New Years Eve @ Riverside Reserved

One Night Only: New Year's Eve with the Chef Duo Behind Umbo

Chef Cameron Rolka and Chef Sarah Welch are hosting a New Year's Eve dinner at Riverside @ Commongrounds—a rare opportunity to experience the vision that's about to further elevate Traverse City's reemerging food scene.

This celebratory dinner showcases the culinary vision behind Umbo, Traverse City's most anticipated restaurant opening in 2026: a seafood-driven, small-plates destination built on seasonality, precision, and deep relationships with Northern Michigan's growers and makers.

What to Expect on the Menu

Pristine oysters and caviar. Locally sourced proteins prepared with the techniques that earned these chefs national acclaim. Celebratory champagne pairings. A rotating tasting menu that showcases the thoughtful, sustainable approach defining their careers—and the future of Umbo:

To begin:

Ukranian garlic bread & garlic butter

First:

Sea Bass Crudo: citrus marmalade, fennel pollen, olive oil, caper berries, quark

Second:

Truffled Pelmeni: smoked beets, creme fraiche, chives

Third (choice of):

Seared Cobia: potato whistles, cauliflower agridolce, almonds, herbs

or

Stuffed Lamb Loin: savoy cabbage, stuffed with kasha, chestnuts, and cherries sauce allemande, herb relish

Last:

Brillante panna cotta: lingonberry preserves, maple oats, buttermilk ice

The Chefs

Chef Sarah Welch — Four-time James Beard nominee, Top Chef finalist, and the force behind Marrow, Detroit's multi-million-dollar dining institution.

Chef Cameron Rolka — Culinary architect of Mink, Detroit's critically acclaimed raw bar known for exceptional seafood, intimate hospitality, and rotating seasonal menus.

Together, they're creating a dining destination unlike anything else in Northern Michigan.