First molecular bar not a project at this time for Achatz

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Friday 05 February 2010 01:00 GMT
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Grant Achatz, award-winning chef and brains behind the molecular gastronomy restaurant Alinea in Chicago, will not be opening a molecular bar called Boom as earlier reported.

Contrary to the information in the article published on February 3 "First molecular bar to open," based on reports from the Wall Street Journal, and Eater National and Slashfood blogs, Achatz has denied that such a project is in the works.

Relaxnews attempted to reach Alinea's press department on February 3 prior to running the story with no response.

Achatz has now tweeted the following denial of the report:

http://twitter.com/gAchatz

Achatz outlined that there was no project called Boom in the works.

Reports of a bar project had emerged in articles in The Wall Street Journal, Eater National and Slashfood this week.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703414504575001351489487566.html?mod=WSJ-hpp-RIGHTTopCarousel#articleTabs_comments

http://eater.com/archives/2010/02/01/grant-achatz-opening-a-molecular-bar-in-chicago.php

http://www.slashfood.com/2010/02/02/chef-grant-achatz-to-open-molecular-bar-in-chicago/

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