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Speaking of Ruth Reichl... Here's a nice slideshow she did for gourmet.com in October when the magazine named Alinea the best restaurant in the country... "a visual tour of highlights" from the Alinea menu: (http://www.epicurious.com/gourmet/features/50_best_restaurants). Full disclosure... I am the Gourmet web editor... but this small bit of self promotion seems pertinent to the conversation. I personally haven't eaten at Alinea yet... But it's on my list for my next visit to Chicago... Probably February... I've heard nothing but good things about the weather that time of year.