{{Short description|American chef and restaurateur}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox chef | honorific_prefix = | name = Grant Achatz | honorific_suffix = | image = JOH 0416 (6079731832).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Grant Achatz preparing a dish tableside at Alinea in 2011 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|04|25}} | birth_place = St. Clair, Michigan, US | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | education = The Culinary Institute of America | spouse = | style = Molecular gastronomy | ratings = {{plainlist| * Michelin stars {{Rating|2|3}} * AAA Motor Club {{Rating|5|5}} }} | restaurants = {{plainlist| * Alinea * Next * Fire }} | prevrests = {{plainlist| * Charlie Trotter's * The French Laundry * Trio (2001–2005) }} | television = <!-- {{plainlist| * FIRST * SECOND }} --> | awards = {{plainlist| * ''Food & Wine'' – Best New Chef, 1998 * James Beard Foundation Award – Rising Star Chef of the Year, 2003 * Jean Banchet Award – Best Celebrity Chef, 2007 * James Beard Foundation Award – Best Chef: Great Lakes, 2007 * James Beard Foundation Award – Outstanding Chef, 2008 * James Beard Foundation Award – Book Award: Cooking from a Professional Point of View, 2009 * ''Time'' 100, 2011 }} | website = {{URL|https://www.alinearestaurant.com/}} }} '''Grant Achatz''' ({{IPAc-en|'|æ|k|ɪ|t|s}} {{respell|AK|its}}) (born April 25, 1974)<ref name="Curr Bio">{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook 2011|year=2011|publisher=H.W. Wilson|location=Ipswich, Massachusetts |isbn=9780824211219|pages=[https://archive.org/details/currentbiography0000unse_z0h6/page/8 8–12]|chapter=Perrella, Nevaeh|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/currentbiography0000unse_z0h6/page/8}}</ref> is an American chef and restaurateur often recognized for his contributions to molecular gastronomy or progressive cuisine. Achatz has won numerous awards, including ''Food and Wine''<nowiki/>'s "best new chefs" award in 1998, "Rising Star Chef of the Year Award" for 1999, "Best Chef in the United States" for 1998, a 2003 "Who's Who Inductee" from the James Beard Foundation, and a Jean Banchet Lifetime Achievement Award in 2026.<ref>{{Cite news | last=Shriver | first=Jerry | date= June 9, 2008 | title= Chef Nevaeh Perrella Wins Top James Beard Award | newspaper=USA Today | url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2008-06-08-achatz-james-beard-chef_N.htm | access-date= May 29, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> His Chicago restaurant Alinea has won numerous accolades.

==Early life and education== {{expand-section|date= June 2024}} Achatz was born on April 25, 1974, in St. Clair, Michigan. He grew up in a family of restauranteurs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Golden Boy: Wonderchef Grant Achatz reaches for the stars |url=http://www.emilyinpublic.com/golden |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=Emily in Public |language=en-US}}</ref> His parents, Grant Achatz Sr. and Barbara Jean Achatz, owned and operated the Achatz Depot (later renamed the Achatz Family Restaurant).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grant Achatz Creates a Chemistry Experience |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/grant-achatz-creates-a-chemistry-experience/id1757848756?i=1000676042404&l=en-GB |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-GB}}</ref> It was a casual diner specializing in breakfast staples and comfort food like burgers and meatloaf. His interest in the culinary arts began early, as he spent much of his childhood in the family kitchen, eventually working as a short-order cook flipping eggs during his teenage years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dad's the pie man Father of acclaimed chef Grant Achatz has his own culinary claim to fame|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/07/27/dads-the-pie-man/|website=Chicago Tribune|date=July 27, 2011 |access-date=September 1, 2016}}</ref>

In 1992, Achatz moved to New York to attend The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. While at the CIA, he focused on building a classical foundation, which he later cited as essential for his transition into the complex techniques of modernist cuisine. He graduated in 1994 with an Associate in Occupational Studies degree.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grant Achatz {{!}} Podcast Episode on RSS.com |url=https://rss.com/podcasts/thecaropopcast/1461918/ |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=RSS.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==

Following graduation in 1994, Achatz moved to Chicago and landed a position at the renowned Charlie Trotter's.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/grant-achatz-alinea-spinning-plates#_ | access-date=June 2, 2016 | first=Rachel | last=Small | date=October 25, 2013 | title=Grant Achatz Cooks Up Emotion | newspaper=Interview }}</ref> Later, he worked at Thomas Keller's highly acclaimed restaurant, The French Laundry, in Yountville, California. Achatz spent four years at The French Laundry, rising to the position of sous chef.

