June 2008

Features

Burned

Burned

Thirty-three-year-old top chef. Stage-four cancer of the tongue. Grant Achatz has been to hell—and back

Departments

Dining Out

Dining Out: From There to Alinea

Dining Out: From There to Alinea

Once upon a time, an unknown young chef toiled away in the most renowned kitchen in the country. Is it a classic story of the student surpassing the master?