Grant Achatz

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Grant Achatz (born June 25, 1970) is an American chef and restaurateur best known for his contributions to molecular gastronomy or modern cuisine.

His Chicago restaurant Alinea has received numerous accolades, including the "Rising Star Chef of the Year Award" for 1999, "Best Chef in the United States" for 1998, and a 2003 "Who Inductee" from the James Beard Foundation, as well as a 2003 "Who Inductee" award.

Early life and education

Achatz's early culinary career included time spent in his parents' restaurants in St. Clair, Michigan, as an adult, as well as enrollment in The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Achatz joined Charlie Trotter's after graduating in 1994. After a while, he landed a job at Thomas Keller's highly acclaimed restaurant, The French Laundry, in Yountville, California, which is about 90 miles away. Achatz spent four years at The French Laundry, rising to the position of sous chef.

Personal life

Kaden and Keller, Achatz's sons, as well as ex-wife Angela Snell; the couple divorced in 2006; the nickname "Keller" was chosen to honor Achatz's mentor Thomas Keller.

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Career

Achatz moved to Evanston, Illinois, where the Mobil Travel Guide had rated him as the Executive Chef at Trio in 2001. Trio's reputation has soared over the past three years, with Achatz as the head of the restaurant, winning the fifth star from Mobil in 2004, making it one of only 13 restaurants to be praised at the time.

Achatz started Alinea in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood in 2005 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 with no external markings other than its street number. The restaurant has no bar, no lobby, and seating capacity for 64 people. Achatz serves diners a small-course tasting menu with a total of about 18 courses. 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 as America's best restaurant in the country in their feature on "America's Top 50 Restaurants."

In 2007, Restaurant magazine included Alinea in its top 100 best restaurants in the country at number 36, the highest new entry of the year. Alinea climbed to number 15 on the world's first list in 2008, to No. 21. Alinea's 2009 debut as ranked number ten in the world and ranked 7 for 2010, when it was also the highest ranked North American restaurant. Alinea's top North American rankings for 2011 remained unchanged, while ranking 6th in the world's top restaurant. Alinea came down one spot on the list in 2012. Per Se debuted in 6th place, naming Alinea as the second best restaurant in the United States and seventh overall.

Achatz and his Alinea group created the menu for Ikarus, a restaurant in Salzburg, Austria, which brings in a top chef from a different restaurant every month to create the menu for the month and prepare the employees.

In the 2011 Michelin Guide for Chicago, Alinea was recognized three stars. It was repeated in 2012 when Alinea was Chicago's only restaurant to receive three stars in the 2012 Michelin Guide to Chicago.

Next, a restaurant in Chicago that uses a unique ticketing system, and Aviary, a bar, are two of Achatz's other restaurants. Roister Chicago, a casual West Loop concept helmed by Chef Andrew Brochu, The Office, a speakeasy cocktail bar on The Aviary bar, and The Aviary/Office NYC, a Mandarin Oriental, New York, are two prominent West Loop businesses.

Since being confirmed on Craigslist for up to $500 per person, reservations for Achatz's restaurant, Next, are so popular. Achatz held a Dutch auction for tickets to Next's elBulli-inspired menu in February 2012, raising over $275,000 for charity in less than two days. Both parties of two were charged from $4,000 to $5,000.

Achatz has also served as a mentor for Lyon, France, Bocuse d'Or, France.

Achatz and partner Nick Kokonas closed Alinea in 2016 after a complete renovation and upgrade of the food, space, and experience.

Achatz and his team launched two weeks pop-up performances in Madrid, Spain, and Miami, Florida, shortly after Alinea's closure.

Achatz appeared on season two of Netflix's Chef's Table on May 27, 2016. In 2018, Achatz appeared as a judge on Netflix's The Final Table.

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Awards

• Best New Chefs, Food & Wine, 2002
• Best Restaurant in America, Gormet, 2006
• 40 Top Chicago Restaurants Ever, Chicago, #1, 2010
• AAA Five Diamond Award, AAA, 2007–2017
• Mobil Five Star Award, Mobil Travel Guide, 2007–2017
• Jean Banchet Award – Best Celebrity Chef, 2007
• Jean Banchet Award – Best Fine Dining, 2007
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, #36, 2007
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, Highest New Entry, 2007
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, #21, 2008
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, #10, 2009
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, #7, 2010
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In North America, 2010
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, #6, 2011
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In North America, 2011
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, Chefs' Choice Award, 2013
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, #9, 2014
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, #26, 2015
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, #15, 2016
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, #21, 2017
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, #34, 2018
• The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants, #37, 2019
• James Beard Foundation Award – Rising Star Chef of the Year, 2003
• 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
• James Beard Foundation Award – Outstanding Service Award, 2010, 2016
• James Beard Foundation Awards – Outstanding Restaurant, 2016
• Top Service Award (Chicago), Zagat Survey, 2006
• Zagat Guide "Excellent" Rating, 2008
• 3 Michelin Stars, 2011
• 3 Michelin Stars, 2013
• 3 Michelin Stars, 2014
• 3 Michelin Stars, 2015
• 3 Michelin Stars, 2016
• 3 Michelin Stars, 2017
• The 2011 Time 100
• Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants in the World - The list. #1, 2011
• Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants in the World - The list. #1, 2012
• Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants in the World - The list. #1, 2013
• Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants in the World - The list. #1, 2014
• Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants in the World - The list. #1, 2015
• Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants in the World - The list. #1, 2016
• Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants in the World - The list. #2, 2017
• Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants in the World - The list. #1, 2018