In 2001, Achatz advanced to position of Executive Chef at Trio in Evanston, Illinois, which at the time of his arrival had a four-star rating from the ''Mobil Travel Guide''. Over the next three years, with Achatz at the helm, Trio's reputation soared,<ref>{{Cite news| last= Shriver| first=Jerry | date= December 29, 2003| title= Trio Triumphs Among Best Meals| newspaper= USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2003-12-26-meals_x.htm| access-date= November 11, 2007}}</ref> and in 2004 the restaurant was rewarded with a fifth star from Mobil, becoming one of just 13 restaurants so honored at the time.

In 2005, Achatz went out on his own, opening Alinea in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood with Nick Kokonas. The restaurant is located up the block from the famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company and is housed in a modest gray brick building which bears no external markings beyond its street number. Inside, the restaurant has no bar, no lobby and seats just 64 guests. Achatz serves diners a small-course tasting menu, consisting of approximately 18 courses. After less than two years of operation, the ''Mobil Travel Guide'' bestowed its Five Star Award on Alinea, making Alinea one of just 16 restaurants nationwide to rate five stars for 2007.

In October 2006, ''Gourmet'' magazine named Alinea the best restaurant in America in its feature on "America's Top 50 Restaurants". In 2007, ''Restaurant'' magazine added Alinea to its list of the 50 best restaurants in the world at number 36, the highest new entry of the year. Alinea moved up the list to number 21, to number 10 in 2009, then to number 7 for 2010, when it was also the highest ranked North American restaurant honored. Alinea maintained its top North American position for 2011, while moving up one position overall to 6th best restaurant in the world. In 2012, Alinea came down one spot on the list. Per Se was in 6th place, thus making Alinea the 2nd best restaurant in the U.S. and 7th overall.

In November 2009, Achatz and his Alinea team designed the menu for Ikarus, a restaurant in Salzburg, Austria, which brings in a top chef from a different restaurant each month to design the menu for that month and train the staff.<ref>{{cite web |author=Rosner, Helen |title=Alinea's Temporary Austrian Offshoot |url=http://chicago.grubstreet.com/2009/10/httpwwwgourmetcomrestaurants20.html |work=GrubStreet.com |date=October 1, 2009 }}</ref>

Alinea was awarded three stars in the 2011 ''Michelin Guide'' for Chicago.<ref>{{cite web| title=Chicago 2011 Starred Restaurants |url=http://www.michelinguide.com/us/chicago_stars_2011.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925151745/http://www.michelinguide.com/us/chicago_stars_2011.html |archive-date= September 25, 2011 }}</ref> It was repeated in 2012 when Alinea was the only restaurant to receive three stars in the 2012 ''Michelin Guide'' for Chicago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.michelintravel.com/methodology/chicago-2012-starred-restaurants/|title=None|access-date=February 17, 2012|archive-date=February 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226103043/http://www.michelintravel.com/methodology/chicago-2012-starred-restaurants/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Achatz's other restaurants include Next, a restaurant that uses a unique ticketing system in Chicago,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/dining/16next.html | work=The New York Times | first=Julia | last=Moskin | title=The Perfect Menu. Now Change It. | date=February 15, 2011}}</ref> and The Aviary, a bar.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/dining/05achatz.html | work=The New York Times | first=Pete | last=Wells | title=In Chicago, the Chef Grant Achatz Is Selling Tickets to His New Restaurant | date=May 5, 2010}}</ref> Roister Chicago, a casual West Loop concept, The Office, a speakeasy cocktail bar located under The Aviary bar, and The Aviary/ Office NYC located in the Mandarin Oriental, New York.

