Grant Achatz is the celebrated chef and owner of Alinea on N. Halsted Street. He transports his diners into a world of vibrant flavors through his wildly innovative tasting menu. The dishes are mind-blowing and eating the food is often a suspenseful experience, as you constantly wonder what flavors will hit you next. Chef Achatz's flavor profiles are complicated and chaotic, but always come out perfectly harmonious leaving diners and critics alike pleasantly surprised.