Metro Detroit’s Café Cortina marks 50th anniversary with special events – Detroit Metro Times

In 1976, Rina and Adriano Tonon launched their Italian restaurant in a former apple orchard in Farmington Hills.

Fifty years later Café Cortina is still going strong, and is celebrating the occasion with a series of events throughout the year.

The restaurant announced a “Founders Dinner Series” that launches on Monday, March 16 with an event called “La Notte Di Famiglia,” featuring multi-course Founders Dinner inspired by the restaurant’s original 1976 menu and wine pairings from Vittorio Veneto, the Tonon family’s ancestral home in Italy.

The event is also set to feature “family storytelling from founder Rina Tonon and special guests,” including the premiere of a documentary, The Garden That Fed Detroit.

The series continues on Monday, June 29 and Monday, Nov. 2. 

Additionally, Café Cortina will have a presence at the Summer Garden Festival in Traverse City on Sept. 17 -19.

Other events include a collaborative dinner with guest chefs, a black-tie gala, and more.

Café Cortina is located at 30715 W. 10 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills. More information is available from cafecortina.com.

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