Elegant Italian eatery with on-site garden, progressive menu, and events

"Farmington Hills fine-dining Italian restaurant Cafe Cortina’s elegant dining room and lush garden patio are popular destinations for weddings and other special events. The spacious venue can accommodate up to 150 guests for ceremonies. Find out about the destination’s customizable wedding packages available by visiting Cafe Cortina’s website."

"This longtime metro Detroit establishment has remained a destination for special occasion dining since 1976, with its elegant dining room, well-groomed patio, and progressive Italian menu that showcases options like cacio e pepe and filet mignon with wild mushrooms. Take in the exceptional space and take comfort in knowing that many of the vegetables on the menu were grown on-site on the restaurant’s garden. Ready for the next step in your romance? Cafe Cortina hosts weddings. Fans can also recreate the dining experience at home through the restaurant’s online marketplace." - Serena Maria Daniels

"In 2019 Rubinstein established a residency at the Stowell-owned Cortina Cafe, which served as an early home for his pop-up bagel operation before he launched a brick-and-mortar." - Harry Cheadle

"This longtime metro Detroit establishment remains a destination for special occasion dining with its elegant dining room, well-groomed patio, and progressive Italian menu that showcases options like cacio e pepe and filet mignon with wild mushrooms." - Serena Maria Daniels

"He says he cut his teeth in the kitchen at Cafe Cortina in Farmington Hills early in his career, a formative step before attending culinary school and moving into higher-end Italian cooking." - Serena Maria Daniels