World renowned chef and restaurateur Grant Achatz is our guest today talking to Whitney about losing his taste for a year after battling cancer, cricket croissants, and the time he was served pig vagina.  Achatz has won numerous  accolades from prominent culinary institutions and publications, including the 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 and a 2003 "Who's Who Inductee" from the James Beard Foundation.  His restaurants ALINEA and NEXT are located in Chicago along with his cocktail bar THE AVIARY.

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