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Food & Wine THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO COME TOGETHER WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAN AROUND THE TABLE IN OUR HOMES OR ONE OF THE WORLD CLASS RESTAURANTS IN GROSSE POINTE. Its time to eat and drink as we showcase October's Food and Wine Issue! A special time for our family is something we call “Ratatouille Night”. We head to the store and select fresh ingredients to prepare a meal. We don aprons and set the table with our best china, crystal, and candles. Music plays and we try to incorpo-

OCTOBER 2021 PUBLISHER

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rate colors in the food. The adult wine is the kid’s grape juice. Even the fresh bread

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has crackle and needs to “sound” just right. We try to stimulate all the senses. After

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spending time preparing, we enjoy and spend quality time. It is a fun tradition. I hope Mia and Ava will pass it on to their children someday. Speaking of food, wine, and tradition, we are excited to officially debut the Bronze Door returning to Grosse Pointe. What once was is again and you’ll find a great article and pictures highlighting an anchor in the Pointes. We speak with Joe Vicari

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Susan Baldani, Susan Kehoe CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

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and Tony Soave on the grand opening of the Grosse Pointe legend. Touching on our wine angle, find out how Paul Bradford with Bradford Glass revolutionizes how enclosures can be utilized to create great spaces and modern looks. Fill those modern wine cellars with unique tastes and trends on advice from Bill Matouk at Woods Wholesale Wine. Its all food and wine in another world class issue connecting our world class community. We welcome our new partners in Lakepointe Orthodontics with Dr. Krieg and Dr. Jezdimir. They are world class and where our family goes. Also, top brands in men’s and women’s active wear can be found in Joe Binkowski’s new store in the Village, Ridge Crest Outfitters, where customer service is unparalleled. We also welcome the Grosse Pointe Theatre into the Grosse Pointe Lifestyle family to inform the community on their shows and programs.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE OCTOBER 2021

FEATURES 14 Green On The Vine Wines Made With Sustainability in Mind

20 Trendy Wine Storage Unique Looks with Bradford Glass Company

26 A Door into the Past Grosse Pointe Legend The Bronze Door Returns

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34 Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Strawberry– Merlot Sauce Recipe by Food & Wine, Ingredients by Fresh Farms Market

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34 Culinary Creations 37 Realty Report 38 Travel Destination

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vineyards farming organically, feature a lighter glass with

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FROG’S LEAP ESTATE GROWN CABERNET SAUVIGNON The first Napa winery to farm organically in 1988, Frog’s Leap began fully dry-farming in 1989—saving enough water to fill 40 Olympic swimming pools annually—and converted to solar power in 2004. In 2005, they became the first Napa winery to have an LEED Silver certified building, as well. Though all winners, the cabernet stands out for its earthiness and oak. $65 at FrogsLeap.com

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G l ass c an repl ace a pl ain opaque wall wit h interest and t ransparency. Imagine a floor-t o-ceiling wine cell ar serving as a gl ass divider between your living room and t he ent ry h all. WHEN INTRODUCING GLASS AS AN ELE-

remarkably unexpected places on the

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ITS MODERN AND ELEGANT EFFECTS.

through the side door as easily as opening

Paul Bradford worked in the glass busi-

a kitchen pantry --no more descending to

ness beside his grandfather since he was

the depths of a remote basement abyss to

a child of 12. After 25 years of experience,

access a wine for the family dinner.

he established his own business in Grosse

For wine connoisseurs who collect resale-

Pointe, where he lives with his wife, Angela.

able wine, the cooling and humidity system

In addition to auto windshield restoration,

to preserve the wine is of great concern. One

window replacement, shower enclosures,

example from a California glass wine cellar (pic-

and services for residences, business, and

tured) has a built-in cooling system concealed

commercial concerns, he explores unique

in the soffit of the room divider. The wine cellar

decorating concepts in glass.

contains 900 wine bottles plus room for mag-

Paul and his partner, John Woods, are

nums. The feature is the first thing guests see

brilliant at transforming glass into residential

when they walk in the front door. Placement is

décor. For example, why hide your fine wine

adjacent to the dining room and separates the

collection in a traditional basement cellar when

area from the rest of the house.

you can view it while you dine or discuss it with

When it comes to investment wine, it’s

guests while relaxing in your living room? Wine

comforting to know that glass cellars can

cellars made from glass are popping up in

be locked with either a key lock, keypad, or

many upscale residences around the country,

fingerprint. That prevents the “good” wine

and Paul and John have a flair for meeting the

from disappearing and inquisitive minds

homeowners’ interests and needs.

from exploring.

