AdvertisementWant To Dine Out? You May Need To Buy Tickets — Or Bid On A TableSeptember 02, 2014Alexis MadrigalfacebookEmailChef Grant Achatz places one of many courses on a server's tray in the Alinea restaurant kitchen in Chicago in 2008. In 2012, the restaurant got rid of reservations and started selling tickets. Earlier this summer, the company announced how effective it's been. (AP)