CHAMBER EXCITEDLY PREPARES FOR 18TH ANNUAL VINE AND DINE

Birmingham, Mich. – The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber with host its 18th annual Vine & Dine presented by Chief Financial Credit Union. The event benefits Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan. It will be held Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 6-9 p.m. at the Double Tree by Hilton at 39475 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills.

Vine & Dine offers guests an impressive selection of domestic and imported wines, a strolling tasting featuring the finest restaurants, and live entertainment. This year’s event will feature more than a dozen food and wine vendors, live music, a silent auction and a wine pull. Guests will be able to purchase tickets for the wine pull for $20 each or six for $100.

“We are excited to have Vine & Dine return in all its glory to help feed the needy in our communities,” said Chamber President Joe Bauman. “And it also allows us to showcase our amazing restaurants and wine purveyors that make our six communities so special.”

Participating restaurants and wine merchants include Birmingham Pub, Roberts Restaurant Group, Hazel's, Hills Fine Wine and Spirits, The Morrie Birmingham, Fogo de Chao, The French Lady, Eddie Merlot's, Elie Wine Company, Escape, ML Spirits, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Woodberry Wine with more to come!

Event tickets are $100 per person in advance and $125 at the door. Reservations can be made at www.bbcc.com/vine-dine/ or by calling 248-430-7688. There is special pricing available for bulk tickets of 12 or more.

Guests will enjoy the opportunity to sip, savor and explore at the Kingsley Inn/Double Tree by Hilton with special room rates available for Vine & Dine guests. Contact Double Tree at 248-644-1400 ext 0 for details.

Gleaners Community Food Bank’s mission has been to turn surplus food, which otherwise would go to waste, into millions of delicious meals for hungry people in southeastern Michigan. For more than 40 years, Gleaners Community Food Bank has grown from distributing just over 500,000 pounds to nearly 41 million pounds annually; rounding to 95,000 meals distributed a day.

The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber is a membership organization dedicated to promoting the economic development, strengthen the business climate and improve the quality of life in the six communities it serves, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township and Franklin.