Awards

Grant Achatz Picked as One of Time’s 100 Most Influential People

Congrats!
Congrats! Photo: courtesy of YouTube

He already has the hottest restaurant in Chicago and the best restaurant in North America, but now Grant Achatz can also be described as one of the most influential people in the world. Time included the chef in its list of the 100 “artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry,” who “spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution.” Well done! His entry was actually written by Thomas Keller, and he wrote that “Grant exemplifies the modern chef — and nothing, not even tongue cancer, has impeded his vision and desire. While his culinary achievements have been many, knowing Grant, I expect his best is yet to come.” [Time]

Grant Achatz Picked as One of Time’s 100 Most Influential People