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Michigan-born chef Grant Achatz kicked off his culinary career in the heralded French Laundry kitchen in Yountville, Calif., before moving to Chicago to work as executive chef at now-closed four-star Trio in Evanston. His creativity and excellence earned Achatz fame -- Food & Wine magazine named him one of the Best New Chefs in America and the James Beard Foundation awarded him Rising Star Chef of the year. In 2005, Achatz opened Alinea to much fanfare, as food critics from around the world arrived in Chicago to check out the new temple of "molecular gastronomy" -- highly-stylized food created by chefs-cum-mad-scientists. (A famous early Alinea dish involved a peeled grape wrapped in peanut...
Michigan-born chef Grant Achatz kicked off his culinary career in the heralded French Laundry kitchen in Yountville, Calif., before moving to Chicago to work as executive chef at now-closed four-star Trio in Evanston. His creativity and excellence earned Achatz fame -- Food & Wine magazine named him one of the Best New Chefs in America and the James Beard Foundation awarded him Rising Star Chef of the year. In 2005, Achatz opened Alinea to much fanfare, as food critics from around the world arrived in Chicago to check out the new temple of "molecular gastronomy" -- highly-stylized food created by chefs-cum-mad-scientists. (A famous early Alinea dish involved a peeled grape wrapped in peanut butter and a thin piece of toasted brioche: the PB&J reimagined.) The Chicago Tribune awarded the restaurant four stars, Gourmet Magazine named it best restaurant in America and newspapers from the New York Times to USA Today wrote glowing articles about Achatz's "inventive" cuisine. In 2007, Achatz was diagnosed with Stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth, a potentially deadly form of cancer. Achatz, who lives in Chicago, is divorced and has two children.
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Foo Fighters food fight
Reality CheckIt's the night before Thanksgiving, and I'm watching Top Chef by myself this week. (Mary went home for T-Day. She'll pitch in later.)I've been looking forward to this episode since last week's teaser. This week's episode gets an A --......Tags: Long Island, Soups, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Don Johnson
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The two Comments of the Week
Dining@LargeSometimes something needs to be said and it's nice when one of you says it so eloquently, more eloquently than I could have said it. EL Paul W and Donny B, you are technically correct about Baltimore's food traditions of......Tags: Liver, Hamburgers, Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages, H.L. Mencken
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Special occasion restaurants in Lincoln Park
Alinea 1723 N. Halsted St. 312-867-0110 Chef/owner Grant Achatz’s world-famous wonderland of molecular gastronomy should be on the bucket list of every foodie. The 18-course tasting menu is presented with avant-garde serveware and utensils so...
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Going for d'Or
Months away from contending in the world's most prestigious cooking competition, Richard Rosendale was applying his keen concentration to scooping white stones into charcoal-colored bowls in Alinea's kitchen. The 35-year-old chef spent much of last...
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Kellogg-Achatz mystery solved; recipes legit, agreement expired
Tribune criticWe know more about the minor flap that ensued when a couple of recipes attributed to Alinea chef Grant Achatz (one was credited to a chef Grant Actatz) surfaced on a Kellogg-owned website. The recipes, which called for the use of Keebler Town House...Tags: Alinea, Kellogg Company
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Review: Argent
Review: Argent 660 N. State St. 312-202-6050 Rating: !! (out of four) Give it some time Is it just me, or have Chicago chefs caught the nostalgia bug lately? Grant Achatz took us back to Paris in 1906 when he opened Next last spring. Then, Au Cheval...
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5 Questions for Flynn McGarry
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Segal, Sherman are Beard winners at last
Tribune reporterSay you're from Chicago. Say you own a restaurant or you're a chef or you're some kind of foodie professional. Now say you've been nominated for an award from the prestigious James Beard Foundation. How long before you win? If Monday night's James Beard...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Chicago, Wicker Park, Restaurants, Radio Industry
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Matt Molina, Wolfgang Puck win James Beard awards
Daily DishMatt Molina, the executive chef at Mozza and Pizzeria Mozza, was named the best chef in the Pacific region at the 2012 James Beard Foundation restaurant awards. Wolfgang Puck was awarded the lifetime achievement award.... -
Front row at the World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards
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13-year-old Flynn McGarry to cook at Playa
Daily DishThirteen-year-old Flynn McGarry is set to man the stoves for a benefit dinner at Playa, preparing eight courses of his "progressive American" cuisine....
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