Glass can replace a plain opaque wall

Some striking examples of glass wine

with interest and transparency. Imagine

cellars use interior backlighting with LEDs to

a floor-to-ceiling wine cellar serving as a

make a dramatic statement (pictured). The

glass divider between your living room and

entire wall rack is suspended above the floor

the entry hall (pictured). While the wine

of black stones and displays various colored

cellar distinguishes both spaces, it expands

LEDs running to ceiling.

the entire area with a sparkling clarity that

As we’ve all seen, there is glass, and

reflects light. The room is not only brighter,

there is statement glass. Besides the col-

but it also looks more spacious and open.

ors, textures, and tints of glass used in

If you want convenience and easy access

kitchen shelves and cabinets, Bradford can

to your wine, cellars can be situated in

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employ Starfire glass, a product that results in crystal-clear glass for a sophisticated design effect. Starfire glass also eliminates the green edge typically found in glass installations. Bradford often uses Starfire glass mounted with black channel bronze, brushed chrome nickel, and matte black for built-in shelves, kitchen shelves, and glass cabinet fronts. Backlighting a Starfire glass installation produces a pure, seamless look. Glass which is used inside a house instead of a wall, as a distinctive divider, or even as a contemporary wine cellar becomes a lens to focus on aspects of the home you never saw before.

DETAILS: Paul Bradford Glass Company is located at 22209 Greater Mack Avenue, Grosse Pointe, 586-200-2373, www.bradfordglasscompany.com

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GROSSE POINTE LEGEND THE BRONZE DOOR RETURNS

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ARTICLE SUSAN BALDANI PHOTOGRAPHY ANDREAS BROWNE

THERE’S A LOT OF NOSTALGIA FOR DAYS GONE

Back then, it is said, waiters would be fitted out in

BY, AND MANY PEOPLE LIKE TO REMINISCE

black tie, and the menus they handed out were not

ABOUT THE GOOD OLD DAYS. Most of the time,

just the industry standard, but instead had fancy gold

these memories have to stay just that – memories. But

tassels hanging from each one. Eating at the Bronze

other times, if we’re lucky, we can experience these

Door was a total experience.

magical moments once again.

I’ve also been told that there was an outside doggie

We’ve been seeing a resurgence of the old being

bar for the neighborhood’s four-legged friends, which

made new again. Popular television programs like Sex

had running water so pups could refresh themselves

in the City and Saved by the Bell are being given new

while on a walk or waiting for their owners to finish a

life, and past fashion trends such as leather jackets

meal. It had lots of tails wagging, that’s for sure.

and flared jeans are once again coming into vogue.

Now, the Bronze Door at 123 Kercheval Avenue is

But that’s not all; places we’ve frequented and where

back, and it’s better than ever. “I felt that the restau-

some of our best memories were made are being

rant needed a new beginning and people who are

revamped and reopened.

old enough to remember the Bronze Door liked the

In Grosse Pointe, Joe Vicari and brother John Vicari

idea of us using the name,” says Vicari. “And people

of the Joe Vicari Restaurant Group (JVRG) have teamed

who are too young to have known it can just appre-

up with Anthony Soave of Soave Enterprises to bring

ciate a new restaurant.”

back a truly iconic place in Grosse Pointe Farms history.

Vicari also really liked the name, and in honor of it, he

“From the 60s through the 80s the Bronze Door was a

had a contractor make an actual 10-foot bronze door for

place where Grosse Pointers would go for special occa-

the front of the restaurant. “We looked for the original

sions like birthdays and anniversaries,” says Joe Vicari.

bronze door, but it’s not around anymore,” says Vicari.

“Young people went there for homecoming or for their prom.” It was simply the place to be and to be seen.

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Seafood & Chop House, also run by the Vicari

couches and chairs and it’s just different. And

Restaurant Group. JVRG has quite a few

when there are parties we can move those out

restaurants in its portfolio, including the pop-

of the way.” Beer, wine, cocktails and appetiz-

ular Andiamo, The Country Inn Restaurants,

ers will be served in the speakeasy.

BarleyCorn’s Public House, and Joe Muer

Of course, no matter how great a restaurant

Seafood, which was also revived from the past.

looks, it all comes down to the food. With Master

“Joe Muer Seafood was around for almost

Chef Daniel Scannell crafting the meals, the

79 years and they closed their doors in 1998;

Bronze Door has amazing appetizers, entrees

I resurrected the name in 2011,” says Vicari.

and desserts that will keep people coming back.

“Another restaurant I did that with was called

Many of the seasonal ingredients are sourced

Brownie’s on the Lake. Brownie’s was closed

from local farms at the peak of their freshness.

for 20 years, but before that it was a great

“Chef Daniel did a menu for us in

place to go on the water. We took the place

Birmingham at a restaurant we opened there

over and it’s become very popular again.”

called the Birmingham Pub, and that menu

Although the Bronze Door name is once

has been embraced by the clientele,” says

again proudly displayed on the outside of

Vicari. “I asked Chef to come up with a dif-

the building, the inside underwent a total

ferent and unique menu and he certainly

renovation. “We spent about $300,000 on

did. Diners love the menu and they love the

the remodel and it has a completely different

variety.” So, he thought, why not bring it to

look than it did before - people seem to really

Grosse Pointe via the Bronze Door?

like it,” he says. “The bar, with its handcrafted

“We made a few minor changes – there are

cocktails, fine selection of wine, and tap and

probably four items that are different, but for the

bottled beers, is a popular place to hang out.

most part it’s the same menu,” he says. “And we

“We’ve taken craft cocktails from our dif-

are getting the same response from people in

ferent restaurants and incorporated them into

Grosse Pointe. The menu is very friendly – you

this menu. People love their craft cocktails and

can come in for a hamburger, you can come in

we’re using all fresh ingredients such as freshly

for a corned beef sandwich, and just feel com-

squeezed fruits.” With names like Phantom of

fortable. Sometimes when I go out to dinner, I

the Farms, Strawberry Boost, and Black Orchid,

just want a good cheeseburger and my wife may

they do sound very enticing.

want a salmon dish, so that’s what we have here.”

