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Infographic of the Day: At Grant Achatz's Alinea, Every Meal Is a Journey

  Adventurous foodies revere Alinea, the Chicago restaurant famous for its avant garde "molecular gastronomy" -- dishes that are part haute cuisine, part science project. Because short ribs are never just short ribs at Alinea, ...READ»

How Nick Kokonas Is Shaking Up Fine Dining

The cofounder of Alinea and Next on reimagining the restaurant experience as entertainment akin to a Broadway show. READ»

Grant Achatz's Next Restaurant: Dinner and a Movie, Combined

Grant Achatz is a superstar. He's one of the few chefs, like Ferran Adria of the recently shuttered El Bulli or Wylie Dufresne of WD-50, for whom the term "molecular gastronomy" seems not so much inaccurate as inadequate. His ...READ»

The Delicate Dance Behind Groundbreaking Gastronomy

Even if you know about Alinea, Chicago's temple of molecular gastronomy, you have to see this video to appreciate the depth of its craft.READ»