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24-04-2025
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Top 10 Takeover dining series heads to Lincoln Yard on May 13: How to get tickets
The second stop on the Detroit Free Press and Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers' popular Top 10 Takeover dining series is a restaurant with a sidekick coffee shop and breakfast spot in a renovated school bus garage. The Lincoln Yard event in Birmingham is scheduled for May 13. Weeks ago, the Detroit Free Press and Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers unveiled the 2025 Restaurant of the Year, Restaurant of the Year Classic and 10 Best New Restaurants and Experiences in metro Detroit. Lincoln Yard landed at No. 10 on the list. Lincoln Yard and its sidekick, Little Yard, are from Union Joints, the hospitality group behind eateries such as Vinsetta Garage, Union Assembly and Mom's Spaghetti. Lincoln Yard offers brunch, lunch, dinner and spirited beverages while Little Yard features an all-day breakfast menu, soups and coffee. The Birmingham spot in the city's Rail District follows Union Joints' mission to bring new life to old spaces. The dining series is in its 11th year, showcasing the top metro Detroit restaurants and dining experiences named by Detroit Free Press dining critic Lyndsay C. Green. What's unique about each experience is that diners get an exclusive and personal interaction at the restaurant or establishment. Typically, the experiences take place as a private event and, at times, when the restaurant is closed. Seatings for the May 13 event are at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and diners will enjoy a four-course, chef-curated meal at Lincoln Yard. Tickets for the meal are $60 per person and include the uniquely curated menu, gratuity, and tax. Since the inception of 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. More: Lincoln Yard in Birmingham brought new life to old bus garage 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 April 24 for a link to ticket sales. Following subscriber sales, tickets for the general public go on sale at noon April 25 at where you will also find a schedule of upcoming dining events. First course Microbus salad: Baby kale, marinated tomatoes, cucumber, radish, fennel, pickled celery, crispy curry chickpeas and avocado vinaigrette Olive oil and orange cornbread: served warm with spicy honey butter Second course Edamame hummus: Served with blistered shishito peppers, scratch pita Third course Rotisserie chicken: Hot honey-glazed, roasted jalapeno sweet potato mash, crispy Brussels sprouts Third course vegetarian Rotisserie cauliflower: Hot honey-glazed, roasted jalapeno sweet potato mash, crispy Brussels sprouts Fourth course Lemon semifreddo tart: Burnt meringue, strawberry-rhubarb compote 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. You can enter the contest at Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: sselasky@ Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter. Subscribe to the Free Press. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Top 10 Takeover dining series heads to Lincoln Yard on May 13
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10-04-2025
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Top 10 Takeover kicks off its 11th year: How to get tickets for dining series at Leña
The Detroit Free Press and Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers recently unveiled the 2025 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 featuring these restaurants is kicking off. The dining series is in its 11th year showcasing the top metro Detroit restaurants and dining experiences named by Detroit Free Press dining critic Lyndsay C. Green. What's unique about each experience is diners get an exclusive and personal interaction at the restaurant or establishment. Typically, the experiences take place as a private event and, at times, when the restaurant is closed. Starting Thursday, ticket sales kick off for the first stop in this year's dining series: Lena on May 1. Seatings are at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and diners will enjoy a four course, chef curated meal at Leña, a Brush Park neighborhood spot. Leña, with its Spanish influence and wood-fired cooking, landed in the No. 2 spot on the 2025 Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 New Restaurants & Dining Experiences. 'When a restaurant draws inspiration from a particular country or region, it can be difficult not to veer into kitschy territory,' wrote Green. 'Leña, the new Brush Park neighborhood restaurant with Spanish influence, strikes a beautiful balance.' Tickets for the meal are $90 per person and include a uniquely curated menu, gratuity, and tax. Since the inception of 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. More: No. 2: Leña in Detroit offers Spanish flair without usual suspects 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 where you will also find a schedule of upcoming dining events. Wagyu beef tongue, pearl onion Cornmeal brioche, sofrito, dual anchovies Provençal white asparagus, manchego sauce, jamon serrano, hazelnuts Marinated pork coppa, wheat berries, peas, cabbage Torrijas: Spanish-style French toast dessert The vegetarian menu includes: Grilled romanesco, salsa verde, harissa Provençal white asparagus, manchego sauce, hazelnuts Grilled maitake mushrooms, hazelnut romesco, chickpea panisse Torrijas: Spanish-style French toast dessert 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 Leña. You can enter the contest at Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: sselasky@ Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter. Subscribe to the Free Press. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: How to get tickets to the Top 10 Takeover dining series at Leña
