Topic: Grant Achatz

Interview: Grant Achatz on Plagiarism, Social Media, and the Celebrity Chef

USA’s motto has always been “Characters Welcome” in reference to the original and rerun scripted shows that it runs. But now the network has branched out with the USA Character Approved Awards, highlighting real people in a variety of industries – fashion, theatre, art, food, design – who are bringing effective change to the world through their passions.

Crushable had the chance to speak with one of the honorees: Grant Achatz, the chef at Alinea and the winner of the 2008 James Beard Award, famous for his progressive work in molecular gastronomy. Alinea has received countless accolades for its innovative 12- or 24-course tasting menus. Achatz is also a cancer survivor, overcoming tongue cancer in 2007. More »

Top Chef Is Genius; All Hail Tom & Gail

This essay by Mark Blankenship of The Huffington Post about how Top Chef sucks because it’s too serious and “not gay enough” really got to me. It was posted last week, as a reaction to the bad Christmas episode, and … More »

Guest Judge Finds Top Chef Judging Process Intense

This week’s Top Chef guest judge Grant Achatz, a chef at Chicago restaurant Alinea was interviewed on New York blog Gothamist on his experience at the judge’s table. He had this to say about what it felt like to sit … More »