“The bar has a very nice vibe - it’s active

One of the menu offerings that has become

and fun,” says Vicari. “It has always been a

very popular is the fried chicken dinner. There

popular spot and now with the new menu, the

is also a vegan black bean and walnut meat

bar and the dining room are quite busy. Since

taco appetizer which Vicari boasts tastes

it can get somewhat boisterous, we’ve sepa-

almost like a real beef taco. “At Andiamo, we’re

rated the bar area from the dining room with

sort of famous for our sausage and pepper

a wall with a fireplace.”

appetizer, so we put that on the menu as well

The banquet room is still there on the lower

but with Chef Daniel adding a little twist to it.”

level. In addition to being a great place to hold

The menu also includes steamed mussels,

parties, Vicari says they are also setting up

escargots, truffle parmesan fries, lambchops,

a speakeasy down there. “We revamped and

steaks and all sorts of burgers and salads.

remodeled it and have an area that holds

There is literally something for everybody.

about 40 people,” he says. “It’s cool – it has

And the dress code is very flexible – from

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THE BRONZE DOOR The Bronze Door is located at 123 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms, 313.886.8101.

suits and ties to tee shirts and shorts, people

revisit those old memories and to make new

can wear what makes them happy.

ones too. For those who have never been to this

Upon opening in August, it was serving dinner

popular spot, this is your opportunity to make

only, but Vicari says there are plans to serve lunch

your own memories that will last throughout

as well starting this fall. In order to provide their

the years. But don’t expect your pooch to also

clientele with high-quality service and an overall

be able to grab a drink; alas, the doggie bar is

unforgettable dining experience, they need to

no more, so these days, all beverages are for

first ensure they have the best staff on board.

the two-legged clientele.

So, for those of you who had dined at the Bronze Door years ago, here’s your chance to

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pork tenderloin with roasted strawberry– merlot sauce ARTICLE ALEX HRABOVSKY

AT BERINGER, CHEF ALEX HRABOVSKY LEANS ON SAVORY PORK DRIPPINGS AND LUSH MERLOT TO BALANCE THE SWEET-TART STRAWBERRIES IN THIS RICH SAUCE FOR PORK TENDERLOIN. A gentle finish in the oven keeps the pan drippings from over-reducing.

Ingredients + 1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin + 1 tablespoon coriander seeds + 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste + 1/2 teaspoon black pepper + 2 cups hulled and halved fresh strawberries + 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, plus more to taste + 2 tablespoons canola oil + 1/3 cup finely chopped shallot + 3/4 cup Merlot or other dry, fruity red wine + 1 1/2 cups chicken stock + 3 thyme sprigs + 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Directions STEP 1 Preheat oven to 400°F. Let pork tenderloin stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Meanwhile, crush coriander seeds with a mortar and pestle or small heavy skillet until coarsely ground. Stir together crushed coriander seeds, salt, and pepper in a small bowl; set aside. Toss together strawberries and sugar in a separate bowl; set aside. STEP 2 Heat oil in a 12-inch ovenproof stainless steel skillet over medium-high. Sprinkle coriander mixture over pork, pressing lightly to adhere. When oil is just smoking, add pork to skillet. Cook, turning occasionally, until pork is browned all over, about 8 minutes. Place strawberries around pork.

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RECIPE BY FOOD & WINE, INGREDIENTS BY FRESH FARMS MARKET

STEP 3 Transfer skillet to preheated oven. Roast until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion of pork registers 130°F, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 200°F. (Do not remove skillet from oven.) Continue to roast pork and strawberries until thermometer registers 140°F, about 5 minutes. Transfer pork to a cutting board, reserving strawberries and pan drippings in skillet. Cover pork loosely with aluminum foil. STEP 4 Return skillet to heat over medium-high. Add shallot to pan drippings, and cook, stirring often, until pan drippings are slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine, and cook, stirring and mashing strawberries with a spoon, until sauce has thickened enough to hold a clean line when a spoon is dragged across bottom of pan, 7 to 9 minutes. Stir in chicken stock and thyme sprigs, and bring mixture to a simmer over medium-high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thick enough to coat back of spoon, 13 to 17 minutes. Pour sauce through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a small saucepan, pressing on solids to extract liquid; discard solids. STEP 5 Place saucepan over medium-low heat. Add butter, and cook, whisking constantly, until butter is fully incorporated, about 1 minute. Remove from heat, and season strawberry sauce with salt and sugar to taste. Cut pork into slices, and serve with strawberry sauce. Suggested Wine Pairing: Berry-scented Pinot Noir. Fresh Farms Market is located at 355 Fisher Road, Grosse Pointe, 313.882.5100.

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