Lucy Hewett
20 Years Ago, Alinea Electrified Chicago Dining. Does It Still Matter?
Chef Catherine Price, one of Alinea’s sous chefs presents the final dessert course at Alinea in Chicago. 20 Years Ago, Alinea Electrified Chicago Dining. Does It Still Matter?. September 2025. At Alinea, the final tasting-menu course arrives as a painting on the table itself: brushstrokes of sweet syrup, a glittering violet powder, pickled blueberries, and splintered ice cream flash-frozen in nitrogen.
Photographed for The New York Times 2025 starred review of Alinea restaurant in Chicago.
The New York Times
