June 10, 2013 | Hour Detroit

The 25th anniversary celebration at the Rattlesnake Club continues all year. The restaurant already planned one splashy party, a June 13 gala to benefit Gleaners Food Bank. But this milestone is too big for just one event … Aaron F. Belen has purchased the former Sangria/Sky Club property in downtown Royal Oak and will open Bistro 82 and a lounge called Sabrage on the second floor. He hopes to unveil them both in August. Wine aficionados know that sabrage means the method of opening champagne bottles with a sword, but we’d like to think Sabrage won’t take that literally… To read the entire article please click the link below.