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I cooked at Crofton on Wells and for J&L Catering, and worked the front of the house for Alinea
However, now I'm almost going completely the opposite way ... At Alinea we're trying to use music as an ingredient, just like you would use salt or pepper to enhance a dish.
Obviously it's hard to argue with Per Se being the best restaurant in America ... or Eleven Madison or Alinea, for that matter. But if someone jumps in front of us, we couldn't be happier that it's him. It's especially nice to see it happen in the year he gets the Lifetime Achievement award.More quotes »
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Anticipating Next: elbulli
We're heading to Chicago for Memorial Day weekend to potentially experience a weekend of eating of a lifetime. I've had the privilege of enjoying amazing meals over the past few years at, among other places, Per Se, Meadowood, Alinea, and Le Bernardin, a from The Daily Meal Read more »
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Next? U.S. culinary gold, perhaps
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 week from Chicago Tribune Read more »
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Kellogg-Achatz mystery solved; recipes legit, agreement expired
We 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 brand from Chicago Tribune Read more »
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Fake Grant Achatz recipes appear on a Kellogg's site
K, e, double-L, oh, double-Good Grief, what are you people thinking? Today on Facebook, Alinea partner Nick Kokonas posted a link to snackpicks.com, a recipe website owned by Kellogg's, listing "Chef Grant Actatz' Sweet Potato Toppers." The presumably yu from Chicago Tribune Read more »
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Art and Alinea in Chicago
I love living in my small town, but I also love visiting big cities and getting caught up in the hustle and bustle for a few days. Brad and I just spent 4 nights in Chicago on a Wellesley College Davis Museum Friends of Art tour, which gave us access to from Thoughts in Random Patterns Read more »
