Alineaphile

My adventures recreating Alinea Restaurant’s food at home

Category Archives: Recipes

Alinea Restaurant recipes I have cooked from their cookbook.

Dinner at Alinea, May 5, 2012

Trying out the helium balloon dessert

In celebration of reaching just beyond halfway through the Alinea cookbook, I finally dined at Alinea Restaurant! I was joined by several friends who also came to Chicago for the National Restaurant Association tradeshow. I had made a reservation back … Read More…

Posted in News, Recipes, Spring | 2 Comments

Garnish Key for Alinea Restaurant’s Lamb 86 Recipe

Lamb, with 60 Garnishes

Tweezermania. When we went to Alinea Restaurant for dinner, one of the mind-bending showstoppers was their lamb course. Perfectly prepared sous vide lamb three ways with a rich jus. But that wasn’t all — accompanying the lamb was a glass … Read More…

Posted in News, Recipes, Spring | Tagged , | 2 Comments

CHOCOLATE, Warmed to 94 Degrees

Chocolate, warmed to 94 degrees

Chocolate, Warmed to 94 Degrees – Alinea Restaurant cookbook recipe, pages 294-295. “This is the best Alinea recipe so far!” — The first words uttered by my daughter, after she came up for air… I’ll have to agree. It’s the … Read More…

Posted in Autumn, Recipes | 2 Comments