Grant Achatz (award-winning chef)
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Published
- July 15, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 47m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Jul 15, 2026
Discusses Grant Achatz (Alinea, Next, The Aviary) is an award-winning chef, restaurateur, and culinary innovat…
Summary
Grant Achatz (Alinea, Next, The Aviary) is an award-winning chef, restaurateur, and culinary innovator. Grant joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in small-town Michigan working in his family's diner, rebuilding a GTO with his father, and discovering the emotional power of food. Grant and Dax talk about training under Charlie Trotter and Thomas Kel…
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Grant Achatz (Alinea, Next, The Aviary) is an award-winning chef, restaurateur, and culinary innovator. Grant joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in small-town Michigan working in his family's diner, rebuilding a GTO with his father, and discovering the emotional power of food. Grant and Dax talk about training under Charlie Trotter and Thomas Keller, reinventing fine dining at Alinea, and battling stage IV tongue cancer at the height of his career. Grant explains why great meals are rea