The Grant Achatz tweet that set the Internet ablaze Saturday night (Photo: 312 Dining Diva)
After what happened this weekend it looks like I need to drag out this article again regarding small children and social graces in restaurants.
When I originally wrote it in 2013, I had restaurants like Blackbird, Naha and Perennial Virant in mind. No freaking way did I ever think someone would think to take a child—let alone an infant—to the likes of the three star Michelin rated Alinea (Check out this list of the best child-friendly restaurants in Chicago).
As soon as Alinea chef/partner Grant Achatz posted that already-infamous tweet around 7pm Saturday, the Internet exploded in response. I was pretty shocked with how many people were in defense of the parents—who allegedly had a last-minute babysitter cancellation.
Here are the Top 21 twitter responses of the night: