Ticket Information for What's Cooking Detroit

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What's Cooking Detroit offers Ticket Options sure to suit everyone's needs.

General Admission

Shop and sample your way through hundreds of exhibitors, then take a break in one of our various pavilions and learn some great cooking tips from local and national chefs


Option 1: General Admission Ticket

Access to the Celebrity Cooking Stage featuring The Cake Boss IS NOT included with a option 1
general admission ticket


Your General Admission Ticket Includes:
• 2012 official What’s Cooking Detroit program (distributed on site while supplies last)
• Access to: Taste of the Neighborhood Stage

Marketplace Stage
Healthy Living Stage
Outdoor Living Pavilion
Wine & Libations Stage
View Hundreds of Exhibits

Option 1 General Admission Ticket Price

• General admission adult ticket: $12.00 in advance/$16.00 day of show
• Kids(12 and under): FREE accompanied by an adult

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Option 2: Reserved Seating

Reserved seating to the Celebrity Cooking Stage featuring Buddy Valastro “The Cake Boss”. Act now for best seats!

Buddy’s live show is packed with cakes, stories, and fun. In this rare live, interactive event, TLC’s Cake Boss will share the stories behind his hit series and his colorful Italian family, answer audience questions, and give a live demonstration of the techniques that have made him one of the most successful and renowned cake artists in the nation.
Buddy will even invite a few audience members on stage to join in. Don’t miss this chance to see The Cake Boss live and in-person. This is an all-ages show.
2 shows 2:00pm and 5:00pm (Option 2 Reserved Seats tickets are good for admittance to one Buddy Valastro show only)


Your Reserved Seating Ticket includes:
• Access to: Taste of the Neighborhood Stage

Marketplace Stage
Healthy Living Stage
Outdoor Living Pavilion
Celebrity Cooking Stage
Wine & Libations Stage
View Hundreds of Exhibits

Option 2 Reserved Seating Ticket Price

• Upgraded General admission adult ticket: $18.00 in advance / $22.00 day of show
• Buy tickets today and save $4.00 per ticket for a limited time

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Option 3: Buddy Valastro "The Cake Boss" Exclusive VIP Ticket

This ticket is for culinary fan who wants to get up close and personal with their favorite celebrity chef. These tickets are popular and sell out quickly!

Each Exclusive VIP Meet & Greet Package Includes:
• Guaranteed seat in first 5 rows for selected chef performance (2pm or 5pm)
• Exclusive VIP meet & greet in the Celebrity Lounge post performance with Buddy
• Access to: Taste of the Neighborhood Stage

Marketplace Stage
Healthy Living Stage
Outdoor Living Pavilion
Celebrity Cooking Stage
Wine & Libations Stage
View Hundreds of Exhibits

VIP Ticket Price: $50 in advance/$60 Day of Show (if available)
Act now for best seats and $AVE!


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Wine & Spirits Pavilion Passports

What’s Cooking Detroit presents a vast array of wines, spirits and specialty beers for sampling in the Wine & Spirits Pavilion. Tasting passports start at $10.00 each, available through the Palace box office.


Sampling Passport is only $10.00 & Includes:

• Complete access into the Wine & Spirits Pavilion and the Wine & Libations Stage
• 8 wine sample tickets, additional sampling tickets are available for purchase at the registration area
• One What’s Cooking Detroit souvenir wine glass


Identification Process:

All guests who wish to participate in the sampling of alcohol must adhere to the following: • Provide valid identification
• A colored wristband will be provided – WRISTBAND MUST BE WORN AND CLEARLY VISIBLE FOR SERVICE AND ACCESS INTO THE WINE & SPIRITS PAVILION AREA
• Exchange tasting tickets for samples at booths located in The Grand Tasting Pavilion