The Culinary Collective, a chef series presented by Motor City Seafood, is a unique dining experience by the team at Oak & Reel where we host and collaborate with celebrated chefs from around the country. For each series, we partner with local culinary schools to bring in aspiring chefs and provide them with the opportunity to learn skills and invaluable insight from the industry’s best. 

Each dinner experience will vary from one another, from the chef to the cuisine, all benefiting local non-profits that work tirelessly to help our community. It’s a dinner of a lifetime for many foodies, who will be able to experience a world-class meal without leaving Detroit.

THE DINING EXPERIENCE

The Culinary Collective dining experience is a 6-7 course tasting menu, accompanied by wine or non-alcoholic beverage pairing. Each of the 3 menus will showcase dishes from the visiting chef’s restaurants, transporting our guests into their culinary world.


2025 GUEST CHEFS
COMING SOON


PREVIOUS GUEST CHEFS

CHEF MICHAEL WHITE

CHEFS MICHAEL GALINA & AARON MAARTINEZ

CHEF ERIK RAMIREZ

CHEF ERIK ANDERSON

CHEF HEMENT MATHUR

CHEF ANITA LO

COMMUNITY IMPACT

At Oak & Reel, we believe in giving back to the community that supports us. That’s why a percentage of every ticket sold for the Culinary Collective will go towards our newly founded Scholarship Fund with Downtown Boxing Gym. The scholarship will help nurture the next generation of culinary artists and hospitality professionals from within our community.


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