Restaurateur Jim Lark, co-owner of The Lark, dies at 90
Crain s Detroit Business
Jim Lark, pictured in 2011, and his wife Mary opened The Lark restaurant in West Bloomfield in 1981.
Jim Lark, co-founder and co-owner of legendary West Bloomfield fine dining destination The Lark, died Thursday. He was 90.
News of his death was provided in a news release from his daughter Adrian Lark, formerly the general manager of the restaurant.
Jim and his wife Mary Lark opened The Lark in 1981 as a high-end European country inn with global influences inspired by the couple s travels. The renowned restaurant was named a best restaurant by Conde Nast Traveler magazine and was a perennial Gourmet Magazine Top Table Winner.