August 13, 2009 Cruisin’ for charity Dream Cruise &mdash Westborn Market’s 2009 Champagne Cruise promises an elegant yet casual evening of chilled champagne, live
music, dancing, a taste fest of delicious food from the best area restaurants and plenty of classic car watching. The event, which raises funds for Forgotten Harvest, runs 6-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, at the Westborn Market on Woodward, located between 11 Mile and Catalpa in Berkley. The event includes music by the Sun Messengers and a taste fest from Brio Tuscan Grille, The Great Lakes Coffee Roasting Company, The Henry Ford, Maggiano’s Little Italy, Mitchell’s Fish Market, Party Cakes, PF Chang’s, The Ritz Carlton and Westborn Market. Forgotten Harvest rescues more than 12 million pounds of food annually by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from a variety of sources, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, restaurants, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors, and other Health Department-approved sources. This donated food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered free of charge to 150-plus emergency food providers in the metro Detroit area. Sweet option Northville &mdash Sweet 220 Pastries and Specialty Cakes, located at 133 W. Main, Ste. 220 (Inside Northville Square) plans to open for business this month. It will offer a variety of french pastries, cookies, macaroons, biscottis, cupcakes, whole cakes and brownies and bars. Made-to-order crepes and fresh pizza rolls and calzones will be available daily as well. The bakery caters as well. (248) 305-7900
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