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Thomas Keller discusses Grant Achatz, nouvelle cuisine, and generations
Thomas Keller confers with his chef de cuisine Timothy Hollingsworth and sous chef Anthony Secviar last winter. Photo: Lance Iversen/The Chronicle With Grant Achatz visiting San Francisco this week on...
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Mark Hopper discusses Grant Achatz, their first day, and more
Mark Hopper.Photo via TKRG. With Grant Achatz visiting San Francisco this week on his book tour and a Datebook feature article already filed earlier this month, Scoop will run interviews over the next...
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Gregory Short of Masa’s discusses Grant Achatz and the El Bulli effect
Gregory Short of Masa's. Photo via the restaurant. With Grant Achatz visiting San Francisco tomorrow on his book tour and a Datebook feature article already filed earlier this month, Scoop will run...
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Eye-Openers: Listen to Bay Area chefs address concerns about Japanese sushi
The sushi platter at Morimoto. Photo: Liz Hafalia/The Chronicle LOTS of good media foraging this morning: NPR asks California sushi restaurants about consumer concerns, a chef tricks culinary students...
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Eye-Openers: Is food art? Can it be?
Miguel Martinez works with the cheese curds to make the Red Hawk triple cream at the Cowgirl Creamery up at Point Reyes Station. Photo: Lacy Atkins/The Chronicle A ton of reading this morning: Grant...
View ArticleEye-Openers: Monday morning video edition
Today is Food Day; you didn’t know? Anyway, let’s kick off another week with a bunch of videos, from Grant Achatz’s newest creations to the exact other end of the spectrum: Sandra Lee’s Halloween...
View ArticleWhy yes, that is an edible balloon [Video]
While Corey Lee racked up his fourth star this weekend at Benu, fellow French Laundry veteran and Chicago four-star chef Grant Achatz shared a little video on Youtube (above), wherein he and his...
View ArticleVideo: Alinea creates a dish comprised of 86 individual components
To cap off the week, here is a visually impressive video from Grant Achatz, featuring his cooks at Alinea creating the newest dish at the Chicago Michelin three star restaurant: Lamb 86, a dish...
View ArticleRestaurant Film Alert: ‘Spinning Plates’ comes to the Bay Area for one week only
Spinning Plates is a new feature-length documentary film that profiles three very different American restaurants: Alinea, Grant Achatz”s Chicago’s acclaimed, cutting-edge fine dining restaurant in...
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Meadowood’s 12 Days of Christmas, Day Eight: Grant Achatz of Alinea
Meadowood's 12 Days: Grant Achatz The Restaurant at Meadowood’s annual 12 Days of Christmas guest chef series is underway. Here at Inside Scoop, we’re reviving our own tradition of tracking each night...
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