Alinea Chicago

5:00-8:30 pm - April 30, 2017
IMG_1975 ... a short 3 seconds video
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P001-007 - IMG_1970 ... we're seated at either side of a long communal table as we walked into the Gallery...
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P002-005 - IMG_1977 ... a welcoming atmosphere - with sparkling apple cider...
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P003-009 - P1120950 How do these two look? Let's begin, shall we?
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P004-006 - IMG_1980 COMMUNAL | ROSE, VIOLET, CHAMOMILE, HIBISCUS, JASMINE - and my glass of apple cider...
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P005-002 - IMG_1972 ... hibiscus, very colorful...
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P006-003 - IMG_1973 ... bite-size violet, so pretty...
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P007-004 - IMG_1974 ... chamomile...
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P008-008 - IMG_1982 ... a pair of rose-filling meringue...
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P009-001 - IMG_1971 ... foamy jasmine tea with melon...
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P010 - P1120951 ... cheers - those are interesting, flavorful and tasteful snacks...
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P011 - P1120952 ... a snack that the server offered for us to take with our finger...
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P012 - P1120953 I ate this entire banana crepe, caviar with chives and the flower petal as well...
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P013 - P1120955 ... the origami reminds me of the good old days - do you still remember how to fold this east-south-west-north?
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P014-015 - P1120957 ... a visit to the kitchen - after finishing up our welcoming hors d'oeuvres...
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P015-019 - P1120961 I got a snapshot of owner-chef diligently prepping the food - Chef Grant Achatz is one of the most awarded and recognized chefs in the world; known for his...
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P016-026 - IMG_1978 ... hmm, what are these?
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P017-018 - P1120960 ... pretty neat and tidy kitchen...
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P018-014 - IMG_1972 ... this green hand-crank cocktail shaker throwback machine dating to the 1800s...
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P019-017 - P1120959 ... filling up the shaker...
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