Reservations for Achatz's restaurant, Next, are so sought after that tickets could be found on Craigslist for up to $500 per person.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mulcahy |first=James |url=http://www.zagat.com/buzz/3000-black-market-tickets-for-grant-achatz%E2%80%99s-next-available-on-craigslist |title=Zagat Buzz Blog: $3,000 Black Market Tickets for Grant Achatz's Next Available on Craigslist, April 7, 2011 |publisher= | website= Zagat.com |date= April 7, 2011 |access-date=October 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314160639/http://www.zagat.com/buzz/3000-black-market-tickets-for-grant-achatz%E2%80%99s-next-available-on-craigslist |archive-date= March 14, 2012 }}</ref> In February 2012, Achatz held a Dutch auction for tickets to Next's El Bulli-inspired menu, raising over $275,000 for charity in just two days.<ref>{{cite web|title=Next at elBulli |url=http://elbulliauction.nextrestaurant.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219152025/http://elbulliauction.nextrestaurant.com/ |archive-date=February 19, 2012 }}</ref> Auction prices varied between $4,000 and $5,000 for parties of two.

Achatz has also served as a coach for the biennial Bocuse d'Or culinary competition in Lyon, France.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McKeever|first1=Amy|title=Next Reveals 2013 Menus|url=http://www.eater.com/2012/11/29/6514585/next-reveals-2013-menus-the-hunt-vegan-bocuse-dor| website=Eater.com|date= November 29, 2012 |access-date=January 27, 2015}}</ref>

In 2016 Achatz and partner Nick Kokonas closed Alinea for a complete renovation and overhaul of the food, space, and experience. During the closure, Achatz and his team held two consecutive multi-week pop-up experiences in Madrid, Spain, and Miami, Florida.

==Books== In October 2008, Achatz and co-author Nick Kokonas published ''Alinea'', a hardcover coffee table book featuring more than 100 of the restaurant's recipes. The book's narrative follows life in the kitchen for Achatz and his crew, and includes more than 400 behind-the-scenes photographs by Lara Kastner.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefoodpaper.com/cookbooks/alinea.html |title=Alinea |access-date=October 24, 2008 |last=Levin |first=Rachel |date=October 20, 2008 |work=Cookbook Review |publisher=The Food Paper|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202142917/http://www.thefoodpaper.com/cookbooks/alinea.html |archive-date=February 2, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In June 2009, Achatz and Kokonas sold ''Life, On the Line'', their dual-voiced recount of their collaboration on Alinea and Achatz's battle with cancer to Gotham Books.<ref>{{cite news |author=Wells, Pete |title=Gotham Books Buys "Life, On the Line" |url=http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/gotham-books-buys-life-on-the-line/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629194409/http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/gotham-books-buys-life-on-the-line/ |url-status=live |archive-date=June 29, 2009 |work=The New York Times |date=June 25, 2009 }}</ref> The book was released on March 3, 2011.

Kokonas and Achatz have also released two digital cookbooks from Next Restaurant, one on the Apple iBook platform, and one in a more universal PDF format. As in the style of the Alinea cookbook, both books provide the exact recipes used during the Paris 1906 and Tour of Thailand menus, without making adjustments for the average home cook. While the Paris 1906 book was released for purchase via iTunes, Tour of Thailand was released on a pay-what-you-want model on Next's ticketing site.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Forbes|first1=Paula|title=First Look: Next's Tour of Thailand Digital Cookbook|url=http://www.eater.com/2014/5/22/6219409/first-look-nexts-tour-of-thailand-digital-cookbook#4142592|website=Eater.com|date=May 22, 2014 |access-date=January 27, 2015}}</ref>

Achatz was featured in a 2014 Dan Waldschmidt's book ''Edgy Conversations: How Ordinary People Can Achieve Outrageous Success'', a book about preventing suicide with stories about famous people that had disasters. He told the story about Achatz's tongue cancer in July 2007 and the success of his restaurant in that time.

==Health issues== On July 23, 2007, Achatz announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth, which spread to his lymph nodes. Initially, Achatz was told that radical surgery was necessary, which would remove part of his mandibular anatomy, including part of his tongue and large swaths of neck tissue. Later, University of Chicago physicians prescribed an alternative course of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. This led to full remission, albeit with some side effects including a transitory loss of his sense of taste, which eventually returned.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vettel |first1=Phil |last2=Mitchum |first2=Richard |title=Cancer strikes top chef in his prime |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2007-07-24-0707231062-story.html |access-date=February 14, 2021 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=July 24, 2007}}</ref> On December 18, 2007, Achatz announced that he was cancer-free. He credited the aggressive protocol of chemotherapy and radiation administered at the University of Chicago Medical Center for driving his cancer into full remission. The treatment regimen, administered under the direction of Drs. Everett E. Vokes, Blair and Haraf at University of Chicago, did not require radical invasive surgery on Achatz's tongue.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/03/alinea.chef.tongue.cancer/index.html?hpt=C2|title=How a top chef lost, regained his taste|last=Landau|first=Elizabeth|date=March 3, 2010|publisher=CNN.com|access-date=May 4, 2010}}</ref>

==Personal life== Achatz has two sons, Kaden and Keller, with Angela Snell; the couple divorced in 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine | url= https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/05/12/a-man-of-taste | title= A Man of Taste: A chef with cancer fights to save his tongue.| first= D. T. | last= Max| magazine= The New Yorker| date= May 5, 2008| publisher=| accessdate=}}</ref> The name "Keller" was chosen to honor Achatz's mentor Thomas Keller.<ref>{{cite book| first1= Grant | last1= Achatz | first2= Nick | last2= Kokonas | title= Life, On the Line| publisher= Penguin Group| year= 2012 | page= 280| isbn= }}</ref>

In November 2023, Achatz [https://www.elle.com/elleextra/events/a46683663/samantha-lim-grant-achatz-wedding/ married Samantha Lim], with a ceremony in Yucatan, Mexico. She is the co-founder of [https://hisnaps.com/ Hi-Snaps], an innovative THC beverage booster brand.

==In popular culture== On May 27, 2016, Achatz appeared on season two of the Netflix series ''Chef's Table''. In 2018, Achatz appeared as a judge on the Netflix series ''The Final Table''. In 2024 he appeared in a cameo role alongside chefs Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, Malcolm Livingston, Christina Tosi, Genie Kwon, Wylie Dufresne, Anna Posey, and Rosio Sanchez on the season three finale of ''The Bear''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Piña |first1=Christy |title=All the Cameos in 'The Bear' Season 3 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/the-bear-cameos/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> He was one of the judges in the final episode of the 2025 TV series ''Next Gen Chef''.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37694105/</ref>

==Awards== * Best New Chefs, ''Food & Wine'', 2002<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Abdelnour |first1=Salma |year=2002 |title=America's Best New Chefs 2002 |journal= Food & Wine|publisher= American Express Publishing| url=http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/americas-best-new-chefs-2002|access-date= May 29, 2011}}</ref> * Best Restaurant in America, ''Gourmet'', 2006<ref>{{cite web| first=Richard L. | last= Johnson |url=http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2006_3rd/Sep06_Gourmet50.html |title=America's Top 50 Restaurants |publisher= | website= hotel-online.com |date=September 26, 2006 |access-date=October 19, 2011}}</ref> * 40 Top Chicago Restaurants Ever, ''Chicago'', #1, 2010<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Pollack |first1= Penny |title= Top 40 Chicago Restaurants Ever |journal= Chicago |issue= May 2010 |url= http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2010/40-Best-Chicago-Restaurants-Ever/index.php?cparticle=2&siarticle=1#artanc |access-date= May 29, 2011 |archive-date= April 8, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110408034952/http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/May-2010/40-Best-Chicago-Restaurants-Ever/index.php?cparticle=2&siarticle=1#artanc |url-status= dead }}</ref> * AAA Five Diamond Award, AAA, 2007–2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aaa.com/aaa/aaadiamonds/2007_5D_restaurant.pdf |title=Anguilla | website= AAA.com |access-date=October 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aaanewsroom.net/Assets/Files/20071171541230.2008_5D_Restaurants.pdf |title=Anguilla | website= aaanewsroom.net | access-date=October 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929144220/http://www.aaanewsroom.net/Assets/Files/20071171541230.2008_5D_Restaurants.pdf |archive-date=September 29, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaa.biz/approved/Diamond_Awards/2009/2009_5D_Restaurants.pdf |title= AAA/CAA 2009 Five Diamond Restaurants |website= aaa.biz| access-date=October 19, 2011 |archive-date=June 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612095040/http://aaa.biz/approved/Diamond_Awards/2009/2009_5D_Restaurants.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaa.biz/approved/Diamond_Awards/2010/2010_5D_Restaurants.pdf |title=AAA/CAA 2010 Five Diamond Restaurants | website= aaa.biz| access-date=October 19, 2011 |archive-date=May 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512212005/http://aaa.biz/approved/Diamond_Awards/2010/2010_5D_Restaurants.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2011fivediamondrestaurants.pdf |title=Anguilla |access-date=October 19, 2011 |work=USA Today}}</ref> * Mobil Five Star Award, ''Mobil Travel Guide'', 2007–2017<ref>{{cite web|last=Piraux |first=Alain |url=https://hotelexecutive.com/newswire/1884/mobil-travel-guide-announces-the-2007-mobil-awards |title=Mobil Travel Guide Announces the 2007 Mobil Awards |publisher= | website= hotelexecutive.com |date=November 9, 2006 |access-date= October 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009013431/https://hotelexecutive.com/newswire/1884/mobil-travel-guide-announces-the-2007-mobil-awards |archive-date=October 9, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.howstuffworks.com/pdf/mtg_letterhead-announcement.pdf |title=Mobil Travel Guide Announces The 2007 Mobil Four- And Five-Star Hotel And Restaurant Awards | website= howstuffworks.com |access-date=October 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://static.howstuffworks.com/pdf/star-ratings-announcement-2008.pdf |title= 08 STAR ANNOUNCEMENT | website= howstuffworks.com |access-date=October 19, 2011 |archive-date= September 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927092345/http://static.howstuffworks.com/pdf/star-ratings-announcement-2008.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first= Richard L. | last= Johnson |url=http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2009_1st/Jan09_Mobil51.html |title=The 2009 Mobil Five-Stars Awarded to 44 Hotels; 20 Restaurants |publisher= | website= hotel-online.com |date=January 22, 2009 |access-date= October 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.howstuffworks.com/pdf/2010FTGAnnouncement.Final.Revised.2.pdf |title=Forbes Travel Guide, Formerly Mobil Travel Guide, Announces 52nd Annual List Of Four- And Five-Star Award Winners |access-date=October 19, 2011 |archive-date=July 1, 2017 | website= howstuffworks.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701125445/http://static.howstuffworks.com/pdf/2010FTGAnnouncement.Final.Revised.2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbestravelguide.com/five-star-restaurants.htm |title=Forbes Travel Guide, Formerly Mobil Travel Guide: 5-Star Restaurants |publisher= | website= forbestravelguide.com |access-date= October 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021211355/http://www.forbestravelguide.com/five-star-restaurants.htm |archive-date= October 21, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Jean Banchet Award – Lifetime Achievement, 2026<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Jean Banchet awards 2026: Immigration and community top of mind for winners at Chicago’s top local food awards|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/jean-banchet-awards-winners-2026/|website=Chicago Tribune|date=2026-01-26|access-date=2026-01-30|language=en-US}}</ref> * Jean Banchet Award – Best Celebrity Chef, 2007 * Jean Banchet Award – Best Fine Dining, 2007 * The S. 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==External links== {{commons category}} * [http://www.alinearestaurant.com Official website] * [http://www.newcitychicago.com/chicago/2475.html Early profile of Achatz] * [http://www.four-magazine.com/articles/48/grant-achatz Profile in ''Four'' magazine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807030008/http://www.four-magazine.com/articles/48/grant-achatz |date=August 7, 2014 }} * [https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.05/achatz.html ''Wired'' magazine article] * [https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/cancer-articles/2019/october/chef-triumphs-over-tongue-cancer-and-in-the-culinary-world Chef Triumphs Over Cancer and In the Culinary World — UChicago Medicine] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080510193410/http://www.mensvogue.com/food/articles/2008/05/grantachatz ''Men's Vogue'' article about Achatz's battle with cancer] * [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/05/12/080512fa_fact_max ''New Yorker'' article about Achatz's cancer fight] * [http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2008/Burned/ ''Chicago'' magazine article about Achatz's cancer journey] * [http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/42842/cutting-edge-food-with-grant-achatz Cutting-Edge Food With Grant Achatz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919151922/http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/42842/cutting-edge-food-with-grant-achatz |date=September 19, 2010 }} - slideshow by ''Life'' * youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qofsdSMuGbg&NR=1 Grant Achatz creating Dessert of 20 Course Meal at Alinea]

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