Foodies!! Bad News for Grant Achatz....

[bicentennial_baby]

Chicago chef Grant Achatz, whose restaurant, Alinea, has been hailed as the best in the United States, has been diagnosed with cancer.

Achatz, 33, released a statement Monday through his publicist saying he was recently diagnosed with an "advanced stage" of squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth -- a type of head and neck cancer.

In the past week, he has been consulting with doctors in New York and Chicago. He "will likely begin aggressive treatment within the next few weeks," the statement read.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/481018,CST-NWS-achatz24.article

[Shakespeare]

1. OMG, that's awful.

:-(

[bicentennial_baby]

2. I was hoping you'd see this...

If it hasn't spread, they say it's curable. *fingers crossed*

:hi:

[Shakespeare]

3. Isn't that the same kind of cancer AlienGirl had?

I sure hope they're able to kill it before it kills him. He's WAY too young.

:hi:

[bicentennial_baby]

5. It may be...I can't remember

And what a cruel twist...A chef with mouth cancer. x(

[grace0418]

4. Oh geez that's terrible.

What a shame. I hope he's okay.

[bicentennial_baby]

6. Isn't it? He's only 33...

:(