Monday, August 31, 2009

Contest Rules.....

Wanted to take a minute to welcome any new followers to the blog page, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy our stories and updates. I want to clarify the contest rules for anyone participating on behalf of a Farina's employee.. You must become a follower of THIS BLOG, you can do so by scrolling down the page and clicking on the FOLLOW button located above the pictures of people who are already followers of this blog. While I appreciate all the people that have become fans on Facebook, the contest is only for the actual blog and the employees do not get any credit if you only sign up to be a Facebook fan. I specifically wanted followers to the blog because not all of my employees have a Facebook account so it wouldn't be fair to them to make the contest only about our Facebook page. Anybody needing instructions or additional information can call me at the hall 248-546-7800 or send me an e-mail brooke_farinas@yahoo.com
Thanks for participating and good luck to our employees, may the best man or women win!!!!!!!

Brooke

Friday, August 28, 2009

Sometimes all you need is a little TLC




Who doesn't need a little TLC in there life every now and again, The Lunch Cafe that is. Cindy and Mark Coon along with daughter Angela are the proud owners and operators of Berkley's The Lunch Cafe located on 12 Mile. TLC has been open for just over 2 years now and the Coon's are doing a great job of making their place THE PLACE to have lunch or dinner. Cindy serves everything from homemade soup and sandwich combos to salads and panini's, not only is the food fresh and fast but it's served with a smile. TLC was voted "Fastest and Friendliest service" by Local 4 News, and were featured in Autoweek Magazine under "Pubs and Grubs" alongside the Dreamcruise article. Karen and I also love TLC because their family owned and operated just like Farina's so they can understand and appreciate the trials and tribulations of working with family. Check them out at http://www.dmrguide.com/ or stop in to the cafe to grab some lunch and sign up for their weekly newsletter.


Hats of to Cindy, Mark and Angela for always keeping or tummies full




Off to lunch I go....


Brooke

Monday, August 24, 2009

Reunions!!!!

This must be the season for reunions because it seems to me that we have had an abundance of reunions in the last couple of weeks, we did a 20 year for Oak Park High, a 20 year for Berkley High and a 35 year reunion for Kimball High. It's always a lot of fun to watch people that haven't seen each other in quite some time interact, reunions of any sort are a lot of fun but these were especially cool. For me seeing the Berkley one was really neat because I too am a Berkley alumni and I loved seeing the pictures of the school from way back when... It was funny to listen to them tell stories about teachers that I had when I was at Berkley as well. We are so glad that they chose Farina's to be the place to hold such a memorable event, we hope everyone who came had a good time, ate some good food and got home safe.
GO BEARS!!!!

Brooke

Friday, August 21, 2009

Rhapsody Rocked


Thanks to all of the ladies of the BJWC, you women really know how to have a good time.

The Aaron Vaughn Band was awesome and the weather cooperated to make it a spectacular evening. Barb Doppel did a great job as usual with her tattoo stand, Thanks to the ladies of TLC for the food and for your bathrooms. Lynn and Charlene have worked so hard on this event and it really shows, you ladies are great keep up the good work.

Thanks to Miss Lyndsey and Dr. Koerber for helping Karen and myself run the Lemonade stand. For extra pics and videos on this event check us out on Facebook.

Hope to see you there next month

Brooke

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Come One Come All, Rain or Shine







It's that time again so dust off your lawn chairs and pull out your adult lemonade (hehe) it's time to enjoy another Robina Rhapsody sponsored by the fabulous women of the Berkley Junior Women's Club. Tonight at Robina Rhapsody we will be hosting the well known and loved Aaron Vaughn Band!!!!! We had a blast last month at the Rhapsody and encourage everyone to come out and check out the event this month. I have included a few pictures for your viewing pleasure, hope to see ya there...



Brooke

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Freedom from trash











At long last my prayers have been answered, an archangel has come down from above and given us the trashcan we have so badly needed. For years we have fought a losing battle with the trash that magically finds it's way onto our establishment, it falls in our fountains, gets caught in our flowers and blows around the outside of our building. Berkley is and has always been a walking community and unfortunately with a lot of foot traffic inevitably garbage will soon follow. I left work on Friday evening and their was not a trash can in site, but upon entering the building on Saturday morning I noticed the can sitting along Coolidge right in front of Farina's shining in all it's glory, thank you, thank you, thank you I no longer have to spend long afternoons of picking up trash that has accumulated along the front and for that I will be eternally grateful. Alan K. wherever you are I know it was because of you that this miracle has come to pass, without your tenacity this may never have happened. Farina's will always be grateful for what you did for our lot.




Brooke

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Hot dogs and Projectors.

If you happened to be walking down 12 mile on August 14th and you happened to be watching the Berkley Cruisefest Parade maybe you happened to have noticed the huge block party being held on the corner of 12 mile and Bacon, The Church of the King which is located right on that corner holds a block party every year for cruisefest and hands out free hotdogs, chips and beverages. This year Farina's was proud to be able to donate hotdogs and buns to that particular event. I would love to say that is was a purely unselfish donation but that of course would not be true instead we struck a deal with Church of the King and traded hotdogs for the use of their projector. Church of the King had a vision of a block party that people could come to and receive their snacks and beverages at no cost and Farina's has a vision to host a movie night where people can come and enjoy a new flick at no cost. By working together and using that time old tradition we all call trade, we have managed to make perfect harmony. They got their block party and we will have our movie night. Thanks to you Church of the King and we hope you enjoyed your hotdogs!!!!!!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Website up and running

At long last we have finally completed our website and wanted to make sure that everyone got a chance to check it out. http://www.farinasbanquet.com/ please give it a look and let us know what you think. The website has a direct e-mail to me or you can give feedback on Facebook on the Farina's page.
Thanks for all the support
Brooke

Farina's Tiger Night

Come one come all, the 2nd annual Farinas's Banquet Center Tiger night is upon us. Friday September 11th at 7:00 pm the tigers are playing Toronto and we are hosting an outing. The event is 17$ per ticket and includes the ticket to the game and the bus ride down town. The event will be B.Y.O.B and we will be meeting in the Farina's Parking lot between 4:30 and 5:00 to tailgate. Please gimme a call if you are interested and I will reserve the tickets, we have 40 and they usually go pretty fast. Money is due before you board the bus.
Hope to see you there
Brooke