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Black Truffle Explosion

📍 Chicago Modern American $$$$$

at Alinea

"The engineering required to create a liquid-filled raviolo that bursts in your mouth is extraordinary. Temperature control is critical - too hot and it breaks, too cold and the truffle flavor mutes."

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Expert 100/100

"The engineering required to create a liquid-filled raviolo that bursts in your mouth is extraordinary. Temperature control is critical - too hot and it breaks, too cold and the truffle flavor mutes."

Expert 92/100

"Alinea's Black Truffle Explosion is the signature dish that made Grant Achatz famous and it still stops the room. One bite and you understand what kitchen-as-theater means — the hot broth inside the pasta bursts and fills your mouth with truffle steam. The technique required to keep the temperature differential precise through service is extraordinary."