# Grant Achatz

> Grant Achatz is an American chef and restaurateur often recognized for his contributions to molecular gastronomy or progressive cuisine. Achatz has won numerous awards, including Food and Wine's "best new chefs" award in 1998, "Rising Star Chef of the Year Award" for 1999, "Best Chef in the United States" for 1998, a 2003 "Who's Who Inductee" from the James Beard Foundation, and a Jean Banchet Lifetime Achievement Award in 2026. His Chicago restaurant Alinea has won numerous accolades.

*American chef and restaurateur*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Chef
- **Category:** Chefs
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1974-04-25
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.3 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.5 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #143

## Sources
- [Grant Achatz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Achatz)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5596095)

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