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After graduating from college
in December of 1973, I was
eager to start my first profes-
sional job. I wasn’t enthralled
with the fact that I had to move
to Detroit, but it was a good
opportunity and I had no other
offers at that time, worthy of
serious consideration.
Growing up in Cincinnati, I
had visited Toledo many times to
visit relatives. We also had rela-
tives in Detroit that I had never
met. When I travelled to Detroit
to find an apartment a month
before my start date, my mother
introduced me to her first cousin
in Detroit, Arlene. She and her
husband, John, welcomed me
with open arms. Their daughter
was also my age, so they just
made me one of the family and
were very helpful in helping me
find a place to live.
A few weeks after I moved in,
one of my newfound cousins had
a birthday and I was fortunate
enough to be invited to a cele-
bratory dinner. The restaurant,
which no longer exists, was Jim’s
Garage, located downtown.
Though the name was a bit
unusual, it was a terrific restau-
rant with fantastic food. We
were stuffed but couldn’t resist
ordering dessert. As my “cousin-
in-law” John savored his cheese-
cake, he said, “The only other
time I have tasted cheesecake
this good was when I was sta-
tioned in Guam in World War II.
One of my fellow soldiers,
Tommy Schwartz, a friend of
mine also from Detroit, was sta-
tioned with me. He received a
cheesecake from his mother. It
came a long way, but it tasted so
good, perhaps because of our
regular diet. I wasn’t sure how it
stayed fresh.”
After the bill was paid, we
retrieved our coats and a couple
of the people in our group
decided to use the restrooms. So
I took the opportunity to look at
some of the articles and reviews
that were posted on the wall
near the exit.
One of the
n e w s p a p e r
clippings from
what appeared
to be the front
page of a leisure section in The
Detroit Free Press, had an inter-
esting headline, “Jim’s Garage
To Feature Mrs. Schwartz’s
Famous Cheesecake.”
A LITTLE CHEESY AFTER 7,356 MILES
By: Dan Rosenberg
PAGE 86
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