9 Comments August 22, 2011
Alinea Revisited
My first meal at Alinea was in 2009. At that time there were two menus: a smaller, more focused 12-course tasting and a 24-course “grand tour” of the restaurant’s cuisine. I overall really enjoyed my first meal quite a bit, though I thought it lacked focus and the kitchen was heavy-handed with the sugar. Since that time the two menus have been combined into a single 18-course tasting which I think is intended to bring focus and tell more of a story.
While the dining room still felt icy, the service warmed up, a little. Our waiter seemed genuinely friendly, cracking jokes and making us smile throughout the meal. Once in a while, however, someone else from the kitchen brought our food and seemed a bit more distant and, well, self-satisfied. I think we got really lucky, our waiter was great.

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Wonderful post, and great photography! Makes me even more excited to go next week. Thanks
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Besides the "short-lived" EDF, I feel like I am in a game drought. Nothing is coming out until September!
Hi Adam, Great review; my wife and I are visiting the restaurant in September. Did you stay in the village? If so can you recommend somewhere? best, Stuart
Hi Adam. I used one of your photos within my blog post. Of course I linked to your post, under the photo and within my post. You can find it here: http://bettertastethansorry.com/2012/05/bear-pond-espresso/