Food Pr0n: L2O, Behind the Scenes

By L. Stolpman in Food on Feb 3, 2009 4:00PM

Droplets of meyer lemon are carefully placed on each leaf.

Delicately brushing the ends to straighten and even out the greens.

The pork adds the only color in this shot.

$Lobster tails. See how the lobster is prepared \<a href=\"http://l2o.typepad.com/l2o_blog/2008/11/lobster-the-process-of-cooking-it.html\"\>here\<\/a\>.$

After having just poured liquid nitrogen into the bowl.

Two chefs lean over ingredients, plating with tweezers.

The croutons are precisely cut to match the model in blue.

Fluke caviar is carefully placed before the ring mold is removed.

Prepping a dish that would later be topped generously with shaved black truffle.

$Plating the scallop dish. The previous rendition was scrapped after the butternut squash puree did not look perfect. One of the chefs claimed that \"the camera girl\" was making him nervous. heh.$

Caught this on the counter; unsure of the final dish.

Pouring warm sauce into a serving container.

Chef Laurent Gras graciously allowed us into L2O's immaculate kitchen on Friday night. We compiled our favorite pictures of food prep for your enjoyment. There is something very rewarding about watching the diligence and precise care that went into each dish that left the kitchen. We hope you enjoy these. Tomorrow, we will bring you pictures of dishes.

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