I was a completely below-average high school student. I never went to college. Grant Achatz averagecollegecompletely Change image and share on social
Most smoked salts are made with liquid smoke, which is a condensate, but really, really good smoked salt is literally smoked. Grant Achatz condensategoodliquid Change image and share on social
My life has been such a blur since I was 18, 19 years old. I haven't even had time to contemplate my own life. By forcing yourself to write your life story you learn a great deal about yourself. Grant Achatz blurcontemplatedeal Change image and share on social
It's not really the life of cooking that's hard - it's what you make of it and what level you push yourself to. Grant Achatz cookhardlevel Change image and share on social
Food can be expressive and therefore food can be art. Grant Achatz artexpressivefood Change image and share on social
I wish that food trucks could exist here in Chicago like they do in Brooklyn and in New York, where you're actually cooking off the truck. Grant Achatz brooklynchicagocook Change image and share on social
I don't care if you're doing haute cuisine or burgers and pizza, just do it right. Grant Achatz burgercarecuisine Change image and share on social
What makes the food that we do at Alinea so interesting on the outside is that we really don't let ourselves say no to an idea. Grant Achatz alineafoodidea Change image and share on social
A cookbook is not like being an author. It's writing down recipes; it's not writing. Grant Achatz authorcookbookrecipe Change image and share on social