Love dining out in metro Detroit? You can win $500 to eat at 5 top restaurants
But it isn't just another year. We are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Restaurant of the Year program.
This milestone anniversary comes with a $500 dining experience contest for one lucky reader.
In 2000, Tribute, the former Farmington Hills restaurant, was named the Free Press' first Restaurant of the Year. Last year's winner was Alpino, a Corktown hot spot known for its cuisine inspired by the Alps.
Soonm, Lyndsay C. Green, the Free Press' dining critic, will unveil her selection for this year's top restaurants and dining experiences. But before that list is revealed, you can enter to win an opportunity to dine at several of this year's choices.
One randomly selected winner will receive $500 in gift cards to dine at their choice of five of the 12 chosen restaurants. Winners select which restaurants to dine at and receive a $100 gift card for each of the five restaurants chosen.
You can enter the contest now at chevydetroit.com/roy25. The deadline is April 10.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 X. Subscribe to the Free Press.
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