Alinea

WATCH: Amy's Baking Co. Did Kitchen Nightmares 'To Combat Cyberbullying'

by Mariella Mosthof

Amy's Baking Co. owners Amy and Samy sat down with Phoenix radio station My103.9 to hash out their side of what is now everyone's own personal Kitchen Nightmare in no less than a seven-part interview, all conveniently uploaded to YouTube.

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Chefs Hoping For 'Straight F*ckin' Cash' Ended Up 'Bummed' By GoogaMooga

by Laura Norkin

Anthony Falco of Roberta's said "this is what you plan for when you do outside events, this is how it works." But some other chefs are facing some major debt after the downer GoogaMooga cancellation.

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WATCH: Astronaut Chris Hadfield And Traci Des Jardin Make A Space Burrito...In Space

by Tina Nguyen

The Mythbusters brought Traci Des Jardins to NASA so that she, too, could help feed Canada's spacefaring hero. (Whatever, America's Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. On the moon!)

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Robicelli's Crowdfunds Oklahoma Relief Efforts, Blasts The Red Cross As 'MIA'

by Tina Nguyen

Although Robicelli's got legendarily rained out of GoogaMooga last weekend, there's still charity in Allison Robicelli's heart to fundraise for Team Rubicon, a disaster relief group, immediately after yesterday's devastating tornadoes in Oklahoma.

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Video

Did Nick Kokonas Get Arrested For Being Vegan?

by Tina Nguyen 5:57 pm, April 26th

This mug shot of Alinea and Next co-owner Nick Kokonas, channeling his best impersonation of James Franco’s character from Spring Breakers popped up on his Facebook.
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Art

Plating 101: Six Famous Dishes That Look Just Like Modernist Paintings

by Tina Nguyen 5:42 pm, April 23rd

While it’s a given that most chefs draw their plating inspiration from the art world, occasionally their dishes verge from mere inspiration to recognizable if not conscious homage.
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Video

WATCH: Alinea Gets The Dramatic Food Porn Video Treatment Typically Reserved For Next

by Mariella Mosthof 4:54 pm, April 3rd

The “Alinea Intro” features a few peeks at the dining room, plus sumptuous shots of their infamous Porthole infuser, the taffy balloon, and the ceremonial breaking of the chocolate ball at the close of the meal, which was also featured at the Alinea/Eleven Madison Park 21st Century Ltd. swap.
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Social Media

Your Morning Tweet: The Zeitgeist Of American Molecular Gastronomy Is At Red Medicine In Los Angeles

by Tina Nguyen 9:20 am, March 8th

“Just chewed the stick from a fun dip then dumped the powder in my mouth and swallowed both.I wonder what they’re doing at Alinea right now” — Red Medicine (@redmedicinela) March 8, 2013
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Video

WATCH: Alex Stupak And Jordan Kahn’s Trailer For The Push Project Part II Will Give You Feelings

by Mariella Mosthof 5:57 pm, March 4th

Fine, we’re suckers for dramatically shot special dining event trailers. But Alex Stupak and Jordan Kahn’s Push Project: Part II is something of a visual marvel.
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Trends

In Honor Of Snowstorm Nemo: Our Favorite Snow-Inspired Molecular Creations

by Mariella Mosthof 3:59 pm, February 8th

Frankly, the only solution we could think of to pass the time during Snowstorm Nemowas looking through all of our favorite snow-inspired molecular gastronomy creations. Look at these whimsical culinary winterscapes and fantasize that the outside world is your edible snow oyster!
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Tricks Of The Trade

WATCH: Behind The Scenes At The 21st Century Limited

by Tina Nguyen 11:22 am, December 4th

The one thing that undoubtedly weighed on everyone’s minds after they left The 21st Century Limited, where Alinea staged a pop-up at Eleven Madison Park and vice versa, was how Grant Achatz and Daniel Humm managed to pull the whole thing off.
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Smackdowns

Nick Kokonas Thinks That OpenTable Is Obsolete: ‘Nobody Needs It Anymore’

by Tina Nguyen 12:53 pm, November 15th

What a challenge to the mighty OpenTable! And sitting on its board of directors is Goliath restaurateur Danny Meyer. We’re not saying that we’re hoping for a megafight between these two titans of industry, Gates vs. Jobs style. (We’re insinuating it. That’s different.)
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Last Call

Last Call: Richard Blais Hosts Topless Spaghetti Nights Sometimes

by Mariella Mosthof 6:35 pm, October 12th

Plus, a little more Bourdain for you, a new Andrew Zimmern podcast, and everything you’ve ever wanted to know about milking water buffalo.
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Blunders

Forbes Editor Recommends Popping Into Alinea For A Quick Dessert When In Chicago Because Why Not

by Tina Nguyen 12:14 pm, October 11th

“#Factcheckplease,” Alinea co-owner Nick Kokonas sighed, hashtaggedly, over Twitter.
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