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Aerie Restaurant & Lounge has a scheduled dinner option for readers who want an October evening built around food and cocktails. Grand Traverse Resort and Spa lists a Mammoth Distillery Dinner on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 6 to 9 p.m.

The advertised experience is a three-course dinner, with each course paired with a signature cocktail featuring Mammoth Distillery spirits. The listing gives a price of $75 per guest and an age restriction of 21 and older. Those are the confirmed starting points for deciding whether to make a reservation.

A pairing dinner in the resort tower

Aerie’s own restaurant page places it on the 16th floor of the resort’s Tower and describes views of Grand Traverse Bay. The venue is inside Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, whose directions page lists 100 Grand Traverse Village Boulevard in Acme.

Because the evening is presented as a particular pairing experience, use the event’s reservation link instead of assuming an ordinary restaurant booking includes it. Confirm that the reservation names the Mammoth dinner and matches October 24 before making the rest of your evening’s arrangements.

The calendar provides a three-hour event window. It does not separately outline an arrival reception, the timing of individual courses or a distiller’s presentation. Treat those as questions for Aerie if they would affect your plans, rather than as promised parts of the program.

Ask about the menu and the final total

The event description does not publish the three dishes or identify the cocktails. Aerie’s regular dining menus are useful background about the restaurant, but they should not be treated as the menu for this special dinner. Ask for the event menu directly if you need to evaluate particular ingredients.

If you have a food allergy or another dietary requirement, contact the restaurant before booking and ask what accommodation is available for this experience. A paired dinner has a defined concept, so confirming the details early is more useful than relying on a change being possible at the table.

The published $75 figure is per guest. The calendar does not explain whether tax, gratuity or booking fees are included, and Cherry Buzz could not inspect the reservation checkout. Confirm the final total and cancellation policy through the restaurant or booking page.

For two guests, the listed base price adds up to $150 before any unconfirmed additions: two multiplied by $75. Use that as a planning calculation, not a quote for the completed reservation. Any extra purchases should be budgeted separately.

Make the journey part of the plan

The resort confirms free on-site parking and also offers optional valet parking. Its directions page is the place to check the location before leaving. Aerie lists 231-534-6800 as its restaurant contact number.

Since cocktails are central to the advertised experience, arrange a sober driver or another ride in advance. If you are considering transportation services, verify the actual pickup and return arrangements rather than assuming a particular service will be available when dinner ends.

Leave time to reach the resort, find the restaurant and settle in before the advertised evening begins. Aerie notes that regular hours can be affected by private events, making the special-event confirmation more useful than the normal dining schedule for this visit.

Recheck the organizer’s listing as October 24 approaches. Once the menu questions, reservation and final cost are settled, the evening offers a straightforward format: three courses, three advertised cocktail pairings and an adult dinner outing in the resort tower.

Sources and current event details

Dinner listing

Aerie restaurant

Directions and parking