Alinea chef Grant Achatz has been diagnosed with an advanced stage of squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth. There's some additional information from the Chicago Tribune. This is very upsetting news, and my thoughts and hopes go out to chef Achatz and his family.

Posted on July 25, 2007

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