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.
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Alinea is not the type of restaurant where you go if you're in a hurry. Really, it's about enjoying that three-hour block of time and reflecting on the food, having great conversation with your dining companion.
Food has become such an interesting issue in the nation and the world.
I think that food ties us to our community and our traditions, and it's the thing that makes us feel good and connected.
Chefs have a new opportunity - and perhaps even an obligation - to inform the public about what is good to eat, and why.
We want our communities to know what real food is.
I find all food irresistible. I have friends who live in the mountains in France. One of them sells vegetables, and to walk through her garden when everything is bursting out - it's impossible not to eat something.
What bothers me is that there is so much emphasis on food, rather than gathering and meeting - so that there is all this effort in creating the right food, whereas the food is only a small part of whether the encounter is successful or not.
It is impossible to think of any good meal, no matter how plain or elegant, without soup or bread in it.
Close interaction with farmers and scientists can expose the chef to new flavours that can be used to delight diners.
Food is an excellent way to do very elegant worldbuilding - the kind that can make a fictional world seem real, like it extends way past the edges of the frame.
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