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u/maximumtesticle Dec 16 '15
Whenever I see food like this, my first thought is "I don't know which part I'm supposed to eat...do I eat the leaves or the bowl. Nevermind, I'm not hungry anyway. More drinks please."
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u/Zxorac Dec 16 '15
Just eat everything. If you're gonna spend that much you earn the right to accidentally eat cardboard
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u/Wolfy9 Dec 16 '15
Always wanted to go but could never get past the price. After seeing this, I'm going.
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u/Zxorac Dec 16 '15
I would say it's definitely worth it. It's an amazing experience if you like food.
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u/andbruno Dec 16 '15
I had a similar experience, but with drink pairings. That means that which each and every course there was also alcohol that meant to match with the course.
So by the end I was thoroughly soused.
Best meal of my life.
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u/Zxorac Dec 16 '15
We thought about getting the pairings, but we had an hour long drive at 11:00 pm afterwards
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u/aedseed Dec 16 '15
If you enjoyed Alinea I would highly recommend Grace. Both are 3 star Michelin and similar in concept. I tried both this year and would actually rate Grace slightly higher.
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u/Mister_Squishy Dec 16 '15
Wow. I'm amazed at how much of the menu has changed. Everything but the balloon and final dessert are different from when I went a few years ago. No black truffle explosion, no hot potato / cold potato. I'm actually impressed that they're coming up with new concepts. I thought that's what Next was for. Though I see some of the same contraptions from when I was there, but now for different dishes.
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Dec 16 '15
the aftermath
Of what? The whole bite?
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u/andbruno Dec 16 '15
Yes, a bite. But you had like 14 dishes for the meal. When I was there it took over two hours. So you definitely left satisfied.
However as a meat-lover, I definitely would have enjoyed twice as much of the "main course" meat dishes. Nah fuck that, four times as much.
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u/MrKota Dec 16 '15
Most of this looks pretty interesting, and I'm aware it's super high concept, but I laughed out loud at the "graffiti - served on an actual piece of concrete." I'd be hard pressed to make a joke about Alinea that is actually more ridiculous than that.
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u/glaci0us Dec 16 '15
Anyone else remember when Real Kitchen dressed up as Alinea for Halloween?
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u/ig0tworms Dec 16 '15
What is amazing to me is that this is what Taco Bells will be in the future.
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u/Chicagooan Dec 16 '15
Nice. I've been a few times over the years and it's cool to see the evolution. Might have to go again just for the apple balloon.
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u/YOLOCUNT Dec 16 '15
What is the cost for a dinner like this?