The Root Restaurant & Bar to Offer Black Friday Breakfast, Thanksgiving Pies

The White Lake restaurant, and Detroit Free Press Restaurant of the Year, is offering several holiday specials including deals on bottles of wine and holiday pies.

Need to bring a dessert to Thanksgiving dinner but don't want to cook? The Root Restaurant & Bar in White Lake is offering 10-inch house made pies to-go throughout the holiday season. The pies, that serve 12, will be $30 and are made using Guernsey's dairy, Michigan farm fresh eggs, Michigan sugar, and local, seasonal produce, according to Executive Chef James Rigato. Interested customers can choose from a variety of pies including: All Thanksgiving pie orders must be made by noon on Monday, Nov. 19. Pies will be available for pickup anytime on Wednesday, Nov. 21, from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. The restaurant will be closed on Thanksgiving. To order a pie, call 248-698-2400 or email eat@therootrestaurant.com. However, The Root will be open on Black …

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The Root Restaurant Offers Unique, Seasonal Specials

If you're looking to try something new, you won't be disappointed at The Root Restaurant & Bar in White Lake.

One my favorite things about The Root Restaurant & Bar in White Lake are the specials offered at dinner time. They range from watermelon salad to barbecue Amish chicken wings - and I've yet to be disappointed. This week's dish was no exception - squash blossoms. I know what you're thinking, "how can squash blossoms taste good?" It was the same reaction I had when I first ordered them. I quickly found out just how good this dish can be, and have since ordered it every time it's been offered when I'm dining at the restaurant. This week's squash flowers were battered in tempura and Vivant Farm Hand Ale, stuffed with Michigan suckling pig pork shoulder (pulled pork) and served on top of creamed corn (made with Guernsey's cream) with a smoked …

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Nicole Maendel

11:50 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Beautiful . Delicious. Innovative & Local :)   more ›

The Root Restaurant & Bar Set to Open May 31

Patch gives you a sneak peek of the inside of the restaurant before its debut.

On May 31 The Root Restaurant & Bar will officially open its doors to the public, offering residents a chance to see what seasonal concoctions White Lake’s newest restaurant has to offer. The Root Restaurant & Bar seats 112 guests and specializes in seasonality, offering a variety of locally grown and produced products. James Rigato, chef for the restaurant said that not much has changed since their original conception of the restaurant and that visually it is exactly as he had anticipated. According to owner Ed Mamou they already have 100 reservations in the books, and hope that they keep on coming. Some of the restaurant’s menu items include a crab cake burger for $14, linguine & mussels for $18 and a fried bologna sandwich for $8. Two …

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