Top 10 Takeover dining series: Tickets for Tallulah Wine Bar and Bistro go on sale Friday
The Top 10 Takeover dining series heads to Tallulah Wine Bar and Bistro in downtown Birmingham on May 9.
The neighborhood spot is the 2023 Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Restaurant of the Year Classic, with input from Free Press readers who noted its longtime standing as a neighborhood gathering place and its sustained commitment to culinary excellence.
It's a wine bar and eatery with an ambiance that imbues intimate and high-end dining signaling a special occasion. But it’s also thought of as a neighborhood spot for any occasion.
Tallulah has been around for more than a decade. If you’ve never stopped in for happy hour or dinner, the Top 10 Takeover is the opportunity, with a specially curated meal.
Guests will experience a five-course menu with vegetarian options, reminiscent of a dinner party at a friend’s house, according to Tallulah owners. The featured menu is highlighted by locally sourced seasonal produce, paired with menu items that reflect Tallulah’s relationship with local farmers and herders. On the menu is a variety of offerings from Tallulah’s popular Cacio e Pepe to lamb chops.
Guests can reserve 5 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. seatings.
Tickets for the May 9 Tallulah dinner go on sale for Free Press subscribers at noon Thursday. Subscribers should check their email for a link to ticket sales. General ticket sales for the public follow at noon Friday.
Tickets are $89 per person including tax and gratuity and a $3 donation to Forgotten Harvest, which helps fight food insecurity in metro Detroit. A $50 optional wine pairing presented by Tallulah’s sommelier is also offered.
For each event, the Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers are offering a chance to win two tickets. Enter the contest at chevydetroit.com/top10.
The annual Top 10 Takeover dining series highlights the Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Restaurant of the Year and the 10 Best New Restaurants that were revealed in February. Each event offers the opportunity to experience the restaurant and a chef-curated, multicourse meal at the restaurant.
At Top 10 Takeover events, guests will hear from Lyndsay C. Green, the Free Press' dining and restaurant critic, along with fellow Free Press colleagues.
More information and tickets at freep.com/top10. Tallulah is at 155 S. Bates St. in Birmingham.
Here’s the menu for Tallulah Wine Bar and Bistro Top 10 Takeover
First course
Salmon Carpacio
Cantaloupe melon, horseradish, lime zest
Vegetarian option
Strawberry gazpacho: Strawberry, Campari tomatoes, lemongrass, basil, bell pepper, jalapeños
Second course
Cacio e Pepe: Homemade linguine, butter, black pepper, Parmigiano Reggiano, pecorino Romano
Third course
Sea Scallops: Creamy grits, black plums, citrus beurre blanc, crispy prosciutto
Vegetarian option
Beet & Ricotta Salad: Baby arugula, beets, champagne vinaigrette, ricotta, pistachio crumble, orange zest
Fourth Course
Double Bone Lamb Chops with potato and celery root purée, berry and lamb juice sauce, crispy beets
Vegetarian option
Potato Pave
Potato and celery root pave, bell pepper coulis, crispy beets
Dessert
Poached pineapple with house made vanilla ice cream and pistachio crumble
Contact Detroit Free Press food writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news to: sselasky@freepress.com. Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter.
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