//Alinea’s Coronavirus-Inspired Canapé Proves Controversial

Alinea’s Coronavirus-Inspired Canapé Proves Controversial

For the past few months, Chicago’s famed Alinea Group has been hailed for its success during the pandemic. The city’s Office of the Mayor and others have complimented co-founder Nick Kokonas and his reservation company, Tock, for helping restaurants with an affordable online ordering platform to use while COVID-19 closed dining rooms. But now the owners of Chicago’s only three-Michelin-starred restaurant are caught in controversy surrounding a new item they’re serving, a canapé that looks like the CDC’s illustration depicting