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WATCH: Nick Kokonas Says 'Michelin Doesn't Like The Idea Of Hardcore Innovation'

by Mariella Mosthof

Imbibe and Inspire caught up with Grant Achatz and restaurant partner Nick Kokonas of Chicago's Alinea, Next, and The Aviary for a short video on -- simply -- getting gamed by the system.

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Chez Panisse Set To Reopen On The Summer Solstice, Mark Your Calendar?

by Tina Nguyen

Even if a devastating fire and months of repairs would incentivize an earlier opening, Alice Waters will not open her restaurant until the beginning of the Summer Solstice. Whenever that is.

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WATCH: Richard Blais Expects Us To Spherify Horseradish While Drunk In New Burger Lab

by Mariella Mosthof

On this week's Burger Lab, Richard Blais asserts that his British-inspired Welsh Rarebit Burger is both the world's best hangover food, and a late-night go-to. We're inclined to agree, but if we attempted to spherify horseradish while drunk or hungover, we would 100% end up on the front page of Pinterest Fails.

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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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10 Chefs You Need To Know In Charlotte, North Carolina

by Tina Nguyen 4:25 pm, March 13th

“The odd pairing of the local food movement and the roundhouse punch delivered by the financial crisis has done much for the character of a city used to playing it safe,” noted the New York Times.
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The Top 10 Chefs You Need To Know In Birmingham, Alabama

by Mariella Mosthof 1:40 pm, December 5th

Birmingham just so happens to be the hometown of our very favorite fictional chef Janette Desautel on HBO’s Treme (although, if you asked, we’re sure she’d identify as a New Orleans native), so we thought we’d see which other culinary stars might be lurking in Alabama’s largest city.
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The Top 10 Chefs You Need To Know In Santa Fe, New Mexico

by Tina Nguyen 3:03 pm, November 28th

The epicenter of the Southwest Cuisine movement, the city’s attracted chefs from around the country (and even the world) to offer up their own variations. The results: one of the most competitive restaurant scenes we’ve seen in a small city yet.
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The Top 10 Chefs You Need To Know In Portland, Maine

by Tina Nguyen 10:21 am, November 13th

This Portland has access to some of the best farms, fowl, and fish in the country. And, naturally, chefs from all over the world have made their home here, building what Bon Appetit Magazine called “The Foodiest Small Town in America.”
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The Top 10 Chefs You Need To Know In Cleveland

by Mariella Mosthof 6:34 pm, October 25th

For the uninitiated of the Cleveland food scene, start forking over your hard-earned cash at these chefs’ restaurants. For those of you who already know and love these guys, brush your shoulders off.
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The Top 10 Chefs You Need To Know In Madison, Wisconsin

by Tina Nguyen 11:22 am, October 19th

The capitol city of Wisconsin has, over the past few decades, grown into a fiercely locavore city with a sprawling network of farmers, purveyors, and artisans — as well as a restaurant scene which takes pride in showing off their home-grown products.
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The Top 10 Chefs You Need To Know In Nashville

by Tina Nguyen 9:58 am, October 11th

In the second part of our series highlighting chefs to know in American cities, we go to a southeast powerhouse that’s fielded James Beard nominees, Bon Appetit Best New Restaurants, and a unique cuisine that honors Southern tradition while slowly introducing New American and European techniques. (These days, the city’s hottest chefs are graduates of Copenhagen’s Noma.)
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The Top 10 Chefs You Need To Know In Atlanta

by Mariella Mosthof 1:44 pm, September 27th

New York may be a culinary mecca, but it’s not the be-all and end-all of food talent. And as such, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight celebrity, notable, or otherwise up-and-coming chefs you should know about across the country.
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