
After an exciting unveiling of the 2023 Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Restaurant of the Year and the revamped list of 10 Best New Restaurants and More , diners are now invited to experience food and drinks curated by the winners firsthand. Beginning this Thursday, March 23, we kick off ticket sales for the Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 Takeover dinner and cocktail series. For nearly a decade, the Free Press and Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers have maintained a charitable effort through the dinner series. Since 2014, the series has donated a portion of proceeds to Forgotten Harvest , raising more than $15,000 for the nonprofit, which aims to fight food insecurity in metro Detroit. The 2023 Top 10 Takeover series will continue the tradition, donating $3 of each ticket sold to the organization. This year’s list included the addition of a Best New Pop-Up, an Emerging Chef and three new cocktails bars, each representing the breadth of excellence within metro Detroit’s dining and beverage scene. As such, the Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 Takeover series will follow suit with cocktail-forward experiences at some events and imaginative new settings for others. Related: Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Best New Restaurants list gets a makeover Every other Thursday, Free Press subscribers will have first access to tickets for each event, with tickets for general admission hitting freep.com/top10 every other Friday. The Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers are also offering a contest for a chance for one diner to win two complimentary tickets each dinner of the series, beginning March 20. The first dinner will be held April 11 at Employee Meal , which came in at No. 3 on this year’s list of 10 Best New Restaurants and More. Aptly named, the Mexican restaurant brings regional Mexican fare to Birmingham with a special twist: the essence of the place is inspired by each employee and dishes that best represent their culture. To enter for a chance to win complimentary tickets to Employee Meal, visit chevydetroit.com/giveaways/top10, beginning March 20 through April 5. Related: No. 3: Employee Meal brings regional Mexican dishes to Birmingham View the 2023 Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 Takeover dinner series at a glance. 2023 Detroit Free Press/Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Top 10 Takeover dinner series NO. 3 EMPLOYEE MEAL Subscriber On Sale Date: March 23 On Sale Date: March 24 Takeover Date: April 11 NO. 10 WILLOW Subscriber On Sale Date: April 6 On Sale Date: April 7 Takeover Date: April 24 RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR CLASSIC TALLULAH WINE BAR & BISTRO Subscriber On Sale Date: April 20 On Sale Date: April 21 Takeover Date: May 9 NO. 8 THE UPRIGHT Subscriber On Sale Date: May 4 On Sale Date: May 5 Takeover Date: May 22 NO. 4 BASAN Subscriber On Sale Date: May 18 On Sale Date: May 19 Takeover Date: June 6 NO. 5 PETTY CASH Subscriber On Sale Date: June 1 On Sale Date: June 2 Takeover Date: June 20 NO. 9 DRAGONFLY Subscriber On Sale Date: June 15 On Sale Date: June 16 Takeover Date: July 6 NO. 2 KUNGFU DUMPLINGS Subscriber On Sale Date: June 29 On Sale Date: June 30 Takeover Date: July 17 EMERGING CHEF JOSMINE EVANS Subscriber On Sale Date: July 13 On Sale Date: July 14 Takeover Date: Aug. 1 RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR LADDER 4 Subscriber On Sale Date: July 27 On Sale Date: July 28 Takeover Date: Aug. 15 BEST NEW POP-UP PARK RANGER Subscriber On Sale Date: Aug. 10 On Sale Date: Aug. 11 Takeover Date: Aug. 29 NO. 1 BAR PIGALLE Subscriber On Sale Date: Aug. 24 On Sale Date: Aug. 25 Takeover Date: Sept. 12 Visit freep.com/top10 for updates on menu items and more details on each event.