Ashok Selvam is the former James Beard Award-winning regional editor for Eater’s Midwest region, in charge of coverage in Chicago, Detroit, and the Twin Cities. He’s a native Chicagoan and had been ...

Alinea has been consistently named one of the best restaurants in Chicago, the country, and the world. Yet, at the stroke of ten successful years, chef-owner Grant Achatz and partner Nick Kokonas ...

This isn’t the first time Alinea has moved operations to Faena. Back in 2016, when the Chicago restaurant underwent a big renovation, it served dinners in Madrid and Miami, with Faena as its South ...

Alinea has lost a Michelin star. The French guide announced that the modernist tasting menu restaurant in Chicago, by award-winning chef and owner Grant Achatz, has been demoted from three stars, the ...

In 2004, the chef Grant Achatz left the stellar restaurant Trio to found his own eatery in Lincoln Park, Alinea. Even before it opened the buzz was loud: Chicago, it was said, would soon have a second ...

Melissa McCart is the lead editor of the Northeast region with more than 20 years of experience as a reporter, critic, editor, and cookbook author. As soon as Chicago destination Alinea announced it ...

In a sea of steakhouses and clubstaurants, Alinea stands out. Restaurant Business just dropped its annual ranking of the highest-grossing independent restaurants in the country—meaning establishments ...

Erin DeJesus was most recently contributing editor of Eater, and has held various writing and editing roles at the brand since 2010. A James Beard Award winner, she particularly loves working on ...

Erika Adams is the former deputy editor of Eater’s Northeast region, where she covered Boston, Philly, D.C. and New York. Based in Boston, she has spent years covering the local restaurant industry.

Alinea's 15-year run as a three-star Michelin restaurant is over. The guide downgraded Alinea, long Chicago's only restaurant with the top distinction, to two stars today. Alinea has boasted three ...