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Sign outside Moto. Moto was a molecular gastronomy restaurant in the Fulton River District of Chicago, Illinois known for creating "high-tech" dishes which incorporate elements such as carbonated fruit, edible paper, lasers, and liquid nitrogen for freezing food. [1] Moto was run by executive chef Homaro Cantu until his suicide in 2015.
As a child, Cantu was fascinated with science and engineering. While working in a fast food restaurant, he discovered the similarities between science and cooking and decided to become a chef. In 1999, he was hired by his idol, Chicago chef Charlie Trotter. In 2003, Cantu became the first chef of Moto, which he later purchased.
Duffy appeared as a judge for four seasons (2011–2014) on the Chicago Restaurant Pastry Competition reality TV show. [17] The 2015 Netflix documentary For Grace centers on Duffy and his journey to becoming a three-Michelin-starred chef. [18] In 2018 Duffy appeared as a guest judge in the season finale of Top Chef: Colorado. [19]
In October 2008, chef and owner Grant Achatz and co-author Kokonas published Alinea, a hardcover coffee-table book featuring more than 100 of the restaurant's recipes. [citation needed] In January 2016, the Alinea Group, the owner of Alinea, bought Moto restaurant in Chicago. [8] On January 1, 2016, Alinea closed temporarily for renovations. [9]
June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN's food-and-travel-focused "Parts Unknown" television series, killed himself in a French hotel room, officials said on Friday ...
Charlie Trotter's restaurant in Chicago opened in 1987. It was named as the 30th- best restaurant in the world by Restaurant Magazine , and 5th-best in the United States in 2007. [ 7 ] In 2010 Charlie Trotter's was one of three restaurants in Chicago to be awarded two stars by the Michelin Guide .
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Arnie Morton's parents had run a restaurant in Hyde Park, called Morton's, which for 23 years had been located at 5487 Lake Park Avenue. [9] In 1958, his parents having died, Morton relocated the restaurant to the newly-opened Shore Drive Motel, at 56th and South Shore Drive. [ 10 ]