Share All sharing options for: Alinea to Reopen Dining Room for the First Time Since March 2020. For the first time since March 2020, Chicago's famous Alinea will serve diners from its Lincoln Park dining room. Dining room service will resume on March 17, exactly a year since Gov. J.B.

When did Alinea 2.0 Open?

Alinea opened for the first time nearly 11 years ago to the exact day (May 4, 2005). Look for Alinea 2.0 to open before May 2016 is over.

Who opened Alinea?

In October 2008, chef and owner Grant Achatz and co-author Kokonas published Alinea (ISBN 1-58008-928-3 ISBN 978-1-58008-928-9), a hardcover coffee-table book featuring more than 100 of the restaurant's recipes.