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Mouth Cancer Strikes Top Chicago Chef

Alinea master gourmet Achatz may lose taste from treatment

By NewsDude ,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 24, 2007 10:38 AM CDT

(Newser) – Award-winning Chicago chef Grant Achatz, owner and head chef of top-rated restaurant Alinea, has a squamous cell carcinoma in his mouth, he announced yesterday. While doctors believe his long-term prognosis is good, it is possible that the chemotherapy necessary to treat the cancer will deprive...   Read full story »

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