World's greatest chef goes back to basics

Oct. 21, 2011
He is widely considered the “best chef in the world,” and until recently one could find Spaniard Ferran Adrià in the kitchen of Catalonia’s El Bulli.

Grant Achatz: The chef who couldn't taste

Aug. 29, 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 pheasant tempura-fried with apple cider, impaled on a flaming oak leaf.Alinea, which opened in 2005,

The curious crossroads of Next Thai and Trader Vic's

Jul. 7, 2011
The first time I met Grant Achatz was b

Dolinsky: My culinary journey back in time at Achatz' Next

May. 20, 2011
My dinner last night at Next was a beautiful progression of Escoffier era dining: from the magical hors d'oeuvres served on an elegant silver tray, all the way through the 9th course - a luscious bombe ceylan filled with coffee and vanilla rum ice cream encased in chocolate.