Grant Achatz
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Combined Graph record U-00106 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0072. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Chef Grant Achatz is Creative Director & Co-Owner of The Alinea Group; he co-founded Alinea in 2004, lives in Chicago, and was recognized by the James Beard Foundation as Best Chef in the United States (The Alinea Group, tier 2).
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Chef Grant Achatz is Creative Director & Co-Owner of The Alinea Group; he co-founded Alinea in 2004, lives in Chicago, and was recognized by the James Beard Foundation as Best Chef in the United States (The Alinea Group, tier 2).
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- Role(s): chef
- City: Chicago
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- https://www.thealineagroup.com/people (verification source · master store)
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Chef Grant Achatz is Creative Director & Co-Owner of The Alinea Group; he co-founded Alinea in 2004, lives in Chicago, and was recognized by the James Beard Foundation as Best Chef in the United States (The Alinea Group, tier 2).
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