One of the coolest meals of my life.

One of the coolest meals of my life.

But my favorite part about Alinea? Reading the negative reviews. You are dining at Alinea this year, and yet you had NO IDEA that it was all about presentations and theatrics, not just food? (Side note: the food is all incredibly tasty, not just cool. We had one dish out of 24 that was over salted, everything else was exceptional.) You were surprised by the edible balloon? You don't "need" all that fancy presentation? How the heck did you end up at one of the most famous restaurants in the world with no concept that it was a considerably different experience than every other restaurant you've been too??

Bottom line: if you have a bad time at Alinea, I'd bet the house that it's you that was the problem.