Birmingham Restaurant Week Raises $4,000 for Forgotten Harvest

Servers from Elie's Mediterranean Grill raised the most money for the charity during Birmingham Restaurant Week 2013.

The 8th annual Birmingham Restaurant Week was a success, organizers say, raising nearly $4,000 for Forgotten Harvest. During Restaurant Week 2013, held in late January and early February, chefs from 20 Birmingham restaurants created special, three-course menus for lunch and dinner costing $15 and $30, respectively. In addition, several participating restaurants sold raffle tickets to benefit Forgotten Harvest, Birmingham Restaurant Week's official charity partner for two years in a row. By the end of the two-week-long event, three lucky raffle winners won an "Enjoy Birmingham Package" valued at $500 in gift certificates from businesses such as Adventures in Toys to Qdoba to La Belle Provence. "Birmingham's Restaurant Week event was a great…

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Birmingham Restaurant Week 2013 Wraps Up Friday

There's still five more days to enjoy the 8th annual Birmingham Restaurant Week.

Cloverleaf Fine Wine Cooks Up Valentine's Pairing Dinner and More Local Restaurant News

Sip and savor your way around Oakland County's eateries with Patch.

If you're hungry for the latest restaurant news from around Oakland County, we've got you covered! Read on to find out what's new, what's closed and more. Cloverleaf Fine Wine, Satay House Royal Oak’s Cloverleaf Fine Wine will host a limited-seating wine dinner to celebrate Valentine’s Day at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Satay House in Madison Heights. The 5-course Malaysian meal with wine pairings will cost $60 per person. A portion of each ticket will benefit the South Oakland YMCA. Satay House is located at 31101 Dequindre Road. Call 248-399-7166 to make a reservation. Townsend Hotel Bakery The bake shop will be closed through Feb. 9 while the space is renovated and its menu upgraded. When the bakery reopens, it will be in partnership …

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Dine, Give to Forgotten Harvest and Win During Birmingham Restaurant Week

For the second year in a row, Forgotten Harvest is the charity partner for the 2013 Birmingham Restaurant Week.

During the 8th annual Birmingham Restaurant Week, diners will be able to sip and savor their way around Birmingham's restaurant scene. Except this year, food fans will also have the chance to give back to an organization that looks to feed the hungry throughout Metro Detroit. For the second year in a row, Forgotten Harvest is the official charity partner for Birmingham Restaurant Week, a two-week celebration of the city's food scene scheduled for Jan. 28-Feb. 1 and Feb. 4-8. During Restaurant Week, chefs from 20 Birmingham's restaurants will create special, three-course menus for lunch and dinner. Most menus include appetizers and desserts, with dishes like a bacon-wrapped twin filet and a BBQ shrimp chopped salad taking a sharring role. …

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Still Not Full Yet? Fill Your Plate With Restaurant Week Coverage

It's one of Birmingham's biggest draws during the early winter months. Here's what Metro Detroit media has to say about Birmingham Restaurant Week 2012.

Birmingham Restaurant Week 2012 wrapped up its first week Friday, giving area chefs time to rest up and prepare for next week's final hurrah. The two-week event features 20 Birmingham restaurants, with chefs offering special $30 dinner and $15 lunch menus to entice diners during the lull between New Year's and Valentine's Day. Here at Birmingham Patch, we've brought you our own three courses worth of coverage: the preview, Birmingham Restaurant Week's 20 Choices Include 3 Newcomers; the complete list of participating restaurants as well as their Restaurant Week menus, Need To Know: Your Guide to Birmingham Restaurant Week 2012; and our own sneak peak into what Cafe Via was offering, Best Thing We Ate: Restaurant Week at Cafe Via.  Metro …

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Best Thing We Ate: Restaurant Week at Cafe Via

We checked out Cafe Via's $30 menu during Birmingham Restaurant Week.

Monday was my first time at Cafe Via but I thought: what better time to check out this Birmingham favorite than during Birmingham Restaurant Week, when 20 select restaurants around town are offering $30 dinner and $15 lunch menus. At Cafe Via, there's something for every taste on their Restaurant Week dinner menu, including a choice of: I tried the crab cake, chicken and chocolate cake — all delicious — though my dining partner assured me the tomato bisque, pasta and apple crisp was equally great. All this, and it only cost $30 a person. Talk about a deal. If you want to check out this menu at Cafe Via, make sure to get there this week. Cafe Via unveils another dinner menu for the second week of Restaurant Week beginning Monday. For more …

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Need To Know: Your Guide to Birmingham Restaurant Week 2012

We've got a list of participating restaurants and their menus so you can plan your Restaurant Week early.

The seventh annual Birmingham Restaurant Week kicks off tomorrow, bringing high-class dining to residents who travel the streets of Birmingham daily, as well as a visitors who want to experience Birmingham's locally-renowned chefs, quality food and four-star restaurants. There are 20 restaurants participating in this year's event sponsored by the Principal Shopping District. This year's three newcomers (Barrio, Luxe and Townhouse) will join 17 other eateries offering $15 lunch menus and $30 dinners. Each meal includes an appetizer and dessert. Birmingham Restaurant Week 2012 runs Monday through Feb. 3, then Feb. 6-10. New this year is Forgotten Harvest, the event's official charity partner. As part of the campaign "5 Feeds 25," …

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