PRIVATE CULINARY EXPERIENCESAT THE MARKET

435 IONIA AVE SWGRAND RAPIDS, MI49503

616.805.5308 ext 202EVENTS@DOWNTOWNMARKETGR.COMWWW.DOWNTOWNMARKETGR.COM

• Cocktail Parties• Team Building• Networking Events• Client Appreciation

• Manager Retreats• Holiday Parties• Fundraisers• Employee Appreciation

Get started brainstorming your fabulous event at the Downtown Market with these exciting formats! Each of these options are fully customizable and can be adapted to any of the themes in this lookbook, or work with our chefs to create your own menu or theme!

PRIVATE EVENT SETTINGS:

PERFECT FOR...• Birthday Parties• Girls’/Guys’ Night Out• Bachelorette Parties• Dinner Parties

• Rehearsal Dinners• Bridal Showers• Baby Showers• Office Outings

Additional hours in your room are available at $100/hrBeverage Packages sold separately, and available upon request

CULINARY WORKSHOP - 2 hoursmin 14, max 24, inquire for pricingAlways wanted to learn a specific cuisine? Set up a cooking class with one of our Chef Instructors and enjoy a light meal and a top-notch educational experience for you and your guests. Includes lecture, instruction, and hands-on interactive learning—sure to impress!

INTERACTIVE CLASS - 2 ½ hoursmin 14, max 24, inquire for pricingHave a group that likes to roll up their sleeves and get to work? Bring them down to the Market and get a hands-on experience! Nibble on hors d’oeuvres while our skilled Chef guides your group through a fabulous three-course meal! Both educational and entertaining, this will be an event your guests will definitely remember.

COCKTAIL CLASS - 1 ¼ hourmin 14, max 28, inquire for pricingTired of the bar scene? Learn how to become your OWN bartender! Enjoy a lecture and instruction by one of our expert Beverage Instructors. Learn how to make three classic cocktails, demonstrated right before your eyes. Then get hands-on—each guest makes two cocktails of their very own. Snack on light appetizers while you sip. Cocktail classes are not themed.

10 MOUTH-WATERING THEMESCafé Paris

Old-World Sicily

The Perfect Slurp

A Spanish Siesta

Trattoria Toscana

Bienvenue and bon appétit! Enjoy a private class or a beautiful meal à la française!

Buon giorno, and welcome to our traditional cucina Siciliana!Enjoy a class or chef dinner that would make any Sicilian grandmother proud.

Ramen isn’t just college-dorm-food anymore! Master a traditional bowl of Ramen soup, from noodles to broth to toppings!

Enjoy exquisite bites all afternoon.Get schooled on classic Tapas, or just relax and enjoy!

Ciao amici, and welcome to the Market’s own “Little Italy”! Join one of our specialists for an unforgettable Tuscan meal or private class!

THE MENU:

ASK ABOUT OUR FRENCH WINE PAIRINGS

• Salade en Vinaigrette• Poulet à la Grandmere–garlic-roasted chicken breasts in a classical

French preparation• Crêpes Suzette, with a flaming orange-cognac butter sauce

• Pesce alla Trapanese–sauteed fresh fish with a caper and roasted pepper salsa• Cassata alla Siciliana–Sicilan chocolate-chip-cheesecake w/ ricotta & lemon sponge• Arugula and Blood orange salad with pistachios

THE MENU:

ASK ABOUT OUR AVAILABLE SOUTHERN ITALIAN WINES!

ASK ABOUT INCLUDING A SAKE LESSON!

THE MENU:

ASK ABOUT ADDING OUR HOUSE-MADE SANGRIA!

THE MENU:• Roasted dates stuffed with manchego• Crispy potatoes with pimenton• Chicken & spanish sausage skewers

with romesco sauce

• Marinated olives• Pickled seasonal vegetables• Spanish almond cake

THE MENU:

ASK ABOUT OUR TRADITIONAL TUSCAN WINES!

• Panzanella–Tuscan salad of fresh tomatoes, capers, and toasted bread• Costolette di Maiale–pan-roasted pork chops with rosemary and apples• Torta della Nonna–pine nut and rosewater cake with whipped cream

• Edamame with mixed spiced salts• Dashi/Tare/Japanese Omelet/Meatball/Chicken/Japanese pickles• Shave Ice bar

Excited about hosting an event but don’t see a theme that fits? More options available upon request.

• Homemade naan• Palak Paneer - homemade fresh cheese in a spiced spinach curry• Coconut custard

Flavors of BombayYour guests will say “dhan’yavada” (thank you) for this dinner! Compose an exceptional dinner with a myriad of spices from distant lands!

THE MENU:

ASK ABOUT PAIRING THIS WITH A TRADITIONAL INDIAN BEER!

The Mozzarella Bar

The French Kitchen

La Cocina Mexicana

Host a party at the market’s hottest new Italian bar—yours! Make handmade fresh mozzarella, and then enjoy cocktail hour!

French cooking can’t be that hard, right?Let our chefs help you make a fabulous meal with traditional technique!

It’s time to show your guests there’s more than “chips and salsa!” Enjoy a class or chef dinner of traditional Mexican cooking—provecho!

THE MENU:

THE MENU:

THE MENU:

• Handmade fresh mozzarella• Fresh tomatoes and basil• Prosciutto e melone

• Marinated olives• Homemade focaccia• Italian dark chocolate-almond torte

• Petit salad vert• Salmon en croute with homemade puff pastry• Chocolate soufflé

• Homemade salsas• Oaxacan mole• Brown sugar pound cake with mexican chocolate sauce and crema

ASK ABOUT OUR ITALIAN COCKTAILS, ITALIAN WINE OR LEMONCELLO-MAKING WORKSHOP!

ASK ABOUT OUR FRENCH WINE SELECTION!

ASK ABOUT ADDING A TEQUILA TASTING OR MARGARITA MENU!

A Black Tie AffairStep up your next event with a vintage Black Tie party!Join our chefs as they recreate a menu of the most fashionable foods of the era.

THE MENU:• Oysters Rockefeller, prepared

tableside• Steak Diane, en flambé

• Potato gratin• Caesar salad, prepared tableside• Cherries Jubilee en flambé

ASK ABOUT OUR CLASSIC COCKTAILS (THAT WOULD MAKE DON DRAPER SWOON) AND OUR PROFESSIONAL WINE SERVICE!

THEMES CONTINUED

CALL 616-805-5308 ext 202 OR EMAIL EVENTS@DOWNTOWNMARKETGR.COM TO SCHEDULE YOUR PRIVATE CULINARY EXPERIENCE, OR REQUEST PRICING.