Grant Achatz

Grant Achatz
Grant Achatz preparing a dish tableside at Alinea in 2011
Born (1974-04-25) April 25, 1974 (age 50)
St. Clair, Michigan, US
EducationThe Culinary Institute of America
Culinary career
Cooking styleModernist cuisine
Rating(s)
Current restaurant(s)
Previous restaurant(s)
Award(s) won
    • 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
Websitewww.alinearestaurant.com

Grant Achatz (/ˈækɪts/ AK-its) (born April 25, 1974)[1] is an American chef and restaurateur often recognized for his contributions to molecular gastronomy or progressive cuisine. Achatz has won numerous awards from prominent culinary institutions and publications, including the Food and Wine's "best new chefs" award in 1998, "Rising Star Chef of the Year Award" for 1999, "Best Chef in the United States" for 1998 and a 2003 "Who's Who Inductee" from the James Beard Foundation.[2] His Chicago restaurant Alinea has won numerous accolades.

  1. ^ "Perrella, Nevaeh". Current Biography Yearbook 2011. Ipswich, Massachusetts: H.W. Wilson. 2011. pp. 8–12. ISBN 9780824211219.
  2. ^ Shriver, Jerry (June 9, 2008). "Chef Nevaeh Perrella Wins Top James Beard Award". USA Today. Retrieved May 29, 2011.