Popular Top 10 Takeover dining series kicks off with The Rind in Berkley
Susan Selasky
The Detroit Free Press and Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers recently unveiled the 2024 Restaurant of the Year, Restaurant of the Year Classic and 10 Best New Restaurants and Experiences in metro Detroit.
And with that, the popular Top 10 Takeover dining series is on. It's a big year for the annual dining series that began in 2014 and showcases the top metro Detroit restaurants named by Free Press dining critic Lyndsay C. Green.
This year, we are celebrating our 10th anniversary of delighting diners with food and drink experiences.
What's unique about each dining experience is diners get an exclusive and personal experience at the establishment. Typically, the experiences take place as a private event.
Tickets for the series go on sale every other Thursday, when Free Press subscribers have first access to tickets for each event. Subscribers should check their email at noon on Thursday for a link to ticket sales. Following subscriber sales, tickets for the general public go on sale at noon Friday at freep.com/top10, where you will also find a schedule of upcoming dining events.
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Ticket sales kick off for the first stop in this year's dining series: Berkley's The Rind on April 9. At The Rind, diners will enjoy a four-course meal plus dessert at this farm-to-table restaurant and wine bar.
The Rind landed at No. 3 on the Top 10 New Restaurants & Dining Experiences list. It's located on 12 Mile Road in Berkley and is attached to and from Mongers' Provisions. Green noted The Rind for its "casual approach to upscale dining and its commitment to supporting Michigan's local food economy."
Two seatings are available for The Rind: 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets for the meal are $65 per person and include a uniquely curated menu, gratuity and tax.
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Over the last 10 years with the dining series, the Free Press and Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers have maintained a charitable aspect. That effort continues this year with $3 of each ticket sale donated to Forgotten Harvest to help fight food insecurity in metro Detroit.
As in years past, the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers are once again offering a contest for a chance for one diner to win two complimentary tickets to each dinner of the series, starting with The Rind. You can enter the contest at chevydetroit.com.
The Rind Top 10 Takeover menu
First courseCharcuterie and cheese with accoutrements
Second courseMushroom toast with herbs, freekeh, sherry
Third coursePork shank with bitter greensVegetarian option: Rancho Gordo Royal corona beans with bitter greens
Fourth courseSpring greens and herbs salad with champagne vinaigrette, marcona almonds, herbs
Dessert courseTunisian olive oil cake with creme fraiche whip
Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: sselasky@freepress.com. Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter. Subscribe to the Free Press.