I first met Alex Atala in London at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards in 2006. We were but insects among giants and stood sheepishly in a corner, trying to catch a glimpse of the “real” chefs we ...

He was named one of the most influential people by Time magazine this past year. Now Alex Atala, whose restaurant, D.O.M., is ranked among the top 10 in the world, is putting a new kind of Brazilian ...