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Grant Achatz prepping dinner live on interwebs

post #1 of 16
8/28/09 at 5:56pm
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This should be interesting.

Alinea's Chef Grant Achatz Preps Dinner LIVE on Giz: Tonight 9:45PM ET/6:45PM PT



It sort of reminds me of the TVs and cameras inside of Per Se and The French Laundry kitchens so each kitchen can watch each other. I always thought it'd be cool if they streamed those, or if someone hacked into them to unofficially stream them.
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post #2 of 16
8/28/09 at 10:52pm
Feed started about 3 1/2 minutes late, but this is good so far.
First thing most ppl will notice is how quiet it is compared to what you imagine a kitchen to be like. Awesome!
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post #3 of 16
8/28/09 at 10:55pm
Where is the link to view it? edit: nevermind, just found it. http://gizmodo.com/5347997/live-now-...dlin-at-alinea
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post #4 of 16
8/28/09 at 10:59pm
This tomato plant dish thing is weird.
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post #5 of 16
8/28/09 at 11:02pm
That volcano vaporizer is cool.
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post #6 of 16
8/28/09 at 11:06pm
This is pretty cool!
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post #7 of 16
8/28/09 at 11:10pm
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Originally Posted by robin View Post
That volcano vaporizer is cool.

Pretty badass eh? They've been using that thing for years. So awesome.
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post #8 of 16
8/28/09 at 11:17pm
This is so great. Achatz has his hands in like every plate that leaves the kitchen.

How long will the feed last?
I know Achatz twittered that they did a trial version of this the last couple nights. I wonder if this will be a regular thing.
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post #9 of 16
8/28/09 at 11:32pm
Well, I guess that answers that question.
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post #10 of 16
8/28/09 at 11:33pm
Awwwwwww shit son.
Just found some old segments of this series.
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post #11 of 16
8/28/09 at 11:43pm
Looks like it's done for the night.


Kwilk, did you catch the tomato dish? What was that? Basil crafted to look like a tomato plant or something? They put hot rocks at the base of it before it left the kitchen.
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post #12 of 16
8/29/09 at 12:14am
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Originally Posted by robin View Post
Looks like it's done for the night.


Kwilk, did you catch the tomato dish? What was that? Basil crafted to look like a tomato plant or something? They put hot rocks at the base of it before it left the kitchen.

No, did you hear him say "it's an aroma dish" before the guy started cutting herbs?
Those dishes are the ones they use the volcano for, or they'll light leaves on fire with a pheasant dish, etc etc. So what they do was take those 4 tomato dishes out to the table, and in the middle of the table, they put that plate there. That plate consisted of sorrel (dark, to look like dirt), basil (green, to look like grass), and an actual tomato plant (for tomato). Then, they place the hot rocks around the outside, and by heating the herbs, it causes them to denature and release some of their essential oils, which creates the aroma, and then you can actually taste basil in the dish, even though there isn't any basil in the actual dish. It's just int he middle of the table, nowhere near your mouth.
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post #13 of 16
8/29/09 at 12:29am
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Awesome find on the archives.

This really would be sweet for a kitchen to have going a few nights/week.


The aroma stuff reminds me of Ron Siegel's "smoke signal" quail egg dish at The Dining Room... tastes like eating cedar smoked egg, only it's all just the scent from the bowl.
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post #14 of 16
8/29/09 at 12:29am
neato
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post #15 of 16
8/29/09 at 11:13am
You guys should buy the Alinea book, it's very solid (and very thick)
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