Achatz, Chang, Etc.

In a 2008 issue of The New Yorker, D. T. Max profiled the Chicago chef Grant Achatz, a disciple of molecular gastronomy and the man behind Alinea, widely considered one of the top restaurants in the United States. Now the travel blog Gridskipper gives a peek into Achatz’s five favorite Chicago boites, as part of […]

Sand! Sea! Party!

If your hometown had a font, what would it look like? CitID, an ambitious project from the design firm Norwegian Ink, is trying to answer the question by inviting artists and designers to submit a logo or typeface for “every city worldwide; big or small, rich or poor, famous or infamous, well-known or unheard-of.” Read […]