Recently I ate at the best restaurant in the world. Well, 15th best, but we’re splitting hairs. The Chicago restaurant is Alinea.
30 minutes into the evening, I realized something odd - the food was easily pushing 9/10 on taste, But it wasn’t the best best.
Which highlights the main point. Alinea is a 3-michelin star restaurant because of the unique experience.
We were served black truffles exploding with liquid elixir, strawberries that were a savory something-else, and dessert reminiscent of a Jackson Pollock painting. An unforgettable delight.
Grant Achatz's magic is his uniqueness. His work is an act of self-expression. He doesn't follow the traditional tired cultured cuisine.
Personal power is self-expression. The two concepts are indivisible in human psychology. You can’t have personal power if you don’t express yourself. And self-expression comes from the inside-out.
Today if you want to be both happy and successful, be the best at being you. Don’t try to fit in, don’t try to be different.
Stop looking to the outside world for a reference point. What’s left is you observing the world inside yourself.
And that’s how you become one of the top restaurants (businesses, artists,
lovers, leaders) in the world.
Biochemist Turned Attorney
4moI had no idea Seven Brothers was now in Utah! I grew up in Laie, Hawaii, and my very first date was actually at Seven Brothers back in high school.