Grant Achatz

Looking across the American culinary landscape, one chef in Chicago stands higher above the rest last year How after almost completing three menu overhauls at Next, is the concept working for you? Is it more trouble than it's worth? Is it fun? Grant Achatz: It’s definitely a lot of work but we knew that going in. It’s a lot of fun. I think at the beginning most people thought that the criticism of was going to be that Alinea was going to suffer. “His Next restaurant and his ambitions...Read Full Story

Enlarge Lara Kastner / Alinea Alinea's version of pheasant, served with shallot, cider gel and burning oak leaves. Lara Kastner / Alinea Alinea's version of pheasant, served with shallot, cider gel and burning oak leaves. August 29, 2011 This interview was originally broadcast on March 3, 2011. A typical 23-course meal at Chicago's Alinea restaurant might include olive oil lollypops, sweet potatoes skewered by smoking cinnamon sticks, strips of bacon hanging from a stainless steel bow, and...Read Full Story

Alinea ( Hardcover ) By Grant Achatz Buy new : $37.80 65 used and new from $33.00 Customer Rating: Customer tags: molecular gastronomy (27), grant achatz (19), avant garde (8), foodie book (8), cookbook (7), cooking (6), el bulli (5), trio (3), mindful eating (2), beautiful (2), thomas keller (2), achatz Product Images Review & Description The debut cookbook from the restaurant Gourmet magazine named the best in the country. A pioneer in American cuisine, chef Grant Achatz represents the best...Read Full Story

Alinea Noma - click on the image below for more information. Noma The debut cookbook from the restaurant Gourmet magazine named the best in the country. A pioneer in American cuisine, chef Grant Achatz represents the best of the molecular gastronomy movement--brilliant fundamentals and exquisite taste paired with a groundbreaking approach to new techniques and equipment. ALINEA showcases Achatz's cuisine with more than 100 dishes (totaling 600 recipes) and 600 photographs presented in a...Read Full Story

We were at Harvard this week to attend a lecture as part of the Cooking And Science lecture series run by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The featured Chef/Lecturer was the famed Grant Achatz, well known as the Chef/Owner of Alinea in Chicago and a wizard of techno-emotional cooking. Achatz fascinates me and does some of the most amazing things with food, all designed to create unique, participatory experiences for the diner. There were several hundred in attendance yet, as I...Read Full Story

As the cult of personality continues to grow around chefs, we’ll try and keep you posted on some of the latest news. Here’s some collected news about your favorite celebrity chefs: 1. Jamie Oliver: The British superstar chef is currently in Los Angeles, trying to film a second season of “ Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution ” where he attempts to educate children about the importance of eating healthy, natural food. He’s run into all sorts of obstacles from the local school district. Yesterday...Read Full Story

Alinea Restaurant , Chicago’s Alinea restaurant has been named the sixth best restaurant in the world. The annual ranking London-based Restaurant Magazine site also ranks as the best restaurant in North America. Business partner Nick chef Grant Achatz told the Chicago Tribune Kokon is an incredible honor who kept his rating for the second consecutive year. Alinea has won numerous awards since its release on North Halsted in 2005. Well-regarded culinary scene of Chicago gets another shot in...Read Full Story

In my experience dining out every night - and in the past few years, eating in restaurants around the globe - I believe Alinea is the best restaurant in Chicago and one of my top ten favorites in the world. I'm not the only one who thinks so. In 2006, it was named the best restaurant in America by Gourmet in its 2006 top 50 feature. In 2007, Restaurant Magazine added Alinea to its top 50 restaurants in the world at number 36, the highest new entry of the year. In 2008, that publication moved...Read Full Story

In my experience dining out every night - and in the past few years, eating in restaurants around the globe - Alinea is the best restaurant in Chicago and one of my top ten favorites in the country and world. I'm not the only one who thinks so. In 2006, it was named the best restaurant in America by Gourmet in its 2006 top 50 feature. In 2007, Restaurant Magazine added Alinea to its top 50 restaurants in the world at number 36, the highest new entry of the year. In 2008, that publication...Read Full Story

All-star chef Grant Achatz ‘s hotly anticipated new restaurant, Next ,  opened Wednesday after months of buzz, and sixty diners got to sample the cuisine of 1906 Paris. For those not familiar with Achatz’s background, he owns another restaurant in Chicago named Alinea . In 2008, Food and Wine named that restaurant “Best in the Nation.” He survived a serious bout of tongue cancer that nearly cost him his sense of taste, potentially derailing his career. Many consider him the gold standard...Read Full Story