The Root Restaurant & Bar will host A Michigan Summer
Wine Dinner featuring Verterra Winery. Held on Thursday, July 25 at The Root Restaurant & Bar, the five-course dinner prepared by executive chef James Rigato will start at 6:30 p.m. The first course will be served at 7 p.m., and each course will be paired with a select wine from Verterra Winery. The cost of the dinner is $65 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Wine pairings are an additional $30 per person. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 248-698-2400.
A Michigan Summer Wine Dinner menu is as follows:
First Course
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Hamachi Crudo with green apple and jimaca, herb salad and wild rice
Pinot Blanc
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Second Course
Strawberry Panzanella with ricotta salata, brown butter crouton, roasted onion, watercress, basil and balsamic
gastrique
Rose of Pinot Noir
Third Course
Summer Lasagna with rabbit confit, local
vegetables, house-made pasta and herb crumbs
Unoaked Chardonnay
Intermezzo
Basil Granita with white balsamic and
peach sorbet
Fourth Course
Amish Chicken Ballotine with Reserve Red
beurre rouge, potato bread, Swiss chard and rosemary pork sausage stuffing, ratatouille and crispy leeks
Reserve Red
Fifth Course
Honeycomb and Goat Cheese Tart with
macadamia nut crust, Chaos White poached apricot and lemon thyme
Chaos White
