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EAT Detroit showcases our city’s diverse culinary scene with a one-night only foodie experience to benefit our city's neediest. Enjoy tasting dishes and craft drinks at Detroit's top restaurants, and help the initiatives of SAY Detroit that provide pathways to success for Detroiters in need.While wearing your official event wristband, you’ll get access to participating restaurants, each serving a tasting menu, and no bill ever arrives. Attendees are also welcome to dine from Waka by Baobab Fare food truck and enjoy a free water ice dessert — at any time during the event! — at the Detroit Water Ice Factory.
Walk between restaurants, or hop on shuttle buses for longer distances between Downtown, Midtown, and Corktown. Greeting you at each restaurant — and on the shuttles and route stops — will be our EAT Detroit volunteers, who’ll be eager to answer your questions. You’ll recognize them because they’ll all be wearing our official 2024 EAT Detroit apron.
EAT Detroit is modeled (with permission!) after World Central Kitchen’s Dine-N-Dash from chef José Andrés.
So how does this work?
In a nutshell: Wear your wristband, visit a restaurant, eat and drink and repeat at the next stop of your choosing until you’re full or general admission dining ends at 9:30 p.m. Most attendees are able to visit 7 - 10 restaurants comfortably, and plan out their night in advance.
You'll grab your wristband at your starting restaurant — which you choose at ticket purchase — and pick up a guide map when doors open at 5:30 p.m.. Then let the dining begin!
VIP attendees enjoy additional benefits, including:
In an exclusive dining experience presented by San Morello, VIP patrons will join SAY Detroit founder Mitch Albom and other special guests at a pre-event reception at 5 p.m. in Shinola Hotel's Birdy Room. The bright and airy Birdy Room conservatory features vaulted glass ceilings and lush greenery, offering a refreshing respite from the energy of downtown Detroit. Fully glass enclosed with a private bar, the Birdy Room also has a small outdoor garden attached with views of the city’s iconic Opera House, sports stadiums and People Mover.
Your VIP experience ends with dessert: Starting at 9 p.m., enjoy a final course of a flaming dessert in the iconic Ghostbar at The Whitney. Relax in the hauntingly beautiful and classy space featuring an ornate wood bar and antique decor.
Check in and get your wristband at the VIP reception.
Further details can be found at www.eatdetroit.info
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EAT Detroit Shinola Hotel Event Entrance, 1435 Farmer Street, Detroit, MI 48226, United States
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