Hdis. Brady a will host
their ftrat C«w Muer Tuesday. June 20t»> AikStionai date* Aug. 15. Oct- 17. Mar
21 and Osc 16. Dinner, sccomparasd by a complement erf wines, cognacs and ctg
ar> ths evening «tli begin at 6 30 p.m Each dad win alao take home a package ol
cigar* (810) 4787780
Marten's el CMiaga
•Cigar Event ol tha SsSaon," 8:30 pm Monday. June 28. Morton * ol Chicago m
Southftetd. Five COUTM menu paved with wins and premium cigsrs Alter dinner
Courvoisier cognac with Fuente ft Hemingway Classic cigars. The coat is il25 per
person, includes tas. gratuities (810) 354-8008
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Famous Detectives." 7 p.m. Wednesday. June 21 ana 'Bugs* 5 30 p.m Sunday.
Jus 25 Two evenings o# murder, mystery, laughs and food. Coat $32.50 per per
son includes interactive murder mystery performance with tour course dinner with
choice ol entree (ta* and gratuity included) The restaurant is at 39500 Ann Arbor
Road. Plymouth. (313) 4540886
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Hosted by the Southesatern Michigan Jazz AsaociMion. noon to 3 pjn. Sunday
June IS at tha Botttord Inn's Coach House. 28000 Grand River. Farmington Mills
Features the Jack Brofcensha Quartet Tickets tor tins StMJA fundraiser are S25
per person with reserved Mating at tables tor «ght No tickets al the door (810)
474-2720 or (810) 437-9488
(5wner Rina Tonon presents "Cena del Meckterraneo dinner." 7 p.m. Wednesday.
June 28. St the restaurant. 30715 West 10 Mile. Farmington Hills Coast along the
Italian Rrvtera and enfoy aeatood Irom Kapcw Sorento and Aimaft Chef Vincenro
Baaaonetti who harts from this region will share many ol hia lavonte seafood dishes
Music by Pino MweUi. The cost is 155 per person (not including tss or gratuityl
(810) 474-3023
Menu specials
Ribs tor two 112.95 at the restaurant. 34733 Warren. Westland Movie and dinner
packages available
(313) 328-5410
Frsa 0 ' M M I Maryland CISSSIIMI
Soft Shall Crabs now m season, trucked in every Monday snd Thursdey from the
docks ol the ChesaoeMie Bay to tha restaurant at 821 South Opdyhe Road. Auburn
Hills. Maryland Blue crabs are coming soon.
(810) 332 7744
Celebrated throughout June at Real Seafood Co.. Ann Arbor and D Denmson s
Seafood Tavern in Uvoma and Farmington Hills. Each restaurant will be offering
daily wnch and dinner white fish specials
Top chefs to be honored
Top chefs from across Michigsn
will honor their own st a seven
-course dinner st the Detroit
Athletic Club on Fridsy, June 16.
During the program Michigan's
Chef of the Year will be announced.
The finalists are: Steve Alien,
executive chef of the Golden
Mushroom; Michigan Chefs de
Cuisine President Chef Kevin
Engright; Kevin Brennsn, Detroit
Athlstic Club executive chef snd
Msrilyn Chemsnski, executive
chef of the University of Michigsn
food asrvics. The four were nominated
by ballot in May.
Tha public ia invited to attend.
TicksU sre 160 per person, snd
proceeds support the 1996 Michigan
Culinary Team. For more in-
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formation. call Che Golden Mushroom
(810) 559-4230.
Appetizers will be served at 6
p.m. followed by dinner st 7 p.m.
The award will be presented at
8:30 p.m. Reid Ashton, owner of
the Golden Mushroom, and
Michigan* board member to the
National Restaurant Association,
will emcee the program, which inciudea
a video presentation of the
25 year history of the Michigan
Chefs de Cuisine. There will be s
hsrpist snd DJ for musicsl enter
Uinment.
Michigan Chef de Cuisine Aaaociation
is the first chefs organization
in the stale of Michigan.
Top officials of the American Culinary
Federation, the national
chefs organizstion, will sttend.
Stephen Stills
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