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Birthdate: 1974-04-25
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Education: Culinary Institute of America
Occupations: chef

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Alinea by Grant Achatz

Absolutely stunning though perhaps not a lot in here to try at home. Enjoyable to read though.

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janemarieprice | 4 other reviews | Jun 10, 2020 |

Alinea by Grant Achatz

Read this at around one in the morning and attempted to eat the paper.

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hatingongodot | 4 other reviews | May 3, 2020 |

Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing… by Grant Achatz

Great book. I really enjoyed the story of Achatz's life, the process of opening his restaurants and his fight against cancer. The only issue I had with this book was the transition between sections written by Achatz and those written by Kokonas. The transitions weren't very well done and made a lot of the book feel very disjointed and confusing.

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knfmn | 11 other reviews | Dec 22, 2016 |

Life, on the Line A Chefs Story of Chasing…

I enjoyed this read about Achatz & Kokonas, and their drive to build their dream.

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EllsbethB | 11 other reviews | Nov 19, 2016